"This is…Guan Mo Zi's Grasshopper Gourd!”
This was good stuff. The gourds used by the royal family, princes, and other noble descendants to raise grasshoppers were collectively referred to as "official molds". It mainly referred to the Kangxi and Qianlong dynasties, as well as some during the Daoguang period.
Most of the official molds were big grasshopper gourds, but there were also a few big grasshopper cages. According to the statistics, there were about ten thousand of them, and every one of them was a good treasure.
"Can you get started?"
"Please!"
The sons of eunuchs in the city had a lot of fun. It was too common for a prodigal to appear among these people. Those no-officials and no-jobs were idle all day, eating, drinking, and having fun. They could also make a name for themselves. Taking ten thousand steps back, playing with flowers, birds, insects, and fish was better than being a scourge. At least they did not cause trouble for others or their families.
Later on, when the emperor was gone, their lives were not good. In order to make a living, they sold all kinds of property. Almost everything that came out of them was of high quality.
This was the case for the "Official Molds". The gourds that could be called "Official Molds" were basically registered.
He Yuheng remembered that the Nine Gates Admiral had books on these things, but he had not learned them yet.
He Yuheng squatted down and started to examine it carefully.
Based on his knowledge from his previous life, He Yuheng determined that the gourd in front of him was a gourd with the pattern of "bat clouds".
Some people might wonder why the ugly and terrifying bats were carved on the gourd. The bats looked like winged, hairless mice and were really unsightly.
In fact, bats were also mascots. Because their names had the same pronunciation as the word "blessing", the ancients believed that bats could bring "good fortune" and treated them as auspicious beasts.
Even if the bat was a mascot, it was the most unpopular mascot because many people did not know that it was an auspicious beast. It was only during the Qing Dynasty that bats " made a name for themselves " among the various mascots. The founder of the Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro Nurhachi, regarded bats as gods, so bat patterns were the most common on Qing Dynasty objects. Not to mention objects, even the emperor's dragon robe and the buildings of the imperial palace in the 49 City had bat patterns everywhere.
The bats on the dragon robe were different. They were red. It meant "great fortune."
The three gourds in front of him were crimson red in color and had the pattern of a Flowing Cloud Bat carved on them. Their overall shape was sharp at the top and flat at the bottom, allowing them to stand.
He Yuheng touched the bottom of the gourd again and found that there was a ring embedded in it. The three gourds were all different.
The three gourds were of different sizes. He Yuheng touched the smallest one first. He turned on the flashlight and shone it at the bottom of the gourd. The decorations embedded at the bottom were actually made of ivory.
"Good fellow!" He Yuheng sighed in his heart.
His heart was in turmoil, but on the surface, he was still as calm as a mountain. He gently put down the gourd in his hand and picked up the medium-sized gourd. He brought it close to his nose and gently smelled the material. It was actually red sandalwood!
The red sandalwood in the antique industry was called the lobular red sandalwood. This thing was really too difficult to grow. If there was a red sandalwood chair at home, it could really be exchanged for a room. However, if someone said that there was a red sandalwood bed at home, it was mostly bragging because red sandalwood could not grow that big. Unless one's family was especially rich and willing to spend a lot of money to piece together the good red sandalwood bit by bit. But in fact, red sandalwood was not suitable for making a bed. It was usually made of yellow rosewood.
The largest object that red sandalwood could be made into was a "throne" the size of a single sofa. It was an object for the royal use, and its shape was like a small arhat bed. This kind of object appeared in the Qing Dynasty, and its price was also very high. Using modern currency to measure its value, it was about ten million yuan.
As for the big gourd, it was inlaid with white jade, and it was Hetian jade. Unfortunately, this jade had not reached the level of suet jade. However, it was no wonder. If it was suet jade, it would have been seized by others. This person, he did not know anything else, but did he not know this jade?
These three gourd grasshoppers were not simple! He Yuheng took a closer look and was sure that this was a high-quality gourd made by Fan.
There were two types of gourds, one was made by the model, and the other was made by the owner.
Model, making it according to the model, meant that when the gourd was still small, it was brought with a mold and grew according to the model mold. When it grew into a big gourd, it would look like the mold.
I look like that. It meant that he was born. If it grew well, it would naturally be more precious than a man-made one. Natural ones were better than man-made ones. As for gourds that did not grow well, they would be eliminated and lose the qualification to become a big gourd. How innocent and cruel. Even a gourd had to be chosen, but no one had asked if the gourd was willing to be chosen.
The gourd wasn't the kind of gourd that was used to store wine in movies and television dramas, nor was it as colorful as the Seven Calabash Brothers. The gourd used to raise the big grasshopper needed to resonate with the cry of the big grasshopper so that the sound would be more pleasant. There were thousands of good gourds, but to find such a big grasshopper that resonated perfectly with its voice was really hard to come by.
He Yuheng looked at the boss and said,"Boss, can you help me?"”
"Lun Yuan!"
He Yuheng replied straightforwardly. Good things were worth it.
When he was holding her hand, He Yuheng said,"Let me say this first. I want these three. Don't be confused."”
"I know!"
What he meant was that the price I offered was three. Don't give me a unit price when the time comes.
Soon, the exchange ended. In the end, He Yuheng returned with a gourd at the price of 1.5 cents.
These three gourds could be found and could be exchanged for millions in the future.
He Yuheng wandered around for a while more. He served the dishes in a hidden corner and placed the gourd in the space to take a look. After seeing it clearly, He Yuheng was even happier. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that there were words on the gourd, and they were from the Daoguang Era!
I don't like to raise a katydids anymore. He Yuheng himself did not have such a hobby. However, this gourd was a good choice to give to Master Guan for his birthday. He could get one a year just to get all the gourds. This old man could live a few more years.
After confirming that the items were properly placed, He Yuheng continued to stroll around.
As he strolled around, He Yuheng encountered something interesting again.
Buddha statue!
Unlike the usual Buddha statues that were sitting upright with a kind face, this Buddha statue was sitting in a relaxed posture. One of its legs was paralyzed on the ground, and the other leg was slightly curled up. Its body was hunched, and it waved its hand to put it on the knee of the curled leg.
This Buddha was a Guanyin. Ever since Guanyin was introduced to China from India, it had gradually become a local religion. It had also integrated the thoughts of the local religion Taoism and gradually evolved into Buddhism that belonged to the Chinese people.
The core concept of Buddhism was to be kind to others. To enter Buddhism, one needed to abandon all distracting thoughts in the world and achieve a state of purity and no desire. In wuxia novels, people who shaved their hair and became nuns or monks were all martial arts masters or influential figures who had gone through vicissitudes of life and experienced great sadness and joy. In the end, they no longer had any attachment to the world of mortals. Most of them went into seclusion to atone for their sins.
This Buddha was so carefree. It seemed that he was sinless and could be redeemed. He lived a carefree life.
This Buddha statue was not made of copper, but wood. He Yuheng squatted down and pointed at the stall. The boss understood what he meant and nodded at him, indicating that he could start.
There were many things on the stall, but it was not difficult to tell that they were all sacrificial items.
Buddha statues, shrines, incense burner, and incense table.
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