This is a good thing. Just by smelling the smell, you can have such a strong refreshing effect. So far, Jin Muchen knows that such an effective good thing is agarwood.

When he was in Brunei, the country's Sultan gave him many precious agarwood bracelets. Because of going to sea, he is not willing to stay in his hands now, for fear that the sea water will splash, which will affect the quality.

But at this time, he smelled a similar smell to agarwood on such a dark guy, which made him a little confused. What exactly is this?

Anyway, he had some vague thoughts about this thing in his mind, but once he asked him to tell him specifically, he always felt that he was short of something and couldn't say it.

"What? Jimsan, are you interested in things? If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Nomura Takako also noticed that Jin Muchen seemed to be very interested in this ornament, so she came behind him and said to him.

"Uh...why are you embarrassed?"

Jin Muchen scratched his head and said awkwardly, "This thing should be a good thing, but it's just for free that he doesn't have that thick-skinned face."

"Hi, what's the shame? Jimsan, this thing is just a piece of black coral, not very valuable. If you like it, give it to you."

When Jin Muchen heard that the baby was actually black coral, he was shocked at first, and then complained to Nomura Takako in his stomach that this black coral is also a good material for making high-quality handicrafts, so why is it not valuable?

But when I think about it, this black coral seems to be quite precious to ordinary people, but it is really nothing to Nomura Takako, so it is no wonder she said so.

"It turns out it's black coral, no wonder."

Jin Muchen muttered, and before, he vaguely felt that the origin of this thing seemed to be clear, but he could never remember what it was. Now that Nomura Takako mentioned it, he realized that it turned out to be this thing!

This black coral is a type of wild coral, but it is not a plant, but a cavities in the sea. It usually grows about twenty meters below the sea, and most of it likes to grow under the rocks below the sea.

There are only a few types of corals in the world at present, the most expensive of which are red corals, and then pink, white corals, and black corals.

It turned out that a kind of blue coral was produced near the west coast of Africa, but due to excessive mining, it has basically disappeared.

Among these coral varieties, black coral is the least expensive. Of course, this is also compared with other coral varieties. If compared with other things, this thing is quite valuable.

Black coral is also called sea willow or sea iron tree. Because the area where it grows is shallow, it is greatly affected by the movement of sea waves. Therefore, when it grows, its branches will show a diffusion trend, just like willow trees dancing in the wind, so it is awarded the title of sea willow.

Moreover, when salvaged, this kind of sea willow often has a water ghost body. To put it bluntly, the black coral polyps are not dead yet, so the coral will also have several colors such as red, yellow and white. Only after it is dry will it gradually turn black and become harder.

It is precisely because of this that he has another name, that is, Haiti Tree.

This kind of black coral also has many uses in society, such as making various handicrafts.

Because this black coral has luster, long-lasting corrosion resistance, tough texture and other characteristics, this black coral is an excellent material for processing into various handicrafts.

For example, the most famous black coral craft in China is a set of black coral tools unearthed in the ancient tomb of the Song Dynasty excavated on Dongshan Island, Fujian Province, which were unearthed in a set of black coral tools used by the tomb owner during his lifetime, including bracelets, necklaces, wine glasses, etc. made of black corals.

However, because black objects have never been something that is popular in Chinese, these black coral crafts were not particularly popular in ancient times.

Unless it is carved by some large potted plants, the price of such black coral ornaments is often very expensive, because the shape of black corals is generally like willow trees, so it is also very suitable to make trees in potted plants.

But if you want to make such a tree, the size of the black coral must be large enough. However, if you can make such a tree, the black coral will grow at least 200 to 300 years underwater.

Such black corals are generally rare species, so they are very expensive.

So far, in Japan, there are a few potted plants made of black corals, but most of them are kept by wealthy chaebols at home, and they are not easily shown to the public at all.

Jin Muchen was also reading antique introduction magazines. He saw a Japanese potted plant enthusiast who specially made an introduction article, which introduced this black coral and black coral potted plant, and then he learned about this kind of object.

However, he has never personally contacted it, so he just has a good idea of ​​this thing and really doesn't know much about it.

"Yes, as early as the Warring States Period, this thing was very popular in Japan, so now there are many antiques made of black coral that were passed down from then on, and each one is not cheap."

Nomura Takako continued to introduce to Jin Muchen. Jin Muchen nodded frequently after hearing this. It is true that he is really not an expert about this kind of coral.

Although he also knows that in recent years, the prices of objects made of coral have been soaring internationally, especially in China. The collection boom in recent years has caused the price of coral to double.

But he really didn't know much about the specific price that had risen, and he didn't have much contact with the coral objects. At this time, Nomura Takako explained it to him, and he was popularized at that time.

"During the Warring States Period in Japan, due to the war, a large number of ordinary people flocked from plains to coastal cities to avoid war. In order to make a living, many people took boats to sea and became fishermen, and some of them became pirates..."

Nomura Takako explained the story of the original one to Jin Muchen, but when she heard this, Jin Muchen whispered in her heart, "Aren't it just a Japanese pirate, what other pirates are there?"

Some of the fishermen are very good at diving into the water to pick things. At the earliest, they went to the sea to take pearls because pearls are very valuable.

Some people also found this black coral in order to catch crabs and lobsters.

In China, black corals were known earlier, but at the earliest, black corals were considered to be used as medicinal materials. This thing is recorded in the outline of this dynasty, which is the special effect of stopping bleeding, calming shock, and treating hemorrhoids.

After those Japanese fishermen harvest such black corals, they will take this thing to the market to buy. Some scraps are collected by pharmacies for medicinal materials. Those with good quality are bought by arts, made into potted plants, or carved with flowers, birds, insects and fish, or made into wine glasses, tea cups or other things.

Anyway, these black coral pieces were very popular in Japan back then, and they could even be said to be popular for a while. During the Warring States Period, those high-ranking officials and nobles, if there were not many black coral ornaments at home, they would be embarrassed to treat a banquet at home.

If I didn’t bring two black coral jewelry on my body, I would be even more embarrassed to go out to see people. Anyway, at that time, these black coral ornaments and accessories were symbols of the upper class in Japan.

After listening to Nomura Takako's explanation, Jin Muchen realized that this black coral still has such a status in Japanese history. He really didn't know about it before.

In fact, what he didn't know was that this gadget made of black coral was actually popular in China for a period of time since the end of the Han Dynasty.

Especially the small pieces made of black coral were once very popular among ancient emperors and ministers at that time. Later, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, countless emperors of dynasties liked to bring two small pieces of black coral on their bodies.

Until the founding of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, China reached the second period of great material abundance in history. Moreover, various jewelry from the Western Regions were constantly impacting, refreshing the Chinese people's understanding and understanding of their treasures. Especially when your red coral ornaments and jewelry were brought to China by those merchants from the Western Regions through the Silk Road, the ornaments and jewelry from the Red Coral immediately entered the eyes of the Chinese upper class.

After all, red corals are much more festive than black corals in terms of color. At that time, both emperors and dignitaries in China liked this festive red coral very much.

Since then, the black coral has declined in China's history. At that time, officials and civilians in the coastal areas often went to the sea to collect red corals and dedicated them to the emperors and nobles at that time. Black corals have become ordinary people. Only second-rate families with relatively wealthy society will use this thing. Anyone with some confidence in the family will definitely be replaced by red corals.

The ornaments and accessories of black corals, which began in the Tang Dynasty, gradually declined on the land of China.

The number of ancient black corals that can be preserved to this day is rare, and not even as many as in Japan.

"But now, due to the increase in mining volume, the market price of black coral has also been seriously affected, and the price has never been too high..."

Nomura Takako continued to explain to Jin Muchen. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!