"The easiest thing to identify is this jade man, which is actually a miniature version of Weng Zhong's image; secondly, this one," Zhou Zhi put the small jade artifact with a spoon on the top in the middle of the table: "This is Si Nan, a compass. Because Si Nan itself is made of magnets, the ancients believed that it had a magic power, so he also took his image to ward off evil spirits."

"What are these seals?"

"If Uncle Chai treats it as a seal, he will pick it up with a big leak." Zhou Zhi said with a smile.

"Isn't this a seal?"

Mr. Zhang smiled and put the pair of "seals" together: "This pair is amazing. This is called Gangyan Ermao, which is also a unique evil-proof thing in the Western Han Dynasty."

"Gangmaoyanmao, all the calligraphy styles of the Qin and Han dynasties are engraved on all sides. "Shu Shu" is derived from weapon inscriptions, which are similar to official script and are more ancient and vigorous."

"In ancient times, everyone believed that weapons could drive away epidemics and evil spirits. Even now, many families would hang a sword to protect their houses."

"The two jade Mao are actually similar in shape, both are square-column-shaped, engraved on all four sides, but one starts with "The first month is the center of Mao" and the other starts with "The sun is strict with Mao".

"Let's look at this one first month. The first month of the lunar month, the spiritual ridge is in all directions, red, blue, white and yellow, and the four colors are in the right direction. The emperor ordered Zhurong to teach Kuilong to prevent the epidemic from being ruthless. I dare not take it. This is the lunar mat."

"And this one, the text above is: The sun is fierce and the emperor ordered Kui to make a living. The silence is solid and the spirit is destroyed. Since it is straight and straight, the silence is square. If the epidemic is strong and the disease is in trouble, I dare not take it. This is Yan Mao."

"These four things can be called the "four set of evil-proofing Western Han Dynasty";" Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "If you count Gangmao Yanmao as a pair, it is "Gangyan Qicai".

"Gangmao means: The Gangmao made in the first month has been completed. The powerful book covers the east, west, south, north and north, and runs through the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and controls the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. The four gods each serve their own duties, and the four seasons of heaven and earth are in line with the times. Emperor Yan issued an order to the Fire God Zhu Rong, asking him to tame the two divine beasts Kui and Long. After taming Kuilong to protect me, many evil ghosts and diseases could not defeat me."

"Yan Mao's main meaning is: Wearing Yan Mao on the day of Zi Mao is unlucky. This is because Emperor Yan ordered Zhu Rong to tame the Kui beast. Kuilong obeyed people and served people for a long time, and turned into a sacred book on Yan Mao. Yan Mao was upright and straight, just like the square writing of the words was like a goblet. There were many evil ghosts, epidemics, and ghosts, and there was no one to face me."

Even Wenwan Xiaobai understands one thing, that is, once Wenwan contains calligraphy, its value is far beyond ordinary patterns.

This pair of small jade wares is about an inch long and is six points in size. They are actually quite small, but one is engraved with thirty-four characters and the other is engraved with thirty-two characters, which is far more precious than ordinary seals.

"The meaning of the text is very auspicious. By the way, there is also a story about Gangmao in "The Biography of Wang Mang in the Book of Han Dynasty".

"Oh?" Mr. Sun couldn't remember this: "Tell me, tell me."

Zhou Zhi said: "In "Book of Han: Biography of Wang Mang", there is the word "Kangmao in the first month". Yan Shigu's notes refer to Fu Qian: "Kangmao, use the day of Mao in the first month to make a pendant, three inches long, one inch wide, and four directions, either using jade, gold, peach, and leather and wearing a pendant."

"When Wang Mang is therefore forbidden to wear it all over the world, it triggered a sound of right."

"This is a unique auspicious accessory in the Han Dynasty. Why did Wang Mang ban it?" Lao Chai said he didn't understand.

"Because "Mao" means ancient metal sword coins. Mao Jin swords, combined with the word "Liu", Wang Mang prohibits Mao, because he is afraid that people will use this as a symbol of the Liu family's world and wear it as a commemoration, so he prohibits it, making "the profit of the golden sword cannot be achieved."

"Ah?" Lao Chai was so amazed and laughed at Wang Mang's brilliant ideas: "With such careful thoughts, if you use people's livelihood policies, you won't die quickly!"

Mr. Sun smiled and said, "This is the true value of cultural relics. It itself is the crystallization of Chinese civilization, which contains a lot of historical and cultural knowledge left to future generations. The main task of our art and art is to collect important cultural relics from the people and meet the needs of cultural relics enthusiasts for collection, communication and learning."

"As for appreciation and preservation, it's not the case

It's a secondary function."

"When talking about Gangmao and Yanmao, I know a story."

"Old Zhang, wait..." Zhou Zhi immediately opened his bag and took out the paper and pen: "Okay, let's talk."

"Gangmao Yanmao, the two auspicious accessories of the Han Dynasty, have always been loved by later scholars. Whether it is Gao Lian's "Zunsheng Bajian" in the Ming Dynasty or Zhang Dai's "Night Ship", Gangmao is included as a "distinct treasure".

"Yuan Kewen, one of the four princes of the Republic of China in modern times, has collected the story of Gangmao and Yanmao, which is a legend."

"At first, Yuan Kewen got the Gangmao when he was traveling to West Lake. According to records, "White jade is bright and smooth, like ice and snow, and the official script is shallowly engraved, and it is a small Han stele, which is a rare treasure."

"But I can't find Yan Mao to match him, so I'm quite sorry."

"Yan Jingming, a famous politician in the late Qing Dynasty, knew about this and laughed and said that Yan Mao had one here. He was the great-grandson of He Shaoji, a famous poet, poet, calligraphy and painting, and the great collector He Xingshu, who got it from the Pan family of Wumen."

"Yan Jingming was highly valued by Cixi at that time, and he made great contributions to rectifying the Ministry of Revenue to build a granary. Cixi politely called him "Danweng". Yan Jingming proposed to buy this Yan Mao from Uncle He Xing for 300 taels of silver. Although Uncle He Xing was heartbroken, he had to obey."

"So Yuan Kewen proposed to buy Yan Mao from Yan Jingming with a thousand oceans, and matched with Gang Mao. However, Yan Jingming refused and suggested that he knew that Yuan Kewen had a Song version of "Wei Suzhou Collection" and had to add this to agree to the exchange."

"In the end, Yuan Kewen exchanged Yan Mao with a thousand oceans and the Song Dynasty magazine "Wei Suzhou Collection", thinking that he had the best collection. Because the two jade Mao sizes were in the record of "Peng Double Seals, two inches long and six inches long" recorded in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Yufu Zhi", he changed his study to "Peng Double Seals" and wrote an article to record the process of Shuang Mao."

"Eelbow, these four Western Han Dynasty evil-proof accessories, Gangmao Yan Mao, Weng Zhongsi Nan, are you really planning to take action?" After telling the story, Mr. Zhang solemnly asked Zhou Zhi: "You have to think about it. If you take action, you will probably not be able to come back after taking action."

"I originally wanted to take action," Zhou Zhi was so happy that he couldn't see him: "But after hearing Mr. Zhang tell such a story, I changed my mind again."

Mr. Zhang sighed relieved: "You can keep such elbows. Not to mention how difficult it is to get a set of things together, just say that they can be sought after by literati of all generations. There is always a reason for this."

"Yes, the reputation of cultural relics can be passed down from generation to generation. I already know this now." Zhou Zhi nodded.

The aesthetics of the Chinese people are very magical. It can be said that from the Paleolithic Age to the modern times, the aesthetic style advocated by the Chinese people has always pursued introvert, implicit, calmness, elegance, and neutrality.

The aesthetic elements such as unrestrained, passionate, bright and intense can only occasionally appear with amazing flashes, but are by no means mainstream.
Chapter completed!