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In 1992, Sotheby's once held a special auction for Japanese knives, and 1110 knives were auctioned for more than eight million US dollars in just one day. network

It was that auction that established the status of Japanese knives in the hearts of modern collectors, coupled with the success of Japanese cultural propaganda over the years.

Today is a ninja movie, and tomorrow a Japanese samurai who licks the **** of an American godfather will come out, so the image of the Japanese samurai sword is very popular all over the world.

The status of Japanese knives in the collection world is also rising. Now as long as there are samurai knives that are taken out for auction, even if it is not an ancient divine sword claimed by Japan, even if it is just the work of a modern Japanese knife maker, it will be tens of thousands or even dozens of hundreds. million asking price.

In short, it means that Japanese knives are very expensive in the market.

The knife in front of him is different. First of all, he is not a Japanese knife. Second, although this knife is a treasured sword of Qianlong Emperor, in Larry's eyes, it is just a Cossack cavalry knife, so of course Jin Muchen Can't be taken advantage of.

Since Larry thinks he is a Cossack cavalry knife, it has to be calculated according to the price of the Cossack cavalry knife.

Although the Cossack cavalry sword is also famous, the price is definitely not comparable to the Japanese sword.

"Then how much do you say is appropriate?"

Larry blinked his blue eyes and asked Jin Muchen to arrive, this guy is solid enough, and Jin Muchen didn't have the heart to black him.

"Just three thousand yuan, five thousand yuan is a bit expensive."

"Okay, deal!"

This guy really has the extensive and boldness of those big soldiers, Jin Muchen ordered 3,000 on the spot. It was photographed in his hands, the transaction was completed, and then he left the market with Candice and took two treasured knives with satisfaction.

Back at the hotel, it was late. The two had dinner at the hotel and then went back to their room to rest.

Because they had just tossed around in the morning, and the two didn't have much sexual interest, Candace obviously hadn't recovered from the fierce battle in the morning, so he took a hastily shower and went back to his room to sleep.

And Jin Muchen stayed in the living room, playing with the two knives he had collected today.

The chrysanthemum character is a word, and it has been played through. Just put it on the coffee table, and then picked up the other Qianlong sword.

Reached out and pulled a knife flower in the air, then lifted the knife handle upside down, and lightly buckled under the knife handle, revealing a small box.

There are two things neatly placed in the box. One is a pair of ivory chopsticks, while the other is a toothpick made of ivory.

The small box is very delicately made, and it is made from a part of the antelope horn, and the storage space inside is also made to fit the volume of the chopsticks and toothpicks, so when the chopsticks and toothpicks are put in , just closed tightly and pushed it onto the handle of the knife. No matter how you dance, the handle will not feel loose.

This is also the Larry family who have owned this knife for so long. However, he has not been able to find the main reason for the mystery in this hilt.

This knife was specially made for Emperor Qianlong by those knife craftsmen back then. The workmanship is very fine, especially the lettering pattern on this knife. This is the exclusive character of Emperor Qianlong's treasured sword, and it is also equivalent to this treasured sword. personal I.D.

People from the Larry family, if anyone can read more books. This treasured knife will not stay in their house for so long. Sure enough, it was the life of a rude family born to eat soldiers.

Jin Muchen sighed, then took out the computer. I found some history about Qianlong's treasured sword, and confirmed it with the sword in my hand.

It turns out that Qianlong claimed to be an old man of Shiquan, but in fact it was mainly to promote his own Shiquan martial arts. What he called Shiquan martial arts meant that during his 60 years in office, he settled ten relatively large turmoils, including He fought twice to quell the Dzungar rebellion, to quell the Great and Small and Zhuo Rebellion, the two Jinchuan campaigns, the suppression of the Lin Shuangwen uprising on Baodao Island, the Burmese campaign, the Annan campaign, and the two battles against Gurkha, etc.

This time, in the crusades, most of the Emperor Qianlong was equipped with a sword, which not only used to show the majesty of the emperor, but also had the effect of self-defense.

Now in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, there is such a group of precious cultural relics - Qianlong sword.

According to the research of experts from the Palace Museum, there are two main types of Qianlong swords: one is the waist sword and the other is the saber.

Usually, the blade of the waist knife is straight, and its length is slightly shorter than that of the ordinary long sword, while the shape of the saber is smaller and the decoration is more prominent.

Now these high-quality knives that are collected in the Palace Museum have strong horse ethnic style characteristics. Their shapes are very similar to the current Mongolian knives. Most of them are in the shape of a meniscus, and most of them are decorative sabres.

However, today Jin Muchen took this knife, the blade is slender and straight, so it should be a waist knife rather than a saber.

In addition, some of the Qianlong swords collected by the Palace Museum are tightly wound with gold wire at the position of the scabbard and the handle, some are decorated with beautiful patterns, and some are inlaid with colorful gems.

However, these characteristics cannot be seen on Jin Muchen's sword, because Jin Muchen's sword has no scabbard at all. It is very likely that the Japanese who robbed this sword before. I pried off the gem or gold wire or something and exchanged it for money.

According to the records of the Qing Palace history, Emperor Qianlong once ordered the Qing Dynasty Internal Affairs Office to make four batches, a total of more than 100 treasured swords with inscriptions.

The design and production of the first batch of knives began in AD 1748, the thirteenth year of Qianlong.

It is said that Emperor Qianlong took great pains to manufacture these knives. Whether it is the original paper pattern and wood pattern design, or the specific manufacturing quantity, name, decoration, year model, or even the tool parts, leather sheath, nanmu box, the amount of gold used, and the choice of text on the attached leather tag, etc. , No matter how small or small, all have to be arranged in person.

Whenever the building office completes a production process, the treasurer Bai Shixiu and the leader of the seventh grade, Samuha, will be brought into the palace in person and handed over to the **** chief Hu Shijie, who will send it to the Yangxin Hall and present it to the Qianlong Emperor. After the Emperor Qianlong read it in detail, he would then put forward a request for revisions to the dissatisfied areas.

Then, the manufacturing office is ordered to make changes and processing. Afterwards, submit the royal list. Such repeated repairs will not be considered the real completion until the requirements of Emperor Qianlong are met. In this way, under repeated revisions, these treasured swords were not officially completed until the 22nd year of Qianlong, that is, in 1757 AD, and it took a total of ten years before and after.

Emperor Qianlong's attention and attention to these knives were relatively rare in the Qing Dynasty, and the treasurer Bai Shixiu, who made knives, was also promoted to member foreigner. After that, Emperor Qianlong ordered people to make three batches. knives.

The weight of each of these three batches of knives is about 18 taels. Their shapes, lengths, inscriptions, pictures, etc. are basically the same as the first batch of knives. the difference.

Moreover, during the reign of the emperor, in addition to the planned and standardized production of four batches of treasured swords, he also often ordered people to make some exquisite and unique knives.

These knives are of different lengths and sizes, some are the size of daggers, and the jade handles and leather sheaths are varied, and are decorated with precious jewels, giving people a sense of beauty and splendor. Emperor Qianlong himself often carried this kind of both. A sword that can be used as a decoration and can be used for self-defense.

No matter how history commented on the merits and demerits of Emperor Qianlong, the treasured sword he left behind is the representative work of cold weapons in the Qing Dynasty, which is absolutely beyond doubt in the history of Chinese cold weapons.

Because these reports focus on the traditional styles and production methods of ancient Chinese knives, reflecting the historical characteristics and craftsmanship of the time.

On the other hand, these treasure knives are exquisite in craftsmanship and exquisite in decoration, which fully reflects the wealth and luxury of life in the imperial palace during the Qianlong period.

Nowadays, most of these precious swords with quaint and solemn shapes, rich decorations and beautiful appearance are treasured in the Treasure Hall of the Palace Museum.

Although these swords have been baptized for more than 200 years, they are still incomparably sharp and cold, without losing their dazzling demeanor.

However, although there are a lot of Qianlong ** treasured swords hidden in the museums in the capital, there are also a lot of them that have spread to the outside world. This is mainly related to the turmoil in the last few decades of the Qing Dynasty.

The British and French allied forces robbed the Yuanmingyuan, and later the Eight-Power Allied Forces directly occupied the Forbidden City. These experiences not only brought unforgettable shame to the Chinese people, but also caused countless national treasures to be lost overseas under the looting of those robbers. .

Among them, Qianlong's treasured sword was also not spared.

Whether the knife in Jin Muchen's hand~lightnovelpub.net~ was stolen by the Japanese back then, or whether it fell to the people after the war, and was finally taken away by the Japanese, he has no way of verifying it.

But one thing he can be sure of is that after the sword falls into his hands, he will go home.

He hadn't considered donating it to China, but as a Chinese, it's a good choice to collect it.

In terms of market value, this knife may not be as expensive as the previous Japanese knife. There were also Qianlong ** treasured knives that were auctioned on the market before, but it was only a few million dollars.

If it really competes with Japan's national treasure-level chrysanthemum sword, it will definitely not be able to compete in terms of price.

But as a Chinese, this knife is also the pinnacle in the history of leading weapons in ancient China, so in his heart, this knife is priceless and a good thing worthy of inheritance from generation to generation.

It's just that the leather scabbard used for this knife is a bit out of tune with the identity of this knife. It seems that after I go back, I have to find a special scabbard maker to make a new one. A good horse is equipped with a good saddle. Of course a good knife needs a good scabbard! (To be continued)