In the candlelight, the figures of the four women in palace dress are shown on all sides of the lampshade. They look different in standing or lying. However, this scene doesn't make you feel strange, because if there is a maid in waiting paper-cut inside, such a picture can also appear.
But when I was carrying the lantern just now, we didn't see any paper-cut inside. What's the matter?
Just when Wu Ke and his wife felt strange, they were shocked. As the lantern began to rotate due to the heat, the maids began to dance.
The maid in the East saw her head buried under the long water sleeve. When the lantern began to rotate inside, she seemed to hear the music. The water sleeve suddenly swung away, as if to show her gorgeous face in front of everyone. Then she stepped back a few steps and quickly rotated around. The water sleeve danced with her, spinning slowly Fly up, freeze in the air, such as fairy, enchanting people.
The maids in the South dance as if they were flying in the sky with a lute, as if they were flying in the sky with a lute in their hands, as if they were floating in the smoke, as if they were a fairy with lotus growing step by step, singing and dancing. It's really dancing to find out the shadow. It's not like they are in the world!
Western palace maids, the beautiful dance, like the sky as graceful, like the spring breeze willow as gentle, it is intoxicating.
And the northern palace maid, she danced, just like the beautiful butterfly flying, like the graceful willow twirling, beautiful intoxicating.
At this moment, Chu Chen and his colleagues are in the dreamland. It seems that there are four maids in the palace, showing their graceful dancing in front of everyone. They don't know what language to use to describe this feeling. It can only be said that all this is really amazing.
"What kind of lamp is this? How can it be so magical?" Wu Ke's face was surprised and intoxicated, and he murmured.
"It's amazing Chu Chen also nodded without hesitation, agreed: "as for the name of this lamp, I also guessed that it should be the legendary moon shadow lamp."
Wu Ke was surprised: "is it the moon shadow lamp invented by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty?"
It is said that emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty went to Tuyuhun personally. Because he was thousands of miles away from Kyoto at that time, he was inevitably lonely and melancholy. So he looked up at the sky and looked up at the moon to think of the capital. At this time, there was a palace maid dancing there.
When Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty saw this, his mind moved, so he ordered his ministers to make the moon shadow lamp for two months, and asked that once the candle lamp was on, there must be the shadow of the maids dancing on the tent wall. Finally, the craftsmen invented the moon shadow lamp after research.
Of course, these are just legends. Now this technology has long been lost, and no treasures have been handed down. No one knows what the moon shadow lamp looks like.
In fact, it's not necessary for Chu Chen to say that Wu Ke guessed that this should be the legendary moon shadow lamp based on the scene in front of him.
She said with an exclamation: "I didn't expect that there was a moon shadow lamp, and I think it was more magical than the legendary moon shadow lamp. Eh, it's wrong... "
At this time, Wu Ke thought of a question and said strangely, "isn't it true that the moon shadow lamp has a special patch on the lampshade. In a specific environment, when the lamp is turned on, the moon shadow spectacle will appear. But this moon shadow lamp is not like this
Chuchen said with a smile: "it's not so strange. After all, we haven't seen the real object of the moon shadow before. No one can give us a definite answer whether it's the magic effect produced by the patch. What's more, our moon shadow lamp may have been made by the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty based on their own experience
Wu Ke nodded, indicating that it was possible. Then she looked at the maid in waiting who was repeating the previous dance again and again on the lampshade. She was surprised and said, "the ancients' heads don't know how long they were. Under the conditions at that time, they could make such magical things. It's really amazing! By the way, ah Chen, do you know how to do it? "
Chu Chen shook his head: "I really don't know the specific reason. I guess it's probably because the layers of transparent paper are combined to form a special refraction environment. In this way, when the candlelight shines on the paper and the lines on the paper are refracted, we can see this phenomenon."
After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Wu Ke's was even more surprised: "isn't it? What kind of paper do you think it's all about?"
"Just look at it for yourself." Chuchen smiles a little, then moves a stool, let Wu Ke stand on it, go to see the situation inside the lamp.
"That's true!" After seeing it, Wu Ke was surprised and said, "it's too strange. Apart from looking a little transparent, there's nothing special about those pieces of paper. How can this magical phenomenon be formed?"
Chu Chen shrugged his shoulders: "it is estimated that only after research can researchers know what the principle is."
Wu Ke smelled the speech and said like a baby: "I think we'll wait until we've seen enough. Otherwise, if someone breaks something when they do research, they won't have a chance to see it. "
Chuchen said with a smile: "they are not Macha. How can they break things so easily. But don't worry. As long as you don't think it's time, I won't study it. "Wu Ke listened to this, a smile, looking at Chu Chen's eyes are full of gentle color.
At this time, Zuo Shan interjected: "when I was carrying lanterns just now, I also saw those papers. Can thin paper be made with ancient technology?"
Chuchen said with a smile: "it's really incredible to make such paper with ancient technology, but it's not necessary to say that it can't be made. For example, the paper invented in the early days, such as wadding paper, Baqiao paper, Juyan paper, luobunuoer paper, hantanpo paper, Caihou paper, etc., you probably have never heard of these papers, but there are still records, and those not recorded are even unknown. "
The paper culture of our country has a long history. There are many famous papers in the past dynasties. Due to the long history and the limited quantity of production at that time, coupled with the technical blockade, many papers have not been handed down, including some special papers. Such as the famous chengxintang paper.
Since the development of paper industry in yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the raw materials and production technology of paper industry have made great breakthroughs and development, and many fine works have emerged, which can be viewed and collected by people.
In the Ming Dynasty, "xuandegong paper" produced at that time was more skillful. This kind of paper has many varieties, such as five color powder paper, Golden Flower five color paper, five color curtain paper, magnetic green paper and so on.
The Ming Dynasty also imitated the Tang Dynasty "Xue Tao Jian" and Song Dynasty "Jin Su Shan Jing Jian". This kind of imitation paper added mica powder, the paper surface exposed bright and dazzling particles, this is the innovation of the Ming Dynasty. In Ming Dynasty, there was also a kind of gold sprinkling paper, which was famous for a time.
Chu Chen continued: "in addition, since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there has been a new kind of processing paper, called calendered paper. The paper is made of high-quality and tough leather paper, which is thick and thin. The patterns are mostly landscapes, flowers and birds, fish and insects, dragons and phoenixes, cloud patterns or water patterns, as well as character stories or characters. This paper can show a beautiful dark picture when it is transparent. "
Hearing this, Wu Ke said softly, "Gee! This kind of calendered paper and the special paper in it have some edges
"Yes." Chu Chen nodded and said, "so we can't imagine the wisdom of the ancients. In addition, our country has thousands of years of papermaking experience and technology accumulation, and it is possible to develop some special paper with magical effect and incredible effect. "
"Yes." Everyone agrees with Chu Chen.
"Ah Chen, how much is the moon shadow lamp worth?" Wu Ke asked a question that she is most concerned about now.
Chuchen replied with a smile: "this is really hard to say. It's priceless in my heart."
"There will be times when you can't estimate the price," Wu said
"It's normal that we can't estimate the price of this unique thing."
Chuchen said with a smile: "the value of antiques is to value the rarity of things. In addition, there is the problem of personal preference. For example, the market price of a gold standard half dollar silver coin is about 700000 yuan. From the perspective of investment, I will buy it, but from my personal preference, I will not buy 700000 yuan or even more. "
"Of course, it's an exaggeration, but that's the truth. Because I don't like collecting silver coins, my psychological price is very low, and as long as it's a little higher, I won't start. But if it's something I like, such as the moon shadow lamp, the psychological price is set high, and it's flexible. If there's competition, the result is not sure. "
Because of this, it's difficult to evaluate antiques, because you don't know how much they like. If the estimated price is a little higher than the purchase price, it's OK to say that if it is lower, the owner will feel uncomfortable. If the owner is narrow-minded, he will probably give you a look.
After listening to Chu Chen's words, Wu Ke didn't ask for the appraisal. She said with a smile, "it's more than 600000 anyway."
"That's for sure." Chuchen also said with a smile: "at least ten times, there should be many people flocking."
It's amazing that a 600000 yuan purchase can be increased ten times by a single hand. However, some of you here are numb because of Chu Chen's magical performance in the past, and the moon shadow lamp also has such a magical effect. Let alone six million yuan, they won't be surprised if Chu Chen said tens of millions.
Wu Kemei opened his eyes and said with a smile, "it's mainly because you're lucky. If the lvshuaniu family had thought of trying it before, it might not be your turn."