The farmer picked up a broken basin and used it as an ashtray. The collector exchanged it for two packs of cigarettes. How much did it cost later?

Life between heaven and earth, if fleeting, is only sudden. -Travel to the North

A person's life is like a blink of an eye in the history of the existence of heaven and earth, just a moment. Throughout the ages, many things have become brilliant under the baptism of years. Perhaps it can be said that the years are fleeting, but the years will also precipitate, dissipate a lot of things and leave a lot of things behind.

Cultural relics are a kind of wealth left over by years. There are archaeologists specializing in cultural relics in China, and there are also many collectors who like to collect cultural relics, but no matter which kind, they all have a warm heart for cultural relics. Cultural relics not only represent time, but also represent that era, the culture of that era, the social outlook and the level of scientific and technological production at that time. Cultural relics are an understanding of the past.

Today we are going to talk about a cultural relic called drum washing nails. It is a vessel used by the ancients to wash pens. What kind of days has it experienced in our lives? What can you prove?

Drum washing nails with rough life experience

Drum washing nail was just discovered in a small village on the loess gully in Xinzhou, Guangxi. It was discovered by an old man. When the old man dug it out of the ground, he didn't find its value. He just thought it was a broken basin and left it at home. When someone around him found its value, the broken basin had been used as an ashtray in the hands of the old man for three years.

Luo Jun, a collector, started his collection tour in the summer of 1996. He heard that Xinzhou, Shanxi Province has a long history and culture, so he wanted to try his luck here, and maybe he would encounter some surprises. When he first arrived here, collector Luo Jun had nothing. He walked for a long time and didn't find what he wanted. Later, when he was discouraged and ready to go home, he passed an old farmhouse. Because of the long-distance running, he is going in to ask for a bowl of water.

After entering, the enthusiastic old farmer greeted him, gave him a bowl of water and let him sit and rest and chat. After chatting for a while, the collector Luo Jun was ready to thank him and leave. When he left, the old farmer got up to bid farewell to Fujian and subconsciously knocked on the "ashtray" that had been used for several years. Luo Jun was attracted by the old farmer's move. Looking down the line of sight, Luo Jun found this "ashtray" unusual at a glance based on his years of collection experience, so he began to inquire about the origin of this "ashtray".

It turned out that this "ashtray" was dug up by an old man from the ground. It was just an old and broken basin when it was dug up. I thought it was still useful. It was a pity to throw it away, so I picked it up and took it home instead of an ashtray. Hearing what the old man said, Luo Jun asked the old man if he could take a closer look. The old man didn't think a broken basin would be valuable, so he let Luo Jun watch it at will. Luo Jun looked carefully and didn't see what it was, but his intuition told him that it was not simple, so he asked the old man if he could sell him this "ashtray".

The old man didn't think it was anything valuable, what's more, it had been an ashtray in his hand for three years, and many places were damaged. So the old man thought it was ok for Luo Jun to exchange two packs of cigarettes for this. The old man couldn't think of the future value of this "ashtray".

Drifting roller nail washing

Who would have thought that the drum nail washing worth millions would go through such twists and turns, be found by the old farmer and used as an ashtray, and then be taken away by the collector Luo Jun with two packs of cigarettes, only to be auctioned at a price of 6.5438+0.8 million.

After getting the bottled nail polish remover from the old man, Luo Jun carefully packed it and took it home. It carefully cleaned the roller nails. He found that this worn-out drum nail had a faint light blue luster inside and a golden luster outside, which surprised Luo Jun greatly. He thought he didn't guess wrong. It wasn't just a simple porcelain basin. To strengthen his guess, Luo Jun went to a friend who opened an antique shop. After the friend got the drum nail and washed it, he looked dignified and asked Luo Jun if he wanted to sell it for 60,000 yuan.

Luo Jun didn't expect two packs of cigarettes to sell for 60,000 yuan, so Luo Jun readily agreed to his friend's request. After getting the money, Luo Jun also took 6,000 yuan back to compensate the elderly. Luo Jun thinks that without him, there might not be this 60,000 yuan. What Luo Jun didn't know was that the thing he sold for 60,000 yuan actually came from a drum washing nail in the Jun kiln in the Song Dynasty. It is a vessel used by ancient literati to wash brush, and it is also an indispensable thing for ancient literati.

The origin of this drum nail washing is also related to Song Huizong. It is said that Song Huizong likes singing, dancing and painting, but his handwriting is ugly. Once, Hui Zong got drunk while enjoying the dance and was taken back to the bedroom to rest. In his sleep, Hui Zong suddenly got up and ordered people to grind and prepare paper and write on it with a brush. Every stroke seems to have a drum pause, and every word is elegant. After writing, he fell asleep again. When he woke up the next morning, Song Huizong picked up a pen to write, and found that the words were still the same as before. He was greatly discouraged. Later, Huizong dreamed that he picked up a pen, dipped in Jun porcelain brush, and wrote a free and easy masterpiece on the drum surface with the support of three words. When a minister heard this, he suggested that Song Huizong let Jun Kiln produce this kind of washing pen, which was later drum washing nail.

Drum nail cleaning with a value of 6.5438+0.8 million.

Although the rumor sounds absurd, it is rare to wash the nails from ancient times. In this way, the drum washing nail with a rough life experience changed hands again. Originally, the owner of the antique shop planned to collect drums and nails, but later he changed his mind for some reason, and was later bought by a businessman who collected shareholders for 300 thousand. After many twists and turns, I don't know how many twists and turns, drum washing finally appeared in an auction in Hong Kong, which was held by Christie's. In this auction, the value of this drum nail polish was fully reflected, and it finally fell into the hands of an antique collector at a high price of 6.5438+0.8 million yuan, ending his wandering life.

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This drudgery life can be regarded as extremely bumpy. It has been buried in the ground several times, but it was finally dug up and put in an old man's hand as an ashtray for three years. Perhaps it is because it has passed so many years that it can reflect its value. It may be of little value at that time, but after so many years and so many times, it also embodies the value of its existence and allows future generations to better understand that era.

Drum nail washing is a part of many splendid cultures in China. From two boxes of cigarettes to1.8000, it has experienced many twists and turns, and it is no longer an item that can be measured by money value, but a historical treasure left over from the changes of the times.