0831 Ivory & Imperial Green

In a family antique shop, Jin Feng picked out more than a dozen exquisite ivory carving ornaments.

In addition, Jin Feng also received two tusks, one with a length of one meter two, and the other one with a length of one meter six.

These two tusks are very rare and super large, with roots over 10 centimeters in diameter, and it is unknown how many years they have been in this antique shop.

Ivory is pure and natural without any carving, through countless years of natural weathering and oxidation, a thick layer of pulp emerges on the skin, although the color has been blackened, but the vicissitudes and heaviness are within reach.

The old shopkeeper told Jin Feng that the two tusks had been placed here for 200 years. At first, no one could afford it, but now no one dares to buy it.

In the first half of this year, many countries around the world have enacted laws to ban all trade in any ivory product, including finished products.

Among them, Shenzhou is included.

This also allows Shenzhou, which has a history of ivory products for thousands of years, to bid farewell to the ivory industry.

Several countries in Europa, where ivory is the largest importer, have also enacted laws.

Svea's ivory has strict rules and is limited to antique old ivory.

When the boss heard that Jin Feng was going to buy these two tusks, he was also very shocked.

"Sir, I need to remind you that these two things cannot be taken out of the country. It can only be restricted to domestic transactions. ”

Facing the boss's reminder, Jin Feng nodded lightly in approval.

The owner of the antique shop didn't say anything more, the legend has it that the local tyrants of the Shenzhou family have always only bought expensive and not right.

The price of old ivory is very expensive, these two tusks are nearly 200 catties, according to one gram of 50 soft sister paper, these two old ivory are 550,000 soft sister paper.

Jin Feng did not make a counteroffer, and swiped the card directly.

This made the owner of the antique shop very happy, and took the initiative to give Jin Feng a 95% discount.

Wrap the two tusks, and when it was time to go out, the owner of the antique shop took the initiative to open the door for Jin Feng.

At this moment, a green light emitted from the door frame and pierced Jin Feng's eyes.

Jin Feng quietly turned his head and looked at one place.

Ask the boss to take out half a string of green bracelets from the inside of a large cabinet.

The bracelet is made up of nine green beads connected by 0.8, no three-way Buddha head, no beads, and no beads, which is a string of smooth green bead bracelets.

With a flick of the bracelet in his left hand, he glanced at the drill. The outside of the borehole is slightly open, which is the trace of artificial drilling.

The thumb lightly clasps a bead, the color of the green bead is different, the surface is covered with slurry and the cut is heavy, and there are some silky cotton objects inside.

Jin Feng did not shine the bracelet under the lamp, but asked the boss softly.

Seeing this bracelet, the boss also felt a little dazed, and he himself didn't know when the bracelet was placed here.

Jin Feng didn't say much, and asked the boss about the price of the bracelet with a smile.

The shopkeeper had just made a big order of five million for Jin Feng, and he was very happy, so he sent the bracelet to Jin Feng's hand with a smile.

"This is your Christmas gift for a guest from the Far East. ”

Jin Feng was slightly stunned, showing a little excitement, and hugged the shopkeeper to thank him.

At this time, the owner's wife came back with a large bag of things.

Seeing the proprietress of the bracelet, she was very surprised, and told the shopkeeper and Jin Feng that there were actually many bracelets on this string.

Jin Feng's heart jumped suddenly when he heard this.

The proprietress put down her belongings and carried them up the stairs, searched for a half-bang in the large cabinet on the top floor, and took down a very old box.

"That's where I found him. It's broken. ”

"So I reworked him. A string of nine, it's also pretty good. ”

The proprietress explained to Jin Feng: "There are too many beads, and there are others. ”

"See if you like it?"

The moment the box opened, Jin Feng's pupils suddenly tightened.

Inside the small box, there are dozens or hundreds of green beads of different sizes and colors, which exude a faint green luster under the lamp.

"Imperial Green!"

The green beads were mixed with several Buddha heads, beads and beads, and even the broken silk threads were still in the box.

Found a treasure!

Grab a handful of beads at random, start slightly cool, and rub it gently, the beads squeeze to make a crisp marble sound.

"How much?"

Jin Feng asked softly about the price.

This stumped the shopkeeper. The nine can be sent just now, and if you send them again, it will be a bit unreasonable.

"This chain was handed down by my grandfather, who was a man from the country where the sun never sets, and went to your Shenzhou a long time ago. ”

"I didn't like the green chain, but it was a gift from my grandfather and I kept it. ”

"It's been here for a long time, and the original rope has been broken......"

said a lot with emotion, and finally received Jin Feng 10,000 local coins, politely sent Jin Feng out, and gave Jin Feng together with the box.

Jin Feng, who picked up the treasure, did not rush back to the hotel, but walked around the old town and looked at several antique shops.

There is no shortage of things in Stockholm's antique shops. Seriously, the antique stores in this world can't be called antique stores if they don't have things from Shenzhou.

There are a lot of porcelain from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China in these antique shops, most of which are export porcelain, as well as a lot of wood and lacquerware, which are antique handicrafts.

In addition, there are many jades, such as Russian jade, kimchi national jade, and Ayu, which are all deeply processed and exported here in China and sold as Hetian jade.

Jin Feng also saw two porcelain from the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

One is Yongzheng's pastel small plate, which belongs to the official kiln heavy vessel, but unfortunately it has become a few petals, not only punches but also cracks.

The cracks were filled with plaster, and the repair technique was ridiculously poor.

In addition, there is a blue and white pen holder from Kangxi official kiln, the blue and white color is very light and plain, the tire quality is very brittle, and it looks very good.

It's a pity that this blue and white pen holder has been DIY.

The three legs of the pen holder were artificially cut off, and the upper half of the pen holder was also cut in half, and a silver carved handle was added to the middle of the pen holder.

This is a DIY pen holder into a coffee cup to use.

What a pity!

The old town, which is less than a kilometre radius, is mostly medieval castle buildings, and the Royal Palace is also located here.

The one-square-kilometer old town is very crowded, and the area of the palace is actually not very large.

But now the Svia royal family does not live here, but has moved to a spacious and luxurious summer palace.

The most distinctive feature is that the Old Palace is not walled, and most of the buildings and facilities are open to visitors.

Today, the Old Royal Palace has become a place for the old queen to conduct official business, receive dignitaries, hold grand ceremonies and celebrations, and is also the main tourist attraction of Svia.

After visiting the palace, Jin Feng took a taxi to another place.

When passing by the Shenzhou Museum in Svia, Jin Feng remembered the origin of this museum.

The founder of the Svia Shenzhou Museum is called Anderson. Originally, he was the director of the Institute of Geology in Svia, and later the Beiyang government hired him to come over to find coal and iron mines for Shenzhou.

This man has contributed to the archaeology of China.

He has a share of the skull of the cave man on the top of the mountain in Tiandu City.

The most famous Yangshao culture was dug up by this man with a group of archaeological pioneers in Shenzhou.

The excavation of Yangshao culture also put an end to the cultural argument of the Stone Age in China.

The Majiayao cultural site was also found and named by this person.

Interestingly, during the excavation of these sites, Andersen always had a person with him.

That person is Xia Ding's father.

In 1925, according to the agreement between Andersen and the Republic of China, China and Svia divided Andersen's collection in China equally.

All of them were shipped to Svia for records and preliminary research, and then half of them were returned to Shenzhou.

In 1926, the Svia Congress decided to establish the "Museum of East Asia" to collect Andersen's repatriated artefacts, and the Svia government appointed Andersen as its first director.

The museum complex was formerly a naval base.

A huge cave was dug inside the mountain to store military supplies, and it was renovated and opened to the public as an exhibition hall.