01, dig up the treasure
One day in 2009, in the market full of mysterious antiques in Nanchang, everyone saw this middle-aged man struggling and looking left and right, looking more like a curious tourist!
It didn't take long for the old man to suddenly stop, and his eyes fell on an indescribably worn old book, as if he was admiring some treasure version of a work of art!
Naturally, the boss will not miss such an opportunity, and immediately shows a professional smile and greets customers warmly, as if he is in a sitcom in a TV series!When I listened to it, I found that the mysterious stall owner lowered his voice and whispered the secret of the book: "Wow, this is a treasure dug up from the tomb, an engraving from the Song Dynasty!".This is a rare opportunity......”
Then, the stall owner began to gush on and on about the hidden stories behind the distorted words and vague patterns of the ancient books, with a melancholy and surprising look. Looking at the customer's dress, the stall owner thought to himself: Wow, I guess he must be quite rich, if we can let him play with antiques with the trend, then we can also make a lot of money!
However, the guest didn't seem to care too much about this, just lightly threw down the ancient book in his hand and continued to wander around. That book, it was like rummaging through the garbage, tattered, and in very poor condition!Seeing that the customers had lost interest in this broken book, the stall owner hurriedly promoted other treasured ......
As a result, after a period of bargaining, the tattered ancient book was actually bought by such a tourist who seemed to be visiting the tour!After the middle-aged man bought some gadgets in the store, he unexpectedly harvested the tattered ancient book and spent a full 10,000 yuan, which is really a windfall!
02, expensive Song Dynasty albums.
Did you know?The mysterious middle-aged man with an enigmatic smile on his lips is actually a knowledgeable businessman and an expert in antiques!The real focus of the items he bought for 10,000 yuan this time was actually on the tattered ancient book!
That's right, he has already seen the pearls and realized that this book is very likely to be an engraved copy of the Song Dynasty!About what the stall owner said, "one page of Song version, one or two **", this is true!In today's collecting world, those Song Dynasty engravings are simply incomparable!
Even an authoritative source in the office of the National Center for the Protection of Ancient Books revealed that in addition to Buddhist classics, only 20 books published during the Northern Song Dynasty have survived to this day!
Despite this, Mr. Wang is not completely sure whether this ancient book is a real Song Dynasty inscription, but he clearly understands that as long as he grasps any possibility, he must not hesitate to buy this kind of "Song book"!
After buying the ancient book, he spent a lot of time and energy repairing its damage and indulging in its mysteries. As his research deepened, Mr. Wang felt that he had found a huge treasure!According to his speculation, what he bought was the official publication of the Northern Song Dynasty's "Ritual Rhyme", which is worth more than a thousand gold!
03, the long-disappeared "Xinhua Dictionary".
So, what kind of antique book is this popular "Ritual Rhyme"?Why was it able to surprise Mr. Wang and make his heart beat faster?
According to historical records, in 1037 AD, in order to allow the students of Guangzhou University to have an authoritative sample for querying pronunciation or avoiding taboo Chinese characters, the Song Dynasty decisively began to compile a new "rhyme book".
From the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, this "rhyme book" carefully woven by the imperial court gradually replaced the modern "Xinhua Dictionary" function, so that students of all dynasties can always be prepared when participating in the imperial examination, like a sharp knife in the hand to cut the chapter of the poetry rhyme, so as to stand out in the examination papers!
The whole book brings together a total of more than 9,590 words, just like the chess pieces in the palm of the fairy who reads poetry and books above the nine heavens, constantly changing and combining, thousands!
It is worth noting that the Song Dynasty inscription "Yunshu", which was once the only complete one in the world, has long ceased to be close to the land of China, and it has quietly landed in Japan's Shinfukuji National Museum to enjoy tranquility.
Now, Mr. Wang firmly believes that the antique booklet in his hand is also a Song Dynasty engraved "rhyme book". If it is really as precious as he imagined, wouldn't it be a rare work of my country's sole leader?I believe that such a discovery is enough to make him excited and excited!
Faced with such a rare treasure, Mr. Wang decided to cherish it forever as a precious family legacy.
04, Mr. Wang's crisis broke the news.
Oh, guess what?This buddy named Mr. Wang is going to be unlucky!In 2012, not far from now, his business suddenly declined like a roller coaster, and the company suffered serious losses and was saddled with a lot of foreign debt...It's really distressing!
In desperation, Mr. Wang had no choice but to use his brains to sell the treasure called "Etiquette Rhyme" in his hand to the Jiangxi Provincial Library. That's it, until this time, the provincial map finally invited a few professional appraisal old men, these people were sure at a glance that this book was not a foolish goods, it was really an engraved copy of the Song Dynasty, and, I heard that it was an updated version of the Northern Song Dynasty "Guangyun" that had long been lost, look at the value behind it, there is no way to estimate it!
Oh, I forgot to tell you, I don't know where this thing went. Mr. Wang's version of "The Rhyme of the Ministry of Rites" is the only one we can find here today....
Seeing this tattered "Ritual Rhyme", those expert old men couldn't help but burst into tears with excitement....They were right, this is not the most awesome discovery in the world of ancient book collecting in a century!
The experts kindly explained: "Oh, this national treasure, if it can be donated to the national collection, it will be much more significant..."But in the face of the experts' "persuasion", Mr. Wang, who is facing business difficulties, still can't cut his love!He thought to himself that as long as he sold the book, he might be able to solve the problem for some money......Mr. Wang has a good plan in his heart, and is ready to offer 5 million, hoping to let this peerless divine book enter the Jiangxi Provincial Library.
But at that time, the provincial map was powerless, and he really couldn't take out the money, so he could only watch the Northern Song Dynasty carved book "Ritual Rhyme" slip away from his hands!But who would have thought that it was precisely because of the letting go of the provincial map that this ancient book flew directly in the next year......
05. Suddenly, there was a shocking stir-fry.
Oh hey, everybody staring at each other?What's going on?On December 4, 2013, at the autumn auction of Beijing Kuang Shi 2013, there was an inscription of the Northern Song Dynasty "Ritual Rhyme" (a total of four volumes and five volumes), and the starting price was as high as 6 million yuan!
The auction house originally thought that this thing was worth 800-10 million, but they didn't expect it to break through their imagination with a posture!
Such a rare treasure, the auction site is naturally full of gunpowder, when one of the local tyrants directly threw out 15 million **, the whole venue instantly became quiet, like a pool of stagnant water. In the end, the Northern Song Dynasty engraved book "Ritual Rhyme" became the winner of this competition with 26 million yuan, and the actual cost was as high as 29.9 million yuan!
As soon as this news came out, it shook the entire auction world, and someone picked up 26 million for 10,000 yuan, which is simply amazing!I heard that this treasure was finally snatched away by the Nanjing Library!It seems that there is a gap between different libraries!This is really an unconventional ...... of wealth