This is an extremely precious cultural relic displayed in the national exhibition hallFour sheep square honor.
It has a long history, dating back more than 3,000 years. It is ranked third among the famous top 10 national treasures. However, you may not be able to imagine that this rare treasure was discovered by a farmer while digging sweet potatoes, and that it was later resold by antiquities dealers. Had it not been for the uneven distribution of the spoils due to internal strife among the gang of thieves, this national treasure might have had an even more unfortunate fate.
Back in 1938, the three brothers of Huangcai Town, Hunan Province, were working in the farmland, and they accidentally dug up a large and patina object, and the object was engraved with fine and elegant lines. Although the three brothers did not know anything about the item, they knew that it must be a priceless treasure, so they began to praise the people around them that the treasure would bring them great wealth. The incident soon caused a stir in the local area and quickly spread to the ears of antiquities dealers. When the antiquities dealer saw this unique treasure, he was instantly attracted and hurriedly bid 400 silver dollars for the right to buy it. For the Jiang brothers, such a high ** was something they had never experienced, but under the ** of money, they did not have doubts and immediately agreed to the deal. However, they didn't even expect that this item turned out to be the future national treasure Siyang Fangzun. In order to prevent long nights and dreams, cultural relics dealers immediately brought the treasure home and secretly looked for the buyer, because in that era, the smuggling of cultural relics was a serious crime, and naturally countless people were willing to collect it.
An antique dealer named Zhao Youxiang was amazed after taking a closer look at this treasure, and he declared that it was simply a work of magic. He had never seen such a fine bronze object, the four feet of the sheep's head appeared lifelike, and the whole object was covered with intricate and delicate patterns. He knew that this treasure must be of great value, so he did not hesitate to take out all the 3,000 silver dollars he could raise. To his astonishment, the antiquities dealer had come up with an astronomical sum of up to 8,000 silver dollars, which would undoubtedly lead him to bankruptcy; However, he knew in his heart that the actual value of this bronze statue was far more than that. Faced with such a predicament, he really didn't want to see this precious inheritance fall into the hands of others, but where could he raise such a large amount of money? You know, the antiquities dealers only gave him three days, and they barely had enough time to ** the shop to raise money. At this moment, Zhao remembered three friends who were obsessed with collecting antiques as him, and decided to jointly fund the purchase of Siyang Fangzun with them.
However, when the antiquities dealer saw the four people gathered, he became less willing to accept the deal, and directly demanded that he would not let go if he did not have 10,000 silver dollars. At that time, with such a large amount of silver dollars in Beijing, it was almost enough to buy a luxurious courtyard house. The four of them knew that the value of the Four Sheep Fangzun was far more than 10,000 silver dollars, and they just wanted to buy this treasure as soon as possible, but how to reasonably distribute the treasure became a problem; Everyone is not worried about leaving their part to someone else for safekeeping. Although they live under the same roof and guard this Siyang Fangzun day and night, they have never been able to find a suitable buyer. In the end, after some careful consideration, Lao Yang took the initiative to stand up and take on this arduous task. Before leaving, he deliberately stopped to listen on the periphery, and overheard a conspiracy ...... against him
In the early 70s of the last century, among the top ten national treasures in China, the third ranked Siyang Fangzun finally returned to his hometown - the National Museum, and became the treasure of the National Museum here. However, its history was once full of drama and challenges. If it weren't for the uneven distribution of the spoils among antiquities dealers, we might not have been able to see what such a treasure looks like today. One night not long ago, Lao Yang, a survivor who was familiar with the experience of Siyang Fangzun, inadvertently heard a conspiracy about this period of history, and the three people involved in it were actually preparing to swallow Siyang Fangzun privately. He was so shocked that he immediately decided to call the police so that this precious artifact would not fall into the wrong hands. February** Dynamic Incentive Program
However, Lao Yang soon found that in just a few hours, these people and Siyang Fangzun had disappeared without a trace, and he was almost arrested for allegedly violating the law. Due to the extraordinary value of Siyang Fangzun, the owner in the cellar immediately informed Hunan Province ** of the matter for safety reasons, and finally handed it over to Hunan ** for safekeeping. This matter has not only attracted widespread attention from all walks of life, but has even caused a scramble to report. Since then, Siyang Fangzun has really experienced the feeling of fame, but it has also begun to have new troubles.
At that time, the invaders also set their sights on this national treasure, and since then, Siyang Fangzun has quietly disappeared from the world, and people have speculated that it was plundered by the Japanese army. For this reason, the respected *** Prime Minister specially ordered the organization of personnel to carry out a search work, and after a lot of investigation, in an abandoned warehouse, a part of the Siyang Fangzun was finally able to reappear in the world. While checking the warehouse debris, the workers accidentally opened a wooden box containing food and turned out a lifelike sheep's head from it, which is exactly the image depicted on the Four Sheep Fangzun. This news instantly attracted widespread attention from the society, and everyone's hearts were shocked like turning over the river. But worse than this has not yet happened, at least the Four Sheep Fangzun has not yet fallen into the hands of others.
However, when the experts cautiously examined the remains on the ground, they found no trace of the four sheep other than the sheep's head. Was the Four Sheep Fangzun really destroyed in the war? Just when everyone was panicking, they saw the mysterious wood carving in the corner of the warehouse. What secrets are hidden in this wood carving? The experts at the scene did not care to relax, and through careful inspection, they confirmed that this was indeed a fragment of the Four Sheep Fangzun. The thoughts that have been buried deep in everyone's hearts have finally disappeared, and everyone can rest assured. Since then,
The experts carried out a painstaking restoration process on the collected fragments, which took more than a year, and the Siyang Fangzun is still showing its style to the world again. This treasure is brilliant and eye-catching, with a length of 583 cm, the weight reached 345 kilograms, which is indeed a rare work. On top of the square shape, the four shoulder blades are decorated with a stout and powerful dragon, symbolizing unparalleled strength and dignity. There is a crouching sheep head on each of the four corners of the shoulder blade, which is also the origin of the name of the four sheep Fangzun. Created using a state-of-the-art casting process, this art treasure was completed in one go, both in terms of scale and design, but it has long since become a staple of Chinese museums.