Chapter 490 Box
"Actually, I also want to show off. I came here today just to show this treasure to my fourth uncle and aunt." Zhou Zhi then put away the scriptures and began to complain: "You don't know, I mentioned it three times at home yesterday and today, but my mom and dad didn’t even look at each other!” Snake; as for your mother, she probably has a headache even when she sees the traditional Chinese characters!”
“Also, I came here to tell you that I haven’t been here for two weeks because I was delayed by the official business.” Zhou Zhi then smiled. road : "I have to go to the capital of Shu next, so I have to continue to delay..."
"My cousin is just joking. If you really come here every day, he may not give you the job... ..." Fourth aunt smiled.
"Who said that? I feel so happy when he comes!"
"So, when did you not go to the river to swim and fish in the summer last year? Did you go there once this year?"
"..."
Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "I don't even dare to ask, what painting are the two elders working on now?"
"That's right." The fourth cousin said: "Come here and give it to you. Look at something.”
He took Zhou Zhi to a corner and pointed at something: "Do you still recognize it?"
"This is..." Zhou Zhi couldn't believe his eyes: "This... I brought it back from Shu. That box? "
This is a box with a very different style from Middle-earth. Before, it was dark and inconspicuous. Zhou Zhi didn't even consider the possibility that it was a cultural relic.
However, now, the black paint on the surface of the box has disappeared, replaced by five gorgeous and rich leather surfaces.
Except for the bottom, the centers of the five sides of the box are painted with special paint. Each picture has a character as the core, sitting or standing on a lotus seat. Surrounded by entangled lotus flowers, auspicious clouds, Buddha lights, and many complicated combinations of small Buddha statues.
In addition to the painting, it is wrapped in purple leather, and the four corners where each edge is joined are reinforced with copper pieces that are also engraved with lotus and auspicious clouds.
On the purple skin, where Zhou Zhi thought it was large and small copper nails, the black paint on the surface has been cleaned away by the fourth cousin with solvent, revealing the essence underneath.
Those "drum nails", the largest ones are yellow, which are beeswax; the smaller ones are red and green, which are corals and turquoise; and some smaller ones are pearls, and the rest Yes, it should be ruby sapphire.
"Fourth cousin...Thangka...I'm afraid this thing is a bit...scary..."
"Your aunt and I can't get into this thing." My cousin said: "I was just curious for a moment. I always felt that there was mud paint in addition to the drum nails in this box, and the things inside were all rare treasures. I always felt that it would not be too simple."
"So your aunt suggested washing the black mud out of the box and taking a look." The fourth cousin waved to Zhou Zhi again: "Come and take a look at this again. This one is even more scary."
Take down a few bamboo tubes from the bookshelf , several strange things were pulled out from inside, and after spreading them out on the table, Zhou Zhi discovered that they were some very thin pieces of leather.
On the leather side, there are still some residual black paint and nail marks, but the leather has not been broken, and it is relatively well preserved.
The fourth cousin opened the leather: "This is the skin of the previous box. The box just now was covered with these and then covered with black paint to hide its original appearance."
After speaking, he took the two pieces and put them together. Zhou Zhi discovered that there was a terrifying pattern on the leather.
The pattern is of a man, drawn with light blue thin lines, but his expression is particularly peaceful. Zhou Zhi even sees a sense of happiness on his smiling face. The pattern is surrounded by densely written words, which should be in Tibetan.
Incredibly weird.
The fourth cousin opened another one, but this one was composed of red lines and text, and it was also a woman.
The last painting should be the skin on the top of the suitcase. There is still a painting on the inside. It is a red sun wrapped in blue clouds, and in the sun, there is a winding baby pattern that fills the picture of the sun.
But Zhou Zhi reacted immediately, and his hair stood on end - what kind of clouds and sun were there?
The three paintings are extremely weird and terrifying. They are surrounded by Tibetan characters. If Zhang Xinyi saw them, he would probably have nightmares for a week!
Zhou Zhi has been through many ancient tombs, and has even seen corpses in some tombs, so he is actually quite courageous. After the initial fear passed, he discovered that there was another strange thing in these three paintings, and he suddenly became overwhelmed. I became curious: "Hey, what kind of pigment is this that can penetrate deep into the leather?"
The fourth cousin handed the magnifying glass to Zhou Zhi, who took it and looked closely: "It's really strange..."
"Your aunt and I also studied for a while before we realized that these are not the same at all. Painting..." said the fourth cousin: "It's tattooing."
"Tattoos..." Zhou Zhi was so frightened that he leaned back and almost dropped his magnifying glass: "You mean these pictures are actually...is..."
"Skins." The fourth cousin said seriously.
As soon as these two words came out, Zhou Zhi suddenly felt as if the temperature in the room had dropped several degrees.
The beautiful eight-treasure-inlaid thangka leather suitcase is no longer fragrant.
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"I'm afraid you're overthinking." The fourth cousin shook his head: "You can't blindly guess at something you don't understand."
After saying that, he took a color picture album from the bookshelf and gave it to Zhou Zhi from Manager Fei. A copy of "A Collection of Important Cultural Relics of the Summer Resort" was sent, and I turned to one of the pages: "Look at this."
On the page is a strange bowl.
The annotation next to the picture is - Chengde Waiba Temple Gabala Bowl, which is a bowl decorated with a full skull. The base is 19.6 cm long, 19.6 cm wide and 24.2 cm high.
The text introduction on the other side contains a detailed introduction to this cultural relic:
(Introduction omitted here)
This Gabala bowl is made of silver, gilt and chiseled, and consists of three parts: the lid, the bowl body and the bowl holder. The lid button is in the shape of a flame inlaid with orbs, and the bowl lid is chiselled with four lotus branches surrounding it.
The cover is also engraved with the eight auspicious patterns: wheel, snail, umbrella, cover, flower, pot, fish, and long, which symbolize good luck and good luck.
The upper part of the bowl holder is a circular pedestal. The waist is gilded and inlaid with a ring of turquoise. Three sides are decorated with heads. The surrounding area and the surface of the bowl holder base are decorated with entwining lotus patterns and gilt lotus flowers.
The bottom plate is engraved with four languages: Manchu, Han, Mongolian and Tibetan. The content is: "The ancient Kabala offering bowl praises me. I heard that in the past, the Buddha was bright in the moon. He gave sandalwood to save all living beings with his head. The left hand was painted with sandalwood and the right hand was cut with a sharp knife. There is no difference between these two people. Seal Sanzang Gude is useful. It is a righteous example. It is self-imposed in the ten directions and ten colors. It can transform all people into compassion and admiration for the common saints and compassion. It is a true offering for those who have no offerings. Praise for the talkative Polo Prajna, Renzi Jia Pingyue, Yu Pian at the age of Qianlong. ”
(End of this chapter)