When Cai Yi saw Yang Jing moving the bronze statue out from the back seat, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Not caring about the cold weather, Cai Yi took the bronze statue directly.
"Wow, what a good stuff! What a good stuff!" After looking at it for a long time, Cai Yi couldn't help but sigh.
"How come you are so lucky? This bronze statue is truly a national treasure of India. Where did you get it from?"
The bronze statue was not light, and Yang Jing did not want to tire the old man in front of him, so he reached out to take the statue and said with a smile: "Uncle Cai, as you said, I was just lucky. The day before yesterday, I sent my wife on the plane, and on the way back, I planned to visit my second aunt's house, so I did not take the airport highway, but ended up encountering a big market in a village. I thought it was still early, so I went downstairs to take a look, and accidentally bought this bronze statue. It cost me eight hundred..."
“Eight, eight hundred?” Cai Yi looked as if he had seen a ghost. “You missed a really big prize. I don’t know what to say to you.”
As Yang Jing walked, he pretended to be a little embarrassed and said, "In fact, there is more than just this bronze statue. Along with this bronze statue, there are also a large number of manuscripts and documents from the Ming, Qing and Republic of China periods. Oh, by the way, I also received a pair of Ru porcelain fragments and a Longquan Ge kiln flower-mouthed plate..."
Cai Yi stumbled and almost fell headfirst onto the ground. After he stood up straight, the old man stared at Yang Jing with wide eyes and asked, "Where's the plate? Where are the Ru porcelain fragments?"
"Sau Rui, Uncle Cai, I didn't bring those things today. But if you want to see them, I can take you to see them later. I rented a house and all the things are there."
"Then what are you hesitating about? Let's go! Let's go now!" After hearing this, Old Cai didn't even look at the bronze statue, and actually planned to just pull Yang Jing away.
Yang Jing's words were really shocking. The Ru porcelain fragments were not so bad, but the key point was that the Longquan Ge Kiln flower-mouthed plate was really precious. Ge Kiln was the only kiln that had not been confirmed among the five kilns of the Song Dynasty, and the Longquan Ge Kiln that had been discovered was also extremely rare. Therefore, every time a porcelain suspected to be from the Longquan Ge Kiln appeared, the group of porcelain researchers who were engaged in ancient porcelain research would be very excited, not to mention that the plate in Yang Jing's hand was a complete piece, which was even more amazing.
In the eyes of these porcelain experts who specialize in the study of ancient porcelain, even the Longquan Ge Kiln has a research value far exceeding the other four famous kilns of the Song Dynasty.
"Uncle Cai, why are you in such a hurry? The things are right at home, and they don't have legs and can't run away. If you want to see them, I can take you to see them anytime. However, I came here today mainly to talk about this bronze statue. At the same time, when I was sorting out those manuscripts and documents yesterday, I found that many precious manuscripts were in urgent need of protection. So I would like to trouble you to find an expert who specializes in the preservation of ancient books to go with me to take a look, especially those precious manuscripts, which really need to be well protected. Maybe you don't know that among those manuscripts, there are six handwritten manuscripts by Master Lu Xun..."
Upon hearing this, Cai Yi's mouth opened even wider. Although he was a professional researcher of ancient porcelain, he also knew what Lu Xun's manuscript meant.
After being stunned for a long time, Cai Yi gradually calmed down, smiled and said, "You kid, I don't know what to say to you! Okay, I'll find an expert for you, and we'll go over and take a look later."
As he spoke, the old man shook his head and muttered, "Others would want to worship even a fragment of Master Lu Xun's manuscript if they found it, but you found six copies at once! What kind of shitty luck is this..."
The two men soon arrived at Cai Yi's office. At this time, Cai Yi was not so anxious anymore. Instead, he looked at the statue of Shiva, the King of Dance, receiving the Ganges River, which Yang Jing brought.
After looking at it for a long time, Cai Yi took out a lot of instruments and tested them on the bronze statue one by one. Then he took out a thick book from the bookshelf and looked it up before nodding and saying, "Yes, this bronze statue is indeed from the Chola Dynasty in southern India in the 9th century. This bronze statue is an old item in terms of both shape and patina. The most important thing is that on the object held in the left hand of this bronze statue, there are four words "Balandagar" carved in Dravidian."
After a pause, Cai Yi explained: "The Chola Dynasty was a continuous dynasty established by the Tamils in India from the 1st century to the 17th century. This dynasty experienced prosperity and decline, and lasted intermittently for nearly 1,600 years. And this 'Balandaga' was a key figure in the rise of the Chola Dynasty in the 9th century, and was honored by the Indians as 'Balandaga I'."
"Although Balandaga I reigned for only five years, he led the Tamils to fight wars in the south and the north, even annexing Pandya, and successfully invaded Ceylon, laying a solid foundation for the rise of the Chola dynasty again."
"This bronze statue should have been cast during the reign of Balandaga I. After the 5th century, the Shaivism and Vaishnavism began to spread and became influential religions. The society fervently worshipped Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu, and the Tamil Nadu region was also deeply affected. During the reign of Balandaga I in the 9th century, the Shaivism reached its peak. Coincidentally, Balandaga I was also very famous among the people. Therefore, it is not impossible that some people used Lord Shiva to worship Balandaga I. Of course, if I were to see it, I would rather believe that this bronze statue was a meticulous work of the Chola royal family during the reign of Balandaga I."
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