After using the holy ring for identification, Yang Jing confirmed that this imperial edict was that of Zhu Chongba Zhu Yuanzhang.
This unexpected surprise made Yang Jing very happy. Before, Yang Jing had received a "decree" from Wu Zetian in her mausoleum. This decree was actually the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty.
In the early Tang Dynasty, the imperial edict was originally called "Zhaoshu". Later, when Wu Zetian became the emperor, in order to avoid her name Wu Zhao (zhào), the imperial edict was changed to imperial edict. Of course, the function is still the same. Because the imperial edict deals with important government affairs, its classification will be more detailed.
The "Edicts" of the Tang Dynasty can be divided into three categories. The first category is the edicts, which were used to establish the empress, the crown prince, and to enfeoff the kings. These edicts were all written on bamboo slips.
The second type is the imperial edict, which is used for important matters such as appointment and dismissal of senior officials, change of system, pardon of prisoners of war, etc. The third type is the "comfort edict", which is used by the emperor to praise others. The latter two types of edicts are generally written on yellow silk paper.
The edict that Yang Jing found in Wu Zetian's mausoleum is the second type of edict, and is also extremely precious.
Now there is another imperial edict from Zhu Yuanzhang, so Yang Jing now has two imperial edicts from two dynasties in his hands!
Yang Jing didn't even dare to take out the space with this imperial edict, for fear that the air from the outside would damage it.
Below the imperial edict were volumes of hand-copied Buddhist scriptures. Yang Jing flipped through them and found that most of these scriptures were hand-copied from the Hongwu period to the Wanli period. Moreover, they were not hand-copied by famous calligraphers of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, in terms of value, these hand-copied Buddhist scriptures were far lower than those that Yang Jing found in Wu Zetian's mausoleum.
However, the value of these Buddhist scriptures is also quite high. After all, these are handwritten copies from the Ming Dynasty. In particular, most of these Buddhist scriptures are very complete handwritten copies, and their archaeological value is greater than their historical value.
"Heart Sutra of Prajnaparamita", "Praise of Emperor Gaozong", "Sutra on the Original Vow of Marichi", "The Mantra of the Great Compassionate Heart of Avalokitesvara", "The Mantra of the Victorious Dharani", "The Hundred-Character Mantra of Vajrasattva", "The Mantra of Mahakala", "The Mantra of Cultivating the Leaves at the Foot of the Mountain", "The Mantra of Eliminating Disasters and Auspiciousness", "The Mantra of Rebirth in the Pure Land of Infinite Life Buddha", "The Mantra of Cundi", "Diamond Sutra", "Avalokitesvara Sutra", "Amitabha Sutra", "Marichi Sutra", "Sutra on the Miraculous Efficacy of the Heavenly Concubine", "Heart Sutra", "Lingyan Mantra", "Great Compassion Mantra", "Victorious Mantra", "Hundred-Character Mantra".
Yang Jing counted and found that there were a total of twenty-one complete sets of hand-copied Buddhist scriptures in this huge iron box. This was a very impressive number.
In fact, hand-copied Buddhist scriptures from the Ming Dynasty are also very valuable.
At Sotheby's New York's "Ancient Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy" special session in 2015, a total of 213 lots were auctioned, of which 199 were eventually sold for a total transaction amount of US$41.44 million.
Among them, lot No. 427, an unsigned Ming Dynasty regular script handwritten Buddhist scripture was sold at a high price of 14.026 million US dollars. Including the commission, this handwritten Buddhist scripture alone is worth 87.08 million yuan!
It is said that this hand-copied Buddhist scripture came from a Japanese collector, but the previous estimated value of this scripture did not even exceed 150,000 US dollars. As a result, a buyer from Shanghai, China raised the price of this hand-copied Buddhist scripture by a hundred times!
That hand-copied Buddhist scripture without any inscription could be sold at such a price. If this set of hand-copied Buddhist scriptures which not only have inscriptions but are also very complete were to be auctioned, what would the price be?
Of course, Yang Jing would never auction these handwritten Buddhist scriptures. These treasures left by the Chinese ancestors can only be exhibited in museums for the Chinese people. These Buddhist scriptures and those obtained from Wu Zetian's mausoleum can be combined to form a special exhibition hall to display these national treasures.
After taking out all the Buddhist scriptures from the iron box, another box was left empty.
Yang Jing then opened the third box, but there was no oilcloth in it. After opening it, it was filled with some rotten dry grass. However, the dry grass was stuffed very tightly, which made Yang Jing somewhat curious.
After pulling aside the dead grass, a large white jar was revealed. Especially the azure blue pattern on the shoulder of the jar that appeared among the dead grass immediately cheered up Yang Jing.
"This is..." A thought suddenly flashed through Yang Jing's mind, and even his consciousness began to tremble.
After taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Yang Jing slowly and carefully took out the big jar. Suddenly, a breath of fresh air hit his face.
"Is this a Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain jar?" Yang Jing muttered subconsciously, and then said with certainty: "This is a Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain jar!"
There is no need for identification. Just based on the shape, blue and white patterns and color of this jar, Yang Jing can almost tell at a glance that this is a legendary Yuan blue and white jar, and a Yuan blue and white figure jar that has never appeared before!
Yang Jing has also learned a lot about porcelain these days. His fourth master, Cai Yi, is the director of the Porcelain Research Institute of the Palace Museum. With such a master around, Yang Jing can't be lazy even if he wants to. So Yang Jing now has a very thorough understanding of porcelain.
Even though this large jar has not been authenticated, Yang Jing can tell at a glance that it is a large Yuan blue and white porcelain figure jar based on his feeling alone.
Blue and white porcelain has existed as early as the Tang Dynasty, but it was promoted in the Yuan Dynasty. Although the craftsmanship of Ming and Qing blue and white porcelain was even better than that of Yuan blue and white porcelain, in the general public's perception, when blue and white porcelain is mentioned, the first thing people think of is Yuan blue and white porcelain.
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