You may have heard that "it's futile to be a hero without knowing Chen Jinnan all your life", but you may not know that "it's futile to read all your poems and books without knowing Chen Jinnan all your life", but you may not know that "don't sigh that there are no sages before, but there are Ma Weidou in the world." Although Ma Weidou is not as famous as Ma Yun, Ma Hua Teng and Ma Yili, he is definitely a benchmark figure in the field of literature and history.
Ma Weidou is a legend. From the beginning of 1980s, he set foot in collecting, and in just over ten years, he established a collection empire. When it comes to Ma Weidou's collection, most people will think of all kinds of priceless porcelain. Yes, porcelain collection is Ma Weidou's strong point, but this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Little known is that Ma Weidou has a soft spot for cold weapon collection. The reason why Ma Weidou likes swords, spears and halberds is inseparable from his early experience, which starts with Ma Weidou's father Ma. From 65438 to 0944, Ma joined the army and experienced the baptism of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. In the early days of the founding of New China, Ma was still in Shanghai, and was later ordered to go to Beijing to build an air force.
1955 In March, Ma Weidou was born in the Beijing Air Force compound. Ma Weidou listened to his father's stories since he was a child, and he also had a simple martial spirit in his heart. Therefore, it is understandable that Ma Weidou collects cold weapons. Ma Weidou has a wide collection of 18 kinds of weapons, from Yongle helmets to hidden weapons.
In the "Arsenal" in Ma Weidou, there is a waist knife in Qing Dynasty, which is called "waist knife with satin scabbard and long scar Dustan jade handle". Is it awkward to read? In fact, if you smooth out the relationship, you won't feel like talking. The correct sentence breaking method and annotation connotation are as follows:
Qing dynasty (dynasty)
Qianlong period
Jade handle (jade material) of Shendu Temple Tan
With satin sheath (features)
Broadsword (cold weapon)
The development of standard sword in Qing Dynasty reached its peak, which was the last glory of China's cold weapons. It's just that there are many kinds of standard sabers, such as straight knives, nest knives, machetes, giant knives, horse-cutting knives, etc., and waist knives are also varied, long and short.
This waist knife is short and pithy, showing the royal elegance everywhere, but it also has a violent aesthetic: the blade is not only slender, but also beautiful and sharp, and it is cleverly equipped with a jade sheath. In a sense, this broadsword is an almost perfect handicraft.
This broadsword is different from the broadsword in the Qing Palace drama, and its essence lies in the special design and material of the handle. The head of this hilt naturally curls, forming a beautiful curve, supplemented by double-sided embossed flower patterns, which can be called "uncanny workmanship" and is full of exotic "western flavor", showing the distinguished status of the owner.
Next, the author will tell you about the handle of this broadsword. The handle of this broadsword is made of very special material, which is a very rare jade. What are the traces of Stan Yu? Here, it is necessary to intersperse with you the knowledge of ancient geography.
Khundustan is the title of the Mughal Empire in the Qing Dynasty (1526— 1858), and there are other translations such as Wen Doustin and Khundustan. The Mughal Empire has a vast territory, equivalent to northern India, Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan.
Emperor Qianlong was knowledgeable, and combined with Tibetan and Hui pronunciation, he personally researched it and named it Khendustan. Therefore, the jade produced by Hundusitan is also called Hundusitan jade. According to Ma Weidou, the jade of Khundustan refers to the jade of Central Asia.
During the Qianlong period, there were many jade articles in Shen Du Stan, which were the best in appearance, material and grade. Gan Long has a special liking for jade, and set up an institution "Xifan Block" in the court to imitate the jade in the temple altar of Shendu.
During the Jiaqing period, the jade of Kundusitan jade no longer paid tribute, which led to its "scarcity and preciousness". If you know the origin of this jade, you can imagine the preciousness of this broadsword. You may be curious, how did Ma Weidou get this broadsword? I wonder if they didn't disclose the dragon.
Ma Weidou has always disdained to use money to measure the value of cultural relics. When he introduced this broadsword in official website, he specially wrote several poems for comments. The author selected an article and awarded a wonderful article:
Did you know that the blade fell off?
Heart lotus blooms instantly.
Not too big, 3 thousand,
See the dharma with bright eyes.
Land marked with gold and jade,
There are classes closer to China.
Ice and iron combine to produce warm fat,
The danger is not stained by snow.
This poem is well written and adds some humanistic feelings to this broadsword. Hundreds of years later, future generations can still feel a cold breath. We can appreciate Qianlong's unique artistic taste by learning from others.
Further, during the Qianlong period, various traditional crafts in China reached an unprecedented height, and great attention was paid to absorbing the outstanding achievements of western handicrafts. However, Qianlong's "learning from others" has certain historical limitations, only selectively ignoring the technological achievements of the first industrial revolution that affected the historical process.
1793 (58th year of Qianlong), British envoy magal led a huge delegation to visit China and brought many high-tech gifts. Among them, the model of "Monarch" equipped with 1 10 large-caliber naval gun is particularly eye-catching. This released a signal to Qianlong that the era of cold weapons was over.
Looking back at Ma Weidou's hidden broadsword, you will find that history is full of contingency and inevitability. Perhaps this is another function of cultural relics: we can know the rise and fall by taking history as a mirror, and we can know the gains and losses by taking things as a mirror, which seems to determine the direction of the first opium war. ...