The man who possessed 'China first willing' shocked the ancient world

'China First Sieve' weighs 3 tons, now considered the only royal palace bed in China, originating from the end of the Qing Dynasty.

In everyday life, the relationship between the bed and the owner is very close. From the shape, style of carving, the quality of the bed, we can see the dignity and life class of the owner.

In ancient China, the emperor was the owner of a nation, his status very respected. Of course, a bed is also one of the best.The bed of an ancient emperor is called a dragon ready, that is, a dragon bed or a dragon collapse . The bed material of emperors in different eras is different. There are beds made from skimmed wood, beds made from sandalwood, or rosewood.

The only royal palace bed in China.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, under the onslaught of Western powers, the Qing government collapsed. Tu Khe City (in Ningbo, Zhejiang) fell. The court official fled with a large treasure of gold and silver. The last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Pu Yi, before being kicked out of the palace, also secretly moved out a lot of antiques and rare cultural heritages. But with a king-sized object, it would be difficult to move in that chaotic time. So where was the precious dragon fruit of the Qing Dynasty finally brought?

Until this century, in 2007, when a famous Chinese antique collector exhibited his favorite works, a dragon bed was a sensation among collectors! Antique experts from around the country came to study and research, then made a claim that this was a 'national priceless treasure'.

Currently, the owner of this dragon bed is Mr. Lam Nhan Quy , honorary chairman of the Fujian Antique Collection Association. He is a rather fastidious antique player. Mr. Lam has two famous sports shoe factories across the country. Except for the working capital of the two factories, all the money he has goes to the antique market.

Mr. Lin Nhat Quy bought this bed for 20 million yuan.

The collection of dragon beds shocked the antique world at that time. It is known that this dragon was accidentally found in 1993. At that time, a friend of Mr. Lam told him that a royal descendant in Shandong was collecting a dragon. At that time, the bed covered with a thick layer of dust made little attention.

When Mr. Lam first saw it, he did not know that the bed was made of sandalwood, an extremely precious wood.

Mr. Lam said he did not dare to think it was made from sandalwood, saying that it was made from rosewood. In addition, the image of the phoenix dragon carvings is extremely delicate, showing that it comes from the royal family, extremely valuable. At that time, in the family of the bed owner, there were more than a dozen people, some wanted to sell, some didn't want to sell.

They are also not homogeneous. After more than ten falls, seeing Lin's sincerity to buy, they finally agreed to sell him for 20 million yuan, corresponding to the value of dozens of antique porcelain items.

At that time, Lam Nhan Quy also learned that this family was indeed a descendant of the Qing royal. It is known that a eunuch at the time stole in the palace brought out many precious paintings and dragon ready, some carried away, some left for this family. Over time, precious early paintings were sold, leaving this bed alone.

This bed is considered 'China First Ready'.

According to the research of experts, this dragon bed is shiny black, showing sophisticated craftsmanship. Almost all of the wood details are carved into the dragon, giving off a mystical aura. Specifically, six pillars of the bed, including the foot of the bed, the bed . are engraved a total of 55 vivid dragons winding in the clouds.

This bed is considered the "first Chinese sieve" , now considered the only royal palace bed in China. The material making this bed is also considered to be a rare and precious wood in the country, the most sophisticated carving, predicted to be created about 100 years ago. Moreover, this precious wood is native to Indonesia, and has been growing for at least several thousand years. Many experts think that priceless treasure like this should be given to the nation, but Lam expressed his disagreement. He said that if there were buyers, he would only sell it to Chinese people and the price would be 500 million yuan. (~ 74.6 million US dollars).