The most expensive projection in the world, 200 years is still like new, no one can make the second

An ivory mat from the country is wrapped in brocade and placed in a very delicate wooden box of male carpentry, dubbed the most expensive in history, 200 years as new, unique. The mysteries make it.

Few years ago, mats were an essential need for every summer family in China. Summer in the north is not too hot, so the demand for consumer screenings is not high. A simple and cheap sedge mat is the best item for every family in the summer.

The weather in southern China is hot and humid, so consumers in this area are also very careful when choosing a mat. With just a small omission, they can blindly pay for mats during the summer. Therefore, projection in the eyes of the south is definitely not a cheap thing. Even more than a decade ago, it was a big piece of the family. A mat with a peony image at that time became one of the indispensable wedding gifts in weddings.

Ivory mat - the most unique projection in the world.

Today, the average price of a bamboo mat in the market is from several hundred to several thousand yuan. Some hand-made mats even cost nearly five digits. However, all these projectors still have to offer a different kind of unique projector. That kind of projection is called ivory . As we all know, the characteristic of ivory (elephant) is hard and brittle. It's hard to imagine people using it to make a mat. However, ancient Chinese people made it successful.

In the 1960s, when the staff members of the Imperial Palace Museum examined the Qing artifacts, they found an ivory mat in the storehouse, which was mixed with many other bamboo mats. Due to the bright color of the mat, it caught the attention of museum staff. As described in the book "How to respect the original glass", this ivory mat was made during Ung Chinh and Qian Long periods . This was a gift used by Guangdong officials to present to the emperor.

Moreover, the origin and way of making this ivory mat are also described in the book "How to Honor the Glass". Due to the hard and brittle nature of ivory, the northern climate is so dry that mats can only be made in the humid south. Moreover, ivory is also soaked in a special medicine to achieve a soft and velvety texture. However, the formula of this drug was not recorded in the book, so the production process of this mat was lost.

So, in what dynasty was the ivory mat first born? In the "Western Variety" written by Liu He in the Han Dynasty, there is a note that 'Giving Lady Lady Ivory Ivory . " The book also describes the structure of the ivory mat. The surface is smooth, soft and comfortable, can be rolled up freely.

Ivory mats have always been considered a tool of the aristocracy.

However, preserving bamboo mat alone has been a difficult task, so there are only two ivory mats in existence today and they are extremely valuable. Experts conservatively estimate that an ivory mat is worth at least tens of millions of yuan and a mat can buy thousands of trucks. Truly a heavenly price.

Currently in the Palace is keeping an ivory mat. So where is one more? Also in the 1960s, the Shandong Provincial Museum collected an ivory mat in folklore. When received, the mat was wrapped in brocade layers and placed in a very delicate wooden box of rosewood.

According to the Shandong Provincial Museum, the ivory mat here and the ivory mat in the Old Palace are very similar colors. It is very likely that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, eunuchs and courtesans fled the palace and brought the mats out. According to the description of the collectors themselves, in fact, a pawnshop owner bought it at the end of the Qing Dynasty. After that, the pawnshop owner returned to his hometown of Shandong and presented it to the district chief. After much backlash, the mat is in the hands of an antique collector.

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