Under the gaze of everyone, Su Jing opened the third piece of cloth, revealing a small glass jar with a jade mouse inside, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
This jade mouse is relatively large. A real mouse of this size is estimated to weigh more than half a catty. Generally speaking, it is warm, white and delicate, and the quality of the jade is very good. However, inside it, you can see strips of blood. Blood red, like blood vessels all over the body, it looks both a bit scary and inexplicably amazing. It's so fascinating that I can't help but watch it again.
"This should be Hetian jade, right?"
"Yes, it is so gentle and delicate, it should be the top quality Hetian jade."
"But why are there streaks of blood red inside?"
"Is this the legendary thousand-year blood jade?"
"The carving is so amazing, so lifelike."
"Look at the hair, beard, and eyes, they look just like the real thing."
"This should be the same as the beautiful stone sculpture, made by the same person, right?"
Everyone was dumbfounded, and some knowledgeable people such as Mr. Xie, Liu Hong, Tao Qinzhu, etc. were also completely dumbfounded. First of all, the material of this piece of jade is very top-notch. No matter which angle you look at it, you can't find any flaws. Secondly, it is very big. It's not that Hetian jade mice have never been seen before, but there are not many of this size.
Thirdly, the carving is too unbelievable and special. Generally, when carving jade animal ornaments, it is impossible to carve out every hair. This is too difficult and wastes too much jade, especially those few beards. There is a long tail that drags back. How much jade was removed for a few long beards and tails, but it is so lifelike and stunning that it cannot be said to be a waste.
Another thing that shocked them the most was the streaks of blood inside. This looks like it is a thousand-year-old blood jade, and the blood color is shaped like blood vessels, which makes it feel inexplicably amazing.
"Lao Xie, is this a thousand-year blood jade?" Liu Hong asked.
"It looks like it's not dyed. However, it's a bit strange that the blood has such a color, and it really doesn't make sense." Mr. Xie was surprised and confused.
"Yes, if it is blood jade, the blood color should spread in from the outside. How come there is no blood on the outside and the blood is clearly visible on the inside? It's so strange." Another old man also said in surprise.
"However, this bloody blood vessel pattern is so evil and beautiful." Tao Qinzhu said.
"What is a thousand-year blood jade?" Qian Yingning couldn't help but ask.
"The so-called thousand-year blood jade, according to legend, refers to jade that is penetrated by blood. It does not refer to a kind of natural jade. Whether it is jade, Hotan jade, topaz, etc., as long as it is really penetrated by blood, it is blood jade. But in fact, blood jade is an inaccurate term, and it is rare to see people say the word "blood jade" in jade shops and antique shops. Some ancient jades will appear red after being buried in the soil, so some people call this kind of "blood jade" Red Qin is called Xue Qin. Ancient jade collectors in the Qing Dynasty called this kind of red Qin ancient jade Xue Qin. They believed that Xue Qin was formed by the decay of corpse blood into jade. But this statement is unscientific. According to modern According to scientific tests and tests, blood will carbonize quickly in the ground, and it will not penetrate into the hard jade body like inorganic substances. The red Qin on ancient jade is oxidized and decomposed Qin from the iron in the soil or the iron in the funerary objects. Entering the jade body. Generally, the common blood qin is dark red or reddish brown, which is caused by the iron element." Mr. Xie explained in detail.
"Is this kind of blood jade very precious?" Liu Qing asked.
"Of course, jade is very delicate, and it is not easy for blood color to appear. The iron element penetrates very slowly. The more delicate and high-quality the jade is, the more difficult it is. Generally, it takes thousands of years for large-scale blood color to appear. Therefore, it is also called Millennium Blood Jade. Therefore, it is very cherished. Although some people find it bloody and terrifying, there are more people who are extremely addicted to it, and the price has remained high." Mr. Xie continued to explain.
After everyone heard this, they had a general understanding and understood the strange thing they said before. Since the blood color is due to the iron element in the soil infiltrating, it naturally penetrates from the outside into the inside. How come there is no epidermis? What about appearing directly inside? And why are the blood vessels so distinct
Su Jing felt a little uneasy after listening to what Mr. Blood jade. The so-called thousand-year blood jade is not actually filled with blood, but with iron elements. But what's inside this jade mouse is probably really solidified blood.
It's a little weird to say it. It took Su Jing a long time to accept it. Not all of the five medicinal powders obtained from the Devil's Law have been tested on mice. One of them is deformation powder and the other is ice berry powder. , there is also a kind of mouse that becomes very uncomfortable and dying after eating it. But what Su Jing never expected was that when he went to look at it after a while, the dying mouse turned into a jade mouse, the one in front of him. He was stunned at that time. This is simply unscientific.
On second thought, he thought of the magic of magicians, the laws of demons. Time and space magicians are aloof beings. They are basically not greedy for money, because a qualified alchemist can turn stubborn stones into gems. For them, gems are the most valuable. Just ordinary magic props. This kind of medicinal powder may be similar to the magic that turns stone into gold, so it turns the mice that eat it into jade.
In other words, the reason why this mouse is so lifelike is not because of some carving work, but because it is a real mouse with blood-colored veins inside, but it has not turned into jade for some unknown reason. Of course, the long beard and tail are not as long as others imagine. A lot of jade was wasted for carving.
"Mr. Xie, what about this jade mouse?" Qian Jibing asked.
Mr. Xie did not make a conclusion, but discussed it several times with several other people. Those people were all his friends, some worked in the museum, and some were just experts in this field. While they were discussing, they also observed the jade mouse carefully and took out various tools to inspect it.
In the end, they came to the conclusion that it could not be identified. You can't tell by just looking at it. The blood is on the inside, and you can't destroy the outside to identify the jade inside. Of course, they tend to think that this is real blood jade, because there is no trace of fraud. However, even if it is confirmed that this is indeed blood jade, it cannot be valued. Such jade quality, such carving work, and such fresh blood are simply unheard of and the only one in the world.