In 2021, in the treasure appraisal program of "Huashan Commentary", a 70-year-old Uncle Wang appeared on the stage of the Jian Bao program and said: "I brought a car key", and everyone at the scene laughed.
"This car key was bought by me more than 20 years ago for two thousand yuan from an antique market, and I felt that I liked it when I saw it, and the pattern on it was also very beautiful, so I bought it."
"Twenty years ago, I bought it for two thousand yuan, but now I have at least ten thousand yuan!" This is a low expectation in my heart, and I will not sell it for less than a penny! ”
The 70-year-old Uncle Wang not only took the "car key" to the treasure show, but also asked for ten thousand yuan, daring to feel that this is really his "car key" as a treasure.
Such a "frightening" move is somewhat ironic, is this a sensational farce or is the uncle hiding his strength? Let's take a look at the story of Uncle Wang's "car key".
Uncle Wang is 70 years old this year, and his wife died early, but fortunately, his children are very filial and take care of him. The old man's body is also tough, and he has also helped his children with his children over the years, and he can say that he has a happy old age and enjoys the joy of heaven.
Seeing that he was getting older day by day, Uncle Wang also felt that he had left nothing for his children and grandchildren in this life, and if he spent his life like this, he was somewhat ashamed of his filial piety to his children and grandchildren.
Therefore, Uncle Wang took out a "gadget" that he had collected many years ago, hoping to find professional people to identify the value of this thing, and if there was a certain value, it would also be considered to leave a fortune for his descendants.
Under the introduction of friends, Uncle Wang also learned about a treasure program, and immediately called the TV column group to register, and after expert review, Uncle Wang also got the opportunity to pass through the program.
So there was the scene we said at the beginning, and Uncle Wang appeared on the stage of the treasure hunting program with his own "gadget".
At the beginning, Uncle Wang also sold a pass to everyone at the scene, saying that the collection he brought this time was a "car key", but he did not mention the specific details.
The audience also laughed, and the "gadgets" that the uncle had collected for many years were the "car keys".
Although there was a burst of laughter at the scene of the show, Uncle Wang did not panic at all, and the look on his face was very calm. At this time, the host was also curious to ask Uncle Wang about the details of the collection, and Uncle Wang opened a wooden box he carried with him, and then took out a piece of "iron lump".
When everyone clearly saw the appearance of this "iron knot", they understood that the "car key" mentioned by Uncle Wang was not the modern car key we thought, but the ancient "car key".
Did you still have a car key in ancient times? This "iron knot" made the audience more curious, wasn't the ancient car all horse-drawn ox carts? Where can I use the key? This is not nonsense!
Seeing that the audience and experts at the scene were whispering in each other's ears, Uncle Wang's face also appeared a touch of pride.
The seemingly innocent smile seemed to be saying, "You have never seen such a rare thing!" Let me open your eyes today. ”
The host saw that the atmosphere of the scene was set off, and immediately asked Uncle Wang, "What is the key to this car?" Can you tell us about it? ”
"I can't tell you where this treasure came from, so I have to let my grandson come." As soon as Uncle Wang's voice fell, a child of about ten years old came up from the background. It turned out that Uncle Wang also brought a small helper on this trip, and brought his little grandson to the scene.
"Hello everyone, my name is Wang Yiheng, I am nine years old this year." Uncle Wang's grandson also greeted the audience on the spot, the children are very cute, and they also know a lot about Grandpa's collection.
Before the children showed it, Uncle Wang also sold a guanzi and asked the host if he knew how to use the ancient "car keys". The host was also confused, saying that it was difficult to lock up the horse? The scene was also a burst of laughter.
"My car keys!" It is not a modern thing, but a key used in a carriage in ancient times. What exactly does it do! Let me, the little grandson, show you. ”
After Uncle Wang finished speaking, his little grandson also introduced the "car key" to everyone and demonstrated how it worked on the carriage.
Only to see the little grandson came up with a model similar to the ancient wheel, it turned out that in order to better demonstrate to everyone how the ancient "car key" works, Uncle Wang also specially created a device similar to the wheel of the ancient carriage.
I saw Uncle Wang's little grandson assemble the model, and then inserted the "car key" in his hand in a certain position on the wheel, and then explained to everyone.
"As you can see, I now have a wheel in my hand, and I've now inserted the 'car key' into the axle so that the wheel can turn and the car can run. And if I pull out this 'car key', the wheel can't move, and the car can't move. ”
It turned out that the "iron knot" had such a wonderful use, and the audience present suddenly realized that they did not expect that the craftsmanship of the ancients was so ingenious that they invented such a "car key" for the carriage.
Seeing that the explanation of the little grandson played a certain effect, Uncle Wang also hit the iron while it was hot, and explained the wonderful use of the "car key" on the ancient carriage to the audience in more detail.
"We all know that the wheels and the body of this carriage are connected by axles, and there are fixed sleeves at both ends of the axles, which was called '軎' in ancient times."
"There is a hole in the bowl of each carriage, and the 'key' is inserted into this hole every time the carriage is needed, so as to ensure that the car follows the wheel and does not fall."
"This thing as a 'car key' was called 'jurisdiction' in ancient times, and the car jurisdiction is actually the pins at both ends of the axle, although this thing is very inconspicuous, it is a small part of the car."
But without this pin, that is, without the 'car key', the carriage could not run normally. ”
After listening to Uncle Wang's whiplash explanation, the audience was amazed by this invention of the ancients, and how superb the wisdom of the ancients was. It's amazing that this ingenious construction was invented thousands of years ago.
It can be said that this "car key" is not only very exquisitely made, but also has the function of "anti-theft and anti-theft", as long as the owner firmly holds the "car key" in his hand, others cannot use his carriage.
Hearing this, everyone at the scene was deeply attracted by the history behind the "car key", and they were eager to know which dynasty the "car key" in Uncle Wang's hand was the product of which dynasty.
So the host also reminded Uncle Wang that he could hand this thing over to the experts to help identify, and the experts carefully looked at the "car keys".
I also can't help but issue a sigh of admiration, "This 'car key' is not simple, the history is already quite long, after our preliminary deduction, this 'car key' should have been born in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, from which it has a history of at least three thousand years." ”
Good guys, it seems that Uncle Wang is really hidden, a small "car key" has such a long history, so where did Uncle Wang get such a precious treasure?
Under the host's inquiry, Uncle Wang also told the audience about the origin of this "car key". "I bought it for two thousand dollars more than twenty years ago."
Uncle Wang's words made everyone at the scene drop their jaws in shock, and even the host of the scene was incredulous and covered his mouth with his hand.
"I have a hobby, that is, I am very interested in the collection of cultural relics, and I usually collect things I like, as long as the price is acceptable."
I will often buy some gadgets to collect, and when I bought this 'car key', it was also because of the eye rim, and I liked it at a glance. ”
Only then did everyone understand that Uncle Wang was originally an avid collector, and he already had the consciousness of collecting cultural relics in his early years of life, and did not hesitate to make "blood" for this.
And the origin of this "car key" is also very funny, uncle Wang was not a rich man at that time, and he did not have much savings in his hands, in order to satisfy his hobbies.
Uncle Wang would often go to some antique markets to see if there was anything that interested him in the things sold by the vendors.
Once, when Uncle Wang was wandering around in an antique market, he saw a vendor put out a lot of rusted "iron knots", including the 'car key', and Uncle Wang immediately liked it when he saw the pattern on it, thinking that this thing was definitely not simple.
So Uncle Wang talked to the stall owner about the price, and after some bargaining, Uncle Wang also spent two thousand yuan to take the "car key" we see now.
Back at home, Uncle Wang's wife saw that he had criticized him for a while, thinking that he was spending money everywhere, but Uncle Wang was confident about this treasure.
I think this thing must have extremely high historical value. "You see, this thing will definitely be worth a lot later." At the end of the day, Uncle Wang did not forget to return to his wife.
Uncle Wang's humorous words also triggered bursts of laughter at the scene, and I didn't expect that the seemingly serious uncle also had such a witty side.
"I don't have any thoughts, that is, when I am old, I always have to leave something for the juniors, and if this thing is worth a little money, it is also a thought for the juniors."
Hearing the uncle's appeal, the experts also picked up the "car key" and carefully examined it, and then the expert gave a more detailed comment.
"In ancient times, we all know that this axle rotation is used as the basis for the rotation of the wheel, and the horsepower is used as the driving force of such a loading tool.
Then when the wheel is driving at high speed, in order to keep his wheel from detaching from the axle, but he is equipped with such a device, in the academic world we call this 'car key' jurisdiction. ”
"Moreover, this is not a general pattern on it, but above your 'car' is a gluttonous pattern, which in ancient times was a symbol of status and represented supreme power.
The user of this pattern 'car jurisdiction' must at least be a prince and minister, which can be said to be very rare. ”
There is also such an interesting thing about the use of this kind of car jurisdiction in ancient times, during the Western Han Dynasty, there was a Jing Zhaoyin who was very hospitable and especially fond of drinking.
Every time he entertained the guests, he would have the servants throw the box on the guests' carriages directly into the well, meaning that they had to drink well today, and no one was allowed to leave.
The expert then said: "Let's look at the car under the car has a long handle, and there is a hole in the lower part of the long handle, and this hole is inserted into the sequence and a knot is tied under the belt to prevent the wheel from falling off during the rolling process." ”
"And the old gentleman's engraving on the car box is particularly powerful, using the ancient kind of high relief and the casting process of the yin thread worker, which are some of the most significant features of that era."
Later, in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, we could not find these production processes, and the shape also changed. "And in some of the similar artifacts that we can see now, there are no longer those ornaments on them."
Including the Qin Shi Huang Emperor Mausoleum Copper Carriage horse museum inside the che jurisdiction is also smooth surface, and then some of the che jurisdiction car belt unearthed later in addition to the difference in production materials, basically do not contain such ornaments. ”
Experts hold the "car jurisdiction" in their hands and the more they look at it, the more they like it, and the expression gradually changes somewhat. It seems that something remarkable has been found, and the next words of the experts have also triggered the exclamation of the whole audience.
"Old man, your 'car jurisdiction' and 'car' are not a couple!"
"Yes, it's an expert, you can see it at a glance." This car was later found for 200 yuan, and it was also to facilitate a demonstration under the car so that more people could understand its functions.
Finally, under the gaze of the audience, the experts also announced the final appraisal results. "It is an unmistakable authenticity, which is a chezhi made of bronze from the early Western Zhou Dynasty.
We can see from the 'Chen' glyph eyes, thick eyebrows, and the crosshairs of the forehead on it that the rank of this che is very high, and this casting process is typical of the style of the early Western Zhou Dynasty. ”
The box collected by Uncle Wang has been confirmed to be the product of the early Western Zhou Dynasty, and the box he later collected is also a product of the early Western Zhou Dynasty, and the shape and craftsmanship of these two treasures are very mature.
For this collection of Uncle Wang, experts can also see that Uncle Wang has indeed been treasured in his hands for a long time, and he often takes it out to play, and some substances similar to glass glaze have appeared on it.
So, for these two treasures of Uncle Wang, what kind of price will the experts give? The experts also wrote their own quotations, in order not to affect the quotations of some antique shop owners on the scene, but also let everyone know the market conditions of similar collections in the market.
"Do you have an expected price for your collection?" The host also asked this question at the beginning, and Uncle Wang also decisively quoted 10,000 yuan.
"Twenty years ago, I bought it for two thousand yuan, but now I have at least ten thousand yuan!" This was in line with my psychological expectations. ”
Hearing the offer of the uncle, some viewers at the scene felt that the asking price of the uncle was a bit high, because the "car key" looked rusty and completely did not conform to the appearance of a collectible.
Of course, some people think that this "car key" is not worth ten thousand pieces, how to say that it is also an early Western Zhou thing, it must be worth a lot.
And the owners of many antique shops at the show site also made their own offers for the car jurisdiction and spokes in Uncle Wang's hands.
"This set of car boxes and car halberds!" In fact, experts have just said that these two things are from the early Western Zhou Dynasty, which is a relatively rare thing.
It's just that these things belong to a part, and the price of these parts and horses on the market is not very high. The first shopkeeper also gave an estimate of 50,000 yuan after speaking.
As for Uncle Wang's car bowl, the shop owner believes that the value is almost the same as a few thousand yuan, because the car bowl and the car jurisdiction are not matched, and this kind of car can generally be bought for thousands of dollars.
Another female shopkeeper also gave her own offer, "This bronze carriage and horse piece embodies this wisdom of the ancients more than 3,000 years ago, and experts have also said that through the gluttonous pattern on its surface, it can be seen that this thing was used by the nobility."
But in the same way, no matter how precious the car is, it is only an accessory, and it is still different from the real bronze, so I also give a quotation that I think is relatively reasonable. ”
In the end, the second owner quoted 60,000 yuan, and for the owner's evaluation, the female owner and the first owner had the same view, probably worth thousands of dollars.
That is to say, according to the market situation of the antique market, the two collections in the hands of Uncle Wang are worth about 60,000 yuan, so what kind of valuation will the experts give?
Under the unveiling of the host, we also saw that the experts gave an estimate of 40,000 yuan, which can be said to be basically in line with the current market situation.
For the reason for this valuation, experts also gave their own explanations, mainly because the car jurisdiction and car disc in uncle Wang's hands are not matched, so the combined value is reduced a lot.
And the 40,000 yuan given by experts is a separate quotation for the jurisdiction of the car, that is to say, in the eyes of all experts, the vehicle is not as valuable as the jurisdiction.
In the end, Uncle Wang also obtained the certificate of authenticity issued by the program group, and he knew the value of the treasure in his hand as he wished, and his little grandson also said that he felt very good.
In fact, horse-drawn carriages have existed as early as the Xia Dynasty, and similar rut traces have been found in some sites excavated in modern times.
Although the carriage collected by Uncle Wang belonged to a small part of the carriage, it also played a role in governing the carriage at that time.
It can be said that the word "jurisdiction" has been embodied in many historical relics on the mainland, and in ancient times there was also such an official position as "ti jurisdiction", and until now our country still uses the title of "municipality directly under the central government".
Seemingly small car and horse parts, in fact, behind its own profound cultural connotations, although according to the current market conditions there is a price level, but the historical wealth contained in it is priceless.