A long time ago, a foreigner took a diamond that westerners were proud of and presented it to Empress Dowager Cixi.
As a result, this strong woman, unlike modern women, shines at the sight of diamonds. She said disdainfully, "Go away."
People feel very strange, why this blinding diamond has not been favored by the Queen Mother? Because although it looks good, it doesn't conform to the aesthetics of oriental women at that time. Cixi prefers her own jade collection.
Among them, the most popular jewelry for Cixi is jade. On one occasion, a minister presented a green gem from Myanmar to Cixi. In the face of this green gadget, Cixi suddenly felt happy and said, "Good thing! Good stuff! Reward! Reward! " This green gem is jadeite from Myanmar.
▲ Speaking of the hanging beads above, it's amazing. It once appeared in an auction in Hong Kong. This Zhu Chao is of extremely high specification, made of 108 pieces of old pit glass, the largest of which is1.2cm in diameter and weighs 342.3g.. It is said that this hanging Zhu Chao was hidden by Empress Dowager Cixi before her death, and was later given to Princess Zhen by Emperor Guangxu, and eventually dispersed among the people due to the war. Because of this statement, this hanging bead is regarded by many people as a rare "emerald of Cixi" in the world. The auction house immediately decided to start at 65.438+0.8 billion yuan.
From then on, in the era of her rule, the tribute of Burmese jade was his most cherished treasure. Empress Dowager Cixi has countless jade articles.
Not only that, the most important thing in the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi is jade, including:
Two emerald watermelons with green skin and red meat, valued at 5 million taels of silver;
Four jade melons, two with white skin and yellow meat, and the other two with green skin and red meat, valued at 6 million taels of silver;
There is also a kind of emerald lotus leaf, whose stems and leaves are green and distinct, which blends with nature and is valued at 2.85 million silver;
27 small jade buddhas, jade cherry10;
Two jade-carved cabbages, with green leaves and white hearts, are valued at102,000 silver.