1, blue and white porcelain bowl
The world's largest blue-and-white porcelain bowl invented and invested by Hong Sheng Group recently arrived in Shengze, Jiangsu Province from Jingdezhen. This exquisite and gorgeous porcelain bowl was jointly completed by many calligraphers, literature and history researchers and ceramic artists, and has been included in the Guinness World Record for the largest porcelain bowl in Shanghai. "Hong Sheng Giant" has a bowl mouth diameter of 2.025m, a bowl bottom diameter of 1.096m, a height of 0.858m and a weight of 875kg, which has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. The pattern is blue and white, and the land and sea figures of the Silk Road are carefully drawn, with a total of 56 figures, symbolizing 56 ethnic groups in China; The sea route depicts the magnificent scenery of Zheng He's voyage to the West, which is lifelike.
The inscription on the bowl combines cultural and regional characteristics. The inscription on *** 288 is divided into 72 sections, symbolizing the 72 sages of Confucius, the 72 lanes of Shengze and the 72 holes of Hongqiao in Shengze. Mulberry deformation pattern symbolizes the meaning of ten years of trees and a hundred years of people. In the process of making "Hong Sheng Giant", a group of calligraphers, painters, ceramic experts and historians, including Gu Ying, Essien Joe Luo Kai, He Zhenqiang, Huang Deling, He Shan, Huang Xiugan, Yu Pengfei, Zhou Huiming and Zhou Yongming, helped and worked hard. Since the gun was fired in 2004, the caliber has been from 1.4m to 1.6 to 1.8 to 2.025m After hundreds of trials, it has finally succeeded. "Hong Sheng Giant" has profound historical symbolic significance and cultural connotation, which gives Hong Sheng people and Hong Sheng Group a sense of direction and mission in the future development, and also plays an important role in promoting and accelerating the development of enterprises.
2. Sculpture "Little Lioness"
On June 5th, 2007, Sotheby's in new york auctioned an ancient Mesopotamian limestone sculpture. This lioness sculpture with a height of only a little more than 8 cm was finally sold at a price of 57.2 million US dollars, more than three times the previous estimate (180,000 US dollars), and also set a record in the auction history of sculpture works. This lioness sculpture was created 5000 years ago and is made of white limestone, with a height of only 8.3 cm.
3, ancient tea eggs, 103 years old.
Robert Kerr, a 74-year-old man from Scotland, England, accidentally found two resurrected eggs with the age of 103 while tidying up his closet at home. These two eggs look like chocolate eggs, but they are actually tea eggs. They are well preserved and can be called the oldest tea eggs in the world. These two eggs were made by Robert's mother Margaret and her sister Henrietta in 19 12. I haven't seen these two eggs since 1990 when my mother died. It's amazing to see that they are so well preserved now. Sometimes you can pick it up and shake it, and you can hear a shaking sound inside.
These two Easter eggs with a long history were made by Margaret, who was only 10 at that time, together with her sister in 19 12. When the Titanic officially made its maiden voyage and faced the First World War, the materials were quite scarce, but the sisters still wanted to celebrate Easter. Aubert said that these two eggs look like chocolate eggs, but they are actually tea eggs. Because there was no money to buy chocolate at that time, they had to dye it themselves and write their names and dates on the eggshells. I usually eat prepared Easter eggs, but I don't know why they have been preserved until now, and I am born with few materials, so this kind of tea eggs is my snack.
4. magic dragon devours magic dragon fossils.
China Lu Jianhua swallowed a magic dragon in August 20 12, which is the largest fossil of its kind in the world. The fossil was excavated in Guanling Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, China, and remained intact as a whole, showing big magic dragon's struggle to swallow Little magic dragon. Magic dragon is also called evil dragon, which means "fake lizard" or "illegitimate lizard". It is an extinct genus of Long Chao, the most famous genus of magic dragon and the source of the name of magic dragon. The Phanerosaurus fossil was found in Europe, the Middle East and China, and its geological age was in the middle and late Triassic, close to 240 million years to 2. 10 billion years ago. Magic dragon is a semi-marine animal, and they may live a life similar to that of modern seals.
5. The first one-dollar coin
The History Museum in Tallinn, Estonia will display the world's most expensive coins on February 22nd and 23rd. The first one-dollar coin in American history, the auction price in 20 13 years exceeded100000 dollars, setting a world record for coin price. This 1794 one-dollar silver coin named "flowing long hair" was the first coin minted in Philadelphia, the capital of the United States at that time. The coin has the image and hair of the Statue of Liberty. This coin was once owned by George Washington, the first president of the United States. It is reported that this is the best preserved 1794 one-dollar coin so far. 20 16, the largest coin dealer in Europe. Samlerhuset Group organized the exhibition of this silver coin in the capitals of eight European countries.
The exhibition "Flowing Long Hair" started its roadshow in Paris in February, and since then it has toured all over Europe. These coins have been on display in Warsaw for two days, and now they are in Tallinn. The exhibition will also be held in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Dublin and London. The auction price of 1947 "flowing long hair" silver coin was 1250 USD, and the price of this silver coin in 20 13 65438+24 10 exceeded 100000 USD. This is the highest auction price coin in the world. Bruce Moreland, the largest American coin collector and American businessman, bought this silver coin. He has been collecting since he was six years old. In addition to this most expensive coin in the world, there will be a poster of the first edition of the Declaration of Independence at the exhibition. This is one of the posters printed on the basis of the original 1776 Declaration of Independence to introduce the people and spread all over the country. Boston posters on display are worth $4 million.