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The expert's conclusion immediately left the entire set stunned.
According to Zhihu, a young man from Hà Bắc, China, brought a mysterious box passed down through his family to the Hoa Sơn Antique Appraisal program for authentication. Upon opening the box, what was inside left everyone at the set 'astounded and wide-eyed'. It was a meticulously carved feather fan with a white jade-like handle, resembling Gia Cát Lượng's feather fan from the Three Kingdoms period.
Seeing this, the experts on the show couldn't help but wonder if this young man is a descendant of the Gia Cát lineage.
Speaking of the artifact's 'lineage,' the young man stated that this fan indeed belonged to their ancestor, Gia Cát Lượng. His family has always regarded it as a treasure and kept it in the ancestral shrine. Only on festive occasions or significant family events is this fan brought out. According to his sharing, his family is currently planning to compile their genealogy and needs to authenticate its origins to include it.
Hearing this, the experts are even more eager to scrutinize the famous fan. The Trường vật chí book states that the feather fan is the oldest relic in Chinese history, dating back to the Thục Hán period with over 2000 years of history.
When examining the fan, the experts concluded that it closely resembled Gia Cát Lượng's feather fan as described in the famous Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Therefore, the appraisers believed that whether it is Gia Cát Khổng Minh's feather fan or not, the value of this item is certainly not small.
After carefully examining the feathers and the intricate patterns engraved on the fan handle with a flashlight, the experts present on the show affirmed that this fan is genuine and estimated its value to be no less than 10 million NDT (over 33.8 billion VND). However, they also suggested that this might not be the fan carried by strategist Gia Cát Lượng but rather a fan originating from the Qing dynasty, crafted by artisans' imaginations. This type of fan is made from feathers of various birds and the handle is crafted from rare ivory.
However, after confirming the value of the precious fan, the experts also cautioned the young man not to sell this treasure as it would bring disaster. Instead, they advised him to promptly hand it over to the authorities or a museum for the item to be preserved in the best and safest manner.
The reason is that in China, trading and possessing ivory is strictly prohibited by law. Therefore, even though the fan is extremely valuable, ivory trading is banned, so it's not certain that any wealthy buyer would dare to acquire this item. As for the young man, he was both happy and worried, partly not fully believing the experts' words, so he still took the fan home and decided what to do with it later.
According to Zhihu, the Hoa Sơn Antique Appraisal program often features historical artifacts that stir public controversy. Previously, another young man brought the 'sword of Triệu Vân' from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms for appraisal. He purchased this artifact from abroad for 120,000 NDT (over 4 billion VND) and completely believed that he had bought genuine merchandise because the sword was engraved with the ancient phrase 'Mậu vương mậu vương, giả chỉ vu dương.'
However, the experts concluded that the item did not belong to Triệu Vân but rather to the Vietnamese royal family, the Câu Tiễn dynasty, with a staggering value estimated at over 4 million NDT (over 13.5 billion VND). The young man was 'on cloud nine' but not for long, after one night.
However, the appraisal of antique experts can sometimes be accurate and sometimes not. Therefore, those wishing to authenticate antiques should utilize scientific methods for more objective and accurate results.
