Ebony, scientifically known as ebony, was formed thousands of years ago because of the great changes in the natural environment such as landslides and floods, and many trees were washed down and buried in the ancient riverbed. Because it is rare, it is particularly precious and is called "plant mummy". In Southeast Asia, China, Hongkong and Taiwan Province, it is called "Oriental Shenmu" and has high collection value. There has long been a folk saying that "finding ebony will win a box of jewels".
Ebony has always been regarded as unique to Sichuan and praised by Sichuanese as "the spirit of a thousand trees" and "the fossil in the wood". Through expert research and carbon 14 isotope determination, "ebony" was first formed 30,000 years ago and at the latest 3,200 years ago.
Mr. Lu, an artist from Taiwan Province, is a famous ebony expert. From June 5, 2000 to February 2000, Lu founded the Chengdu Ebony Art Museum, which integrates excavation, protection and collection. At present, Lu has collected thousands of ebony pieces. A Japanese tour group once offered120,000 to buy one of his 7,369-year-old ebony pieces, which was also rejected. Do you think it is valuable?
What is the use of ebony?
Ebony (dark wood) has both the elegance of wood and the charm of stone, and is known as "Oriental Shenmu" and "plant mummy". Earthquakes, floods and mudslides bury all plants and creatures on the ground in low-lying places such as ancient riverbeds. Some trees buried in mud have been carbonized for thousands of years under the conditions of hypoxia and high pressure under the action of bacteria and other microorganisms, forming ebony, so it is also called "carbonized wood". Ebony was used to ward off evil spirits in past dynasties, making handicrafts, Buddha statues and amulet pendants. The ancients said, "A house of ebony is worth a box of treasures."
According to the literature, dark plum has the effect of eliminating dampness.
Description: ebony, ebony.
Smell (medicinal properties): sweet, salty, flat and nontoxic.
Ebony (dark wood) is mainly produced in China, Sichuan and other places.
Indications: It can detoxify cholera and vomit. Grind the sawdust into powder and serve it with warm wine. Compendium of Materia Medica records that thymelaeaceae has the effect of expelling wind and removing dampness!
Where is the value of ebony?
The value of ebony is reflected in its travel time.
Ebony was mostly formed from 3000 to 8000 years, which is not enough to become a plant fossil; Similarly, it is not a mineral. Ebony, also known as dark wood, is formed by the carbonization of Nanmu, Toona sinensis, Liu Ma and other trees under the conditions of hypoxia and high pressure for thousands of years because of natural disasters. Due to different tree species, the market value is also different. Nanmu's golden nanmu is the most expensive, reaching 80 to100000 yuan per cubic meter. The longer the time, the better the preservation and the higher the price.
Why is ebony valuable? What's the difference between rosewood and ebony?
Ebony, commonly known as ebony. In ancient times, precious ancient trees in large areas of virgin forests. Due to natural reasons such as crustal changes, it was buried deep under the ancient riverbed and mud sand, crushed by mud stones, bitten by insects and fish, and carbonized by years, forming a "mummy" of plants. I don't know. A thousand years, ten thousand years. Now, due to factors such as sand digging, quarrying, construction excavation and natural collapse, it has been rediscovered and become an unearthed ebony. Because ebony has been in a special bottom-up environment for a long time, its color is mostly black, and there are also black outside and red inside (such as the ancient Toona sinensis buried underground for more than 3,000 years, which forms this color), or black outside and yellow inside (such as the ancient Phoebe bournei buried underground for more than 4,000 years, which has this color), and the color is gradually changed. Its original ancient trees are only Toona sinensis, Phoebe bournei, Cymbidium sinense, Liu Ma, Cinnamomum camphora and Sorbus pohuashanensis. Not all ancient trees can be turned into ebony, and not all ebony is black, or black is ebony. For example, persimmons, diesel sandalwood and chicken wings made in India and Myanmar are all black modern wood. Real ebony can only be formed under specific natural conditions such as groundwater and soil and appropriate mineral accounting, and the water content of wood itself has natural preservatives such as eucalyptus oil, so it can be buried deep for thousands of years without rotting. The age and value of ebony can be determined not only by experts' experience, but also by scientific means such as isotopes.
Sichuan, the land of abundance, is the most concentrated place of carbonized ebony in China. Its material and quantity are the highest in Liuzhou, and it is an extremely precious natural and cultural heritage. In recent years, ebony unearthed in the western Sichuan plain has been selected and sent to the Institute of Reservoir Dissolution of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Peking University Institute of Archaeology and Culture, Chengdu University of Technology, etc. The detection of carbon 14 isotopes has a history of more than 3,000 years, and some even reach tens of thousands of years. For example, the natural piece "Ebony Dragon King" collected by Chengdu Shenyun Ebony Art Creation Center is 24 meters long and weighs more than 70 tons. The test date is 5003.
Ebony unearthed in Shui Ze has various shapes due to the passage of time and the magic of nature. It can be described as ingenious, unique, exquisite and amazing, which is beyond human power. Many top grades are covered with pebbles and potholes, or all kinds of insects and fish are covered with holes. Their appearance is mysterious and classical, full of appeal, impact and imagination. Some fine products and unique products make people think for thousands of years. Wan Li, a magical power, is a strange thing in nature, with flowers, birds, insects and fish. It is a beautiful scenery, which is really "beyond words".
Because ebony is hard and delicate, its color is rich and pleasing to the eye. It is black and translucent, gray and brown like clouds, red like granite, or gold. It is a precious material for making ebony sculptures, ebony artworks and collectibles, and also the best material for making classical masterpieces. In particular, nanmu, a precious wood under special state protection, has long been banned from cutting, and the surviving and newly planted trees have been numbered. Buried underground for more than 4000 years, the ancient carbonized Jin Sinan is a treasure among treasures.
In the long-standing Bashu culture, ebony is a mysterious and precious "treasure" and "artifact". There is a folk saying that "even if there is a box of treasures, it is not as good as ebony" and "two thousand gold is sent to the underworld in exchange for ebony to worship the spirit of heaven". Because ebony is pure yin, it is also recorded as medicine in ancient books. It has a wide range of uses and mysterious attributes, and is praised as the "Oriental Shenmu" at home and abroad. Ancient dignitaries loved to use ebony furniture and ebony artworks as heirlooms and evil spirits, and they cherished them very much. Wei Xuefeng, a famous archaeologist, and Chen Limou, a sociologist, highly praised the archaeological, artistic and social value of ebony and listed spring as the "first collection".
The scientific, cultural, historical and economic value of carbonized ebony unique to Sichuan and its artistic development and creation have attracted great attention from many central and local leaders, and people in the cultural and artistic circles at home and abroad are amazed. Qiao Shizan, former chairman of the National People's Congress, praised it as "the treasure of abundance" and wrote an inscription happily. Zhang Xuezhong, secretary of Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, and relevant provincial and municipal leaders attached great importance to it. In September 2003, they gave special instructions on the development and utilization of Sichuan ebony: we should vigorously support and develop it to make it a characteristic and famous brand in Sichuan. Many experts, scholars and artists equate ebony with panda, Sanxingdui and Jinsha, calling it "a unique skill in Sichuan" and "another golden business card for cultural tourism in Sichuan".
Because of the special ebony material, it is natural, beautiful, practical, value-added, easy to collect, non-corrosive, non-moth-eaten, and not afraid of sun and wind. It is the first choice for reception hall, conference hall, front hall, back hall, middle hall, luxury club and other public and private places. It is the luxurious decoration and best configuration of hotels, restaurants, restaurants, teahouses, gyms, dance halls, karaoke bars, banquet halls and other places; It is also the latest choice for indoor and outdoor decoration and landscape addition of prosperous farmhouses and resorts in recent years; It is also the latest highlight of statues and landscape modeling in religious places such as Taoism and Buddhism. Rare ebony works of art, as the first choice in the field of collection, are heirlooms worthy of appreciation and left to future generations, and are also precious gifts for foreign guests, relatives and friends.