On the live broadcast of the Treasure Appraisal Show, the presenter introduced the audience and experts about a show participant named Jack, who is a Chinese foreigner who has been living in the UK for a long time.
Jack introduced himself that he was born in Beijing (China) and lived there for over ten years, until Jack was in high school, his grandfather and his family moved to live in England. Despite living abroad for decades, he still misses his hometown. As he grew older, he wanted to return to Beijing to enjoy his old age.
The item Jack brought to the show was a dragon cloak.
After careful consideration, Jack finally made the decision to return to China with the family heirloom for 4 generations with the desire to donate this cultural relic to the museum. However, before bringing the aforementioned heirloom treasure to the museum, he wants the appraiser to examine it first to determine if the artifact is worth that much.
Entering the studio, Jack immediately surprised many people by bringing out a large framed picture. On the frame is an elaborately embroidered flying dragon robe, an item only emperors of the Qing dynasty could wear.
As soon as Jack described it briefly, a lively discussion erupted in the auditorium. Most believe that with China’s history spanning over 5,000 years, it’s not easy for such a rare item to be preserved intact until today.
Details are meticulously embroidered on rare antiques
After the shirt was examined by experts, an expert began to explain that in ancient times the king’s robe was often called the “dragon robe”. Contrary to what the public knows, dragon robes were not only yellow, but also had other colors in the Qing Dynasty, when the fabric dyeing economy and technology gradually developed.
According to records, there are about 4 colors used by Qing dynasty emperors for their clothes: yellow, white, red and blue. Among them, yellow was often used as casual wear, blue and white was used when the emperor wanted to honor the new sun and moon, and red was used to hold a grand event.
The item Jack brought to the show was a dragon cloak.
With the shirt Jack brought, it wasn’t in any of the aforementioned colors, but it was dark blue. While there are enough reasons as a genuine “dragon cloak”, this expert also quickly came to the conclusion that this shirt is indeed a fake. This expert even said that this product must be destroyed immediately because it is a counterfeit, which is easy to arrest antique collectors.
In response to the valuation experts’ conclusions, Jack suddenly objected. He stated, “This dragon cloak must be real! Do you know who I am?”
Jack’s statement surprised not only the public, but also the experts. Everyone present on the set was curious about this man’s true motive.
Man reveals his true identity
To explain his own question, Jack went on to state that he belonged to the Ai Xink La family and descended from the Manchu people. He said that his great-grandfather was once a royal merchant in the Forbidden City, so he was in regular contact with the emperor.
When historical circumstances changed, your great-grandfather brought this dragon cloak and passed it down to his descendants as a treasure. In fact, before returning to China, Jack went to consult foreign experts for valuation and said that this shirt was valued at up to 200 million yuan (over 650 billion dong).
After Jack finished speaking, those present at the scene were surprised, they did not expect that this cultural relic that experts identified as fake was real. Explaining the strange color of the shirt, according to a registered history book, the emperor’s clothes in the Qing dynasty not only had 4 colors, but also some other rare colors. Based on this data, it can be confirmed that this cape is definitely real.
Source: Sohu
