Jin Sinan: Millennium National Treasure "Emperor Wood

Recently, following the myth of Huanghua pear and lobular rosewood, Jin Sinan, known as the "Oriental Shenmu", has begun to enter people's field of vision. A long-standing case of Jinsi Nan’s tiger skin pattern was called 200 million yuan. At one time, the spread of the capital from the capital to the national market showed the trend of “golden and hot”. As the royal wood of the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jin Si Nan is very famous, but it is more common in historical records. In addition, it has been hidden in the courtyard of the deep palace. Most people have only heard of it.

Due to the changes of the times, most of the traditional Chinese golden nanmu furniture is in the dust of history, and it no longer exists. The golden silk wood furniture and handicrafts that have been fortunate to survive are already precious, and the scarcity of the world has caused people to The understanding of the golden nanmu is like a flower in the fog, far less than hardwood such as red sandalwood and huanghuali. In the end, where is Jin Si Nan precious? Why can it be popular overnight? Please see the reporter's investigation report in the market.

Not specifically referring to a certain type of wood

In traditional Chinese furniture, Nanmu furniture occupies an extremely important position. "Nanmu is an evergreen tree with a height of more than ten feet and a long oval shape. It is produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan and other places in the mid-latitudes of China." According to Zhou Jingnan, a classical furniture expert of the Palace Museum of the Palace Museum, here The climate is warm and humid, and there is no violent snow raging in high latitudes, and there is no sunburn in the tropical rain forest. The unique natural environment and climatic conditions have created the woody nature of nanmu. "The most precious and valuable thing in Nanmu is the Nanmu, which is called 'Golden'."

According to the "History of the Museum", "Golden silk is out of Sichuan, the wood grain has gold wire, the material is fine, soft, yellowish brown and green, to the bright view, there are wavy wood grain, horizontal and vertical gold wire, swaying Cute." But Jin Sinan does not refer to a certain kind of wood. Chen Fei, a veteran of classical furniture, told reporters that it refers broadly to the woods of some species of Phoebe Nees and Machilus Nees in the Lauraceae, because the wood grain has gold silk in the sunlight. Under the illumination, the gold wire flickers and the luster is dazzling, so it is called Jinsin in the narrow sense; in the narrow sense, it is based on the standard of the selection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, especially the Phoebe bournei in the genus Phoebe, and the "golden wire" on the whole piece of wood is covered. The rate must be 80% above the authentic, it is very rare.

According to collectors, the ancient Jinshen is obviously a narrow category. According to the industry tradition, it is “China's unique precious wood”. It is represented by fine leaves (small leaves), which are mainly produced in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. The best in Sichuan, the Royal and Qing Dynasty royal materials are all collected in Sichuan, followed by Guizhou. However, the broad-ranging Jinshennan includes the genus Phoebe bournei, Phoebe bournei, Phoebe bournei, Lichuannan, Zhejiang Nan and Runnan, and the genus of genus In terms of its geographical distribution, it cannot be ruled out that Southeast Asia (such as Laos and Myanmar bordering with Yunnan) may also have the production of Jinshen, which has many species and wide distribution. In this case, it is not rare.

For the Emperor of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

In history, Nan, 樟, 梓, and thick are called the four famous trees, and Nanmu is crowned with the first. Jin Si Nan is unique in the world because of its beauty. It has been used for royal palaces, temple buildings and furniture very early, so it has the title of “Emperor Wood”. The ancient emperor dragon chair thrones are made of high-quality gold nanmu. There are a few rare collections in the Forbidden City. In the Guangzhou market, the reporter also found a lotus throne that resembles Qianlong. It is also made of Jinshen, which is elegant and elegant. .

According to historical records, the form of the yellow intestines from the Qin Dynasty and even the tombs of the Guangwang Wang Han tombs in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, all of them are Jinsi Nanmu; Ming Taizu Dingdu Nanjing, the golden nanmu of the palaces built are all taken from Nanjing Purple Mountain. This is also the origin of "Zi Nan". In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the golden nanmu wood was used by the emperor to use the wood. It is rumored that Emperor Qianlong is also a hardcore "fan" of Jinsi Nanmu. In that year, he used the repairing Mingling as a cover to remove the golden nanmu from the tomb of the Ming emperor, and built the Shouling and furniture for himself. Let the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor do the "lower three bad" things, the first one is Jin Sinan.

"Shenmu" out of the mountains

The difference between the heartwood and the sapwood is not obvious. The air-dry density is only about 0.6g/cm3, and the material is light and soft. According to Yang Darong, a veteran of Xuanwumu Museum, the status of Jinshen and teak in Thailand and Myanmar is quite similar: they are not hardwood, but are ranked first in white wood and are regarded as national treasures. In the past, the Beijing Shenmu Plant and the Damu Factory of the storage and transportation of Jinsi Nanmu also had the special prize of “Wood Temple”.

Chen Fei, a veteran of classical furniture, believes that the reason why Jinshen is so valuable is also because of its excellent characteristics similar to teak: First of all, the golden nanmu is stable, not sturdy and durable. In history, some palaces, castles, temples and other important buildings must use Jinshen. For example, the book "Feng Xue Ding Ling" is the most famous symbol of the Ming Tomb architecture and style. The temple is formed with 60 golden nanmu pillars, and the middle height is 14.3 meters. The diameter of 1.17 meters, after more than 500 years of vicissitudes and innocence, even the Palace of the Taihe Temple can not match. Secondly, Jinshen is resistant to rot and insects. It contains unique natural oil and aroma, and folks have a common saying: within a hundred steps, mosquitoes and flies do not fly, so most of the ancient emperors were made of golden nanmu. For example, the Empress Dowager Cixi is the golden silk Nanmu. During the Republic of China, Sun Dianying’s army opened the coffin when the tomb was stolen. The remains of Cixi are still well preserved, and their faces are vivid. Third, the golden nanmu is mild, warm in winter and cool in summer, and its aroma is fresh and pleasant, and it can raise people. Especially in the rainy days, Jinsin will radiate a burst of fragrance and sorrow, so the emperor's special throne and bed are made of golden silk, in order to prolong life.

However, the growth of the golden nanmu wood in the deep forests of the 1,500-meter-high, inaccessible, is extremely difficult to harvest. It is reported that the construction of the Forbidden City's golden nanmu is produced in Sichuan Emei. At that time, it was difficult to go to the sky, and there was a saying that Nanmu had a life. Usually, there is a need to cooperate with a variety of work, such as length, axe, and husband. It is said that the bamboo that was cut down in Sichuan at that time was down the mountain through the buoyancy of water in the flood season, flowing through the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal to reach the capital.