In the Post Bar and Weibo, netizens are talking about "stools of the Han Dynasty".

According to the reporter's investigation, regarding this "stool in Han Dynasty", the media reported that at the "201kloc-0/Special Auction of Ancient Jade" held by Beijing Zhongjia International Auction Co., Ltd., the "jade dressing table with dragon and phoenix patterns in Han Dynasty (including sitting stool)" started at 65.438+0.8 billion yuan, and was finally sold at 220 million yuan. It is reported that it has set a new jade auction record, and it is also the most expensive jade in China art auction market in 20 1 1 year.

The reporter then logged on to the website of Zhongjia Auction Company to inquire, and soon found a record about this lot, which was completely consistent with the above situation.

This set of jade was described by the auction company as a set of cultural treasures that "make people look amazing and have high collection and historical value". However, it was ridiculed by many netizens as "unprofessional": everyone pointed out that according to general historical common sense, the ancients of the Han Dynasty sat on the floor, and stools were not invented at that time!

Subsequently, the reporter inquired a lot of information. According to the general theory, the original form of stools was the "Hu bed" in the western regions, and then it evolved into stools, which gradually prevailed in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The ancients in Han dynasty used to sit on the floor. "Hu Chuang" was indeed introduced to the Central Plains in the Han Dynasty, but its style was quite different from the "high-priced jade stool" auctioned at that time. There was no "Han stool" when people sat on the floor in the Han Dynasty.

Shao Xiaofeng, a professor at Nanjing Forestry University, made an in-depth study of ancient furniture and wrote a paper on the origin of stools.

Professor Shao told the reporter with great certainty that "there could be no such dressing tables and stools in the Han Dynasty" after seeing the physical photos sent by the reporter by mail.

According to the description of the auction company, the "Jade Bench of Han Dynasty" is 45×45×32cm. Professor Shao explained that in the history of furniture development in China, the lifestyle of people in Han Dynasty was "sitting low", that is, sitting mainly on the floor, with seats, chairs, beds and couches as the main living appliances.

"This kind of stool belongs to' sitting high' and it was useless at that time. This is related to the characteristics of the ritual system and aristocratic culture at that time. There was indeed a kind of furniture similar to a stool in the Han Dynasty, but it was not for people to rest, but for placing things, called' Ji', and it was short and flat. "

He told reporters that from the picture, this set of Han Dynasty dressing table and jade stool is likely to be imitation of Qing Dynasty court furniture. "I have seen many dressing tables in the Forbidden City, similar to some." He said.

Huang Qingmin, a professor in the history department of Hubei University for Nationalities, discussed from a historical perspective why there could be no stools in the Han Dynasty.

In the Han Dynasty, people regarded kneeling as an appropriate sitting posture, and also formed a set of etiquette system based on kneeling sitting posture. The modern sitting posture with hips on the ground, knees bent in front of you and feet on the ground was called "Qi Ju" in ancient times and was considered extremely impolite.

A fashion designer who didn't want to be named explained why there were no stools in Han Dynasty from the perspective of "pants history". She said that in ancient China, pants only had sleeves and no crotch. In the Han dynasty, crotch pants were introduced from the western regions, but gentry still only wore "open-crotch pants" except for soldiers and laborers for convenience.

Therefore, although ancient trousers were only worn inside and covered with "petticoats" outside, "sitting high" was still indecent. Later, with the blending of Hu people's cultures, crotch pants became popular in Sui and Tang Dynasties, and chairs and stools became the possibility of "sitting". No one can decide whether an antique is true or false.

Is this set of "ancient jade furniture" a treasure or a fake? The reporter interviewed Huang Jianjun, deputy general manager of Beijing Zhongjia International Auction Co., Ltd. ..

Huang Jianjun said that he was aware of the criticism of netizens. "Identification is a mess, no helmsman. No one can decide whether an antique is true or false. Everyone has the right to express their views, and we can only keep silent. There is no need to argue with them, because there is no reason to argue. "

He also said: "It is really necessary to identify the auction items. But we don't know where to do it, and there is no nationally recognized appraisal agency. "

He went on to say: "The auction company is only an intermediary, and it can't guarantee the authenticity of the auction items 100%." If you buy Chinese cabbage, say 50 cents a catty, that's 50 cents, which has recognized standards. Antiques do not have this standard. In fact, antique collection and drilling are also a pleasure. "