An ancient tomb of Royal Guards was excavated in Nanjing, and one of the blue glaze bottles became the focus. What does it mean?

20 15, a new tomb was dug up in Nanjing. It's the tomb of the Royal Guards, and a blue glaze bottle was unearthed. What does this blue glaze bottle mean?

The identity of the tomb owner

This ancient tomb was discovered during the renovation of the teaching building of Nanjing Forestry University on 20 15. Appraised by archaeological experts, this is a Ming Dynasty tomb with a stone tablet engraved with the words "Commander Xu". This Xu must be the owner of the tomb. Experts found that this is a two-room brick tomb with husband and wife buried together, including Xu's wife Gong. Even more amazing, this tomb is only 300 meters away from Xu Da's tomb. The owners of the two tombs are surnamed Xu, and the tombs are so close, so experts infer that this Xu is probably a descendant of Xu Da. Xu Da has many connections. He was the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty and one of Zhu Yuanzhang's right-hand men.

The value of blue glaze bottle

Xu, the owner of the tomb, is the commander, who is mainly responsible for commanding the Royal Guards. As we know, Royal Guards was a very powerful department in the Ming Dynasty. They are directly responsible to the emperor and can supervise officials at the same time. Besides, it is said that the Royal Guards are all skilled in martial arts and cruel in means. So the blue glaze bottle in this tomb must be a treasure, otherwise he is not worthy of the identity of the tomb owner. This blue glaze bottle is 26.7 cm high and 4.4 cm in diameter.

The staff of Nanjing Museum said that although there are tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty treasures in the museum, it is the first time to receive this blue glazed plum bottle, which is enough to prove the preciousness of this blue glazed plum bottle. According to experts' estimation, the auction price of this antique can exceed 1 100 million yuan, so the blue glazed plum bottle is really a treasure.