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2022-04-04

Du Xuan's collection includes a jellyfish pipe produced in France, which he adores. Mr. Fei Yimin, the former president of Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao, handed this valuable keepsake. Mr. Du was evicted from his home during the "unprecedented" era of the "Cultural Revolution," and all of his books, valuables, and antiques were taken. Fortunately, this little jellyfish pipe slipped past the net, and Du Xuan was imprisoned while holding this pipe. It was this pipe that followed him through the lonely and harsh years of his agony. Because this pipe is carved with the most difficult characters, it has now become Du Lao's most valuable collection.

Under the leadership of Du Xuan, Li Xianyao, a well-known popular science writer, joined the revolutionary ranks. During the 10 years of disaster, he was dispatched to Beijing for labor reform in Yanshan Mountain's highlands and valleys. Every year, when farming is slow due to the harsh winter, local farmers walk up the mountain to "shave knots," a sideline industry. Li Xianyao didn't smoke, but he recalled his buddy Du Xuanai collecting pipes, so he braved the freezing wind to travel up the mountain to "cut the pimples" and learn to carve pipes with fellow locals. This "pimple" is an exceedingly hard ancient tree root that is incredibly heavy in wood and sinks in water.

The pipe is the smoking instrument of choice for European males. It progressively became a sumptuous and beautiful handicraft after becoming popular in the 18th century to fulfill the demands of the upper class and aristocracy, and the manufacturing materials have gotten more and more complex. There are three types of pipes: gold pipes, silver pipes, and gemstone pipes. Racine of San Diego, California, USA, recently sold a sea rock pipe with an image of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt carved by a prominent artist for $15,000. There is also a pipe etched with the head of a renowned person in Du Xuan's collection. Although the pipe with Michelangelo's head is engraved with the head of Michelangelo, it is not from the More
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