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Chapter 235 The Secret Under the Tudor Rose
There are very light carved patterns on the front and back of the wooden door. From the perspective of craftsmanship, they are sunken carvings. The patterns are lightly concave and slightly lower than the plane of the door panel.

Shen carving is also called Yin carving. Yin carving techniques were widely used in different materials in ancient times, such as wood carving, stone carving, seal cutting, bamboo carving, gourd, gourd, etc. All countries in the world have this craft, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece Artworks and buildings of civilizations such as ancient Rome and ancient Rome all have the use of Yin carving techniques, and then spread to European countries.

At the beginning, Wu Qian and his group didn't notice this sinking carving, because it was too shallow, it could almost be said that they couldn't see clearly, and they had to touch it with their hands to feel it. Now this sinking carving has become an important clue, almost Everyone is seriously looking at it.

"Is this wooden door the original one, hasn't it been replaced?" Wu Qian squinted his eyes and asked with great difficulty looking at the carvings of Shen.

No one answered his words, and they were all checking carefully. Suddenly, David exclaimed and said, "Boss, the carvings on this door seem... like Tudor roses. Let me have a look again."

Squeaking, David gently opened the door, walked outside the wine cellar and looked carefully, said: "Yes, that's right, there are Tudor roses on both sides, and Tudor roses are the royal emblem of the Tudor dynasty!"

The Tudor dynasty was established in 1485 AD and died in 1603. There were 6 generations of monarchs and it lasted for 118 years.The Tudor dynasty was the last absolute monarchy in British history.

Da Vinci was born in 1452 AD and died in 1519. The servant who stole Da Vinci's oil paintings traveled across the Channel from France to England Island, and then went to work in Leeds Castle after several trips. The timeline between these events basically coincides.

"Boss, if the carving on this door has color, this part of the stamen is yellow, this circle of rose petals is white, this circle of petals is red, and the outermost leaves are green. This is the period of the Tudor Dynasty. The most primitive Tudor rose! This door should be hundreds of years old, probably a product of the Tudor period."

David analyzed that as a British, his own country's historical knowledge still has some reserves.

It is reasonable for David to judge that the wooden door was made during the Tudor Dynasty, because if it is a modern imitation, first of all, the wear and tear will not be so serious, and at the same time, the original pattern of the Tudor rose may not be engraved, and it is very likely to choose an evolutionary pattern. , if it was built before the Tudor Dynasty, even this pattern has not been born, let alone it is impossible.

Even if a wooden door was built and installed here in the later dynasties, it would be impossible to carve the royal coat of arms of the Tudor dynasty, because after the demise of the Tudor dynasty, there have been several dynasties, who would use the decorations of the previous dynasties to decorate their own What about the castle...

The origin of the Tudor rose is the combination of a white rose and a red rose because of the marriage of two big families.There are several varieties of the Tudor rose, sometimes called the English rose, and is the traditional emblem of England.Over the years, the style of the Tudor rose has also undergone some evolution.

Wu Qian suppressed the excitement in his heart, knocked hard on the wooden door, and made a dull thumping sound, which sounded solid. He turned on the flash light on his mobile phone camera, and looked in through some small cracks. Not deep, can't see anything.

In the face of major suspects, the best way is to "interrogate" to the end.

"Remove it!" Wu Qian said to the bodyguards around him, "Remove the wooden door directly!"

If the relevant departments knew that Wu Qian had torn down the wine cellar door as soon as he arrived at Leeds Castle, he would definitely jump up in anger and have to issue a fine, but Wu Qian didn't care about that. Now it is obviously more important to find Da Vinci's oil paintings.

The bodyguards didn't hesitate at all. David and Bauer touched the body, and pulled out a very strange saber from nowhere, with a cold light.Cooks and Rosalind struggled to lift the door up, while David and Bauer quickly fiddled with the huge hinge connecting the wooden door a few times.

Boom!
Losing the weight, the wooden door fell heavily on the stone slab, and it felt very heavy. If it hit the foot, basically, the foot would be useless.

"Boss, please let me go, let's move the door into the wine cellar." Cooks said.

Because there was no suitable point of support, the four bodyguards put their palms on the wooden door and used friction to lift it up and move it into the wine cellar.Considering that if there is an oil painting hidden in the door, it can only be put down gently, otherwise it will be shattered.

The veins in David's and Ball's necks were throbbing. The door was really heavy.

Ga puff.

With a soft sound, the wooden door lay down on the slate floor of the wine cellar.

"Boss, this door weighs at least 200 pounds!" David said with a sigh. 100 pounds is almost 90 catties, and 200 pounds is 180 catties, which is indeed very heavy.

Wu Qian knelt down and touched the wooden door. Under the light of the wine cellar, the carvings of red and white roses became a little clearer. Although it is not a superb craftsmanship, the lines are still soft and clear.

"How to do it?" Wu Qian knocked on the wooden door and said, "How to dismantle it? If the oil painting is really inside the door, how can we not damage the oil painting?"

If such a thick wooden door hides a painting inside, there is no problem at all, it is very suspicious.

The five people studied the wooden door carefully. Not to mention, although the wooden door was built 500 years ago, the wooden door was assembled really solidly, and there were no obvious seams. It is a pity that the hard work paid off. Adams found a splicing hole.

This made people excited. Although it was already midnight, Wu Qian and the others were not sleepy. The four bodyguards were busy with their work. Wu Qian watched from the side and reminded him from time to time.

"Be careful, be careful... Let's disassemble it as if there is a real oil painting hidden inside, and don't damage it."

Wu Qian was very nervous. If there was such a painting, it would be a pity if it was damaged. Money is not important. The problem is that some items cannot be measured by economic value.

There are so many people and great strength. With the joint efforts of several people, after more than 10 minutes, the wooden door was finally disassembled. A piece of wood was piled up on the ground, and there was a pile of neatly cut stones next to it. So heavy.

At this moment, no one was interested in the wreckage of the wooden door. Four bodyguards were surrounding Wu Qian, and Wu Qian was holding a wooden board with a beautiful oil painting on it.

The whole painting is not very big. Wu Qian made a gesture, and it feels like a 24-inch computer screen. Overall, it is an oil painting with distinct Western characteristics.

Oil painting on wooden boards was a very popular style during the Renaissance. Because it was well preserved, the oil painting as a whole has not been greatly affected, but it looks a little old, and there is no damage at all.

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