Most Valuable Lost Artifact in the World - Heirloom Seal of the Realm

[@adnaanu]

Some little old lady in England probably has it , and she's using it as a door stop.

[@tandraarisandi6680]

And the one that find it would be a dog and a junkie riding a van with his ground. While fighting a zombie emperor of china

[@amirzynn7027]

Lmao

[@macrick]

It was lost long before Europeans set foot in China. Watch the video again.

[@adnaanu]

@@macrickKZbin comments section must be a new place for you,😛...you will figure it eventually. Anyways lots of historical artifacts were "lost" before Europeans found them again for non Europeans

[@Rix317]

Her dad used it as paperweight when he worked in the library, it fell on the floor after he had passed and she used it as a door stop and it hasn't moved since then.

[@pandawizarddd]

The real Heirloom Seal of the Realm is the friends we made along the way

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

This ^ deserves a like.

[@omnomnom5359]

more like enemies, considering things like this that represent power only attract disaster.

[@henryhao007]

I am sure the seal saw more bloodshed than I will ever see in my life lol.

[@winsonzhu4427]

@@henryhao007 China has the biggest recorded body count in terms of people who've died in armed conflict throughout it's history, so definitely. Civil conflict makes up most of the body count, in fact, the Taiping rebellion/civil war alone has a midrange body count estimate of 45 million if Wikipedia is to be believed. (The Yellow Turban rebellion feels like a footnote to the Three Kingdoms period, but quite possibly saw a similar body count to the Napoleonic Wars)

[@eternal_seokjin7441]

The seal caused anger and jealousy more than friends. So I think this is an ironic analogy 😅

[@MRSLAV]

There will be like 4000 seals "found" after this video

[@eco-techandtravel5258]

But who pay 1 trillion dollars

[@shadowkillz9606]

@@eco-techandtravel5258 Governments

[@awesome_barabado]

Oh hey it's Mr Slav, what happened to your verified logo btw?

[@tanberetO]

I bought 2000 on etsy. Sell you 50 for 10 bucks.

[@stonedmau5]

@@eco-techandtravel5258 did you not watch the video ? he literally explained everything lol

[@bionicleanime]

The story behind this artifact would've made a great story for an Indiana Jones movie.

[@fireemblemaddict128]

Yeah I was gonna say, it's very much like an eastern holy grail.

[@tullochgorum6323]

Because jade is such a hard medium and doesn't change with age, it is extremely difficult to separate originals from high quality fakes. If there are a number of old fakes in circulation, it's very doubtful that experts could ever agree that the original had been found - especially with so much at stake.

[@delventhiels4564]

That’s still yes and no! There’s ways that history is known.

[@MrLoobu]

Classic made in China loot.

[@rksnote9635]

werent u paying attention? the original has a gold corner.

[@ShadowsOfTheSky]

@@rksnote9635 All one would have to do is have one with a missing corner, and claim that the gold must have fallen off sometime in the last thousand years. You have the right idea, if one were presented with a gold corner intact, we could use the gold to verify authenticity, but someone trying to make a decent fake would know this, and probably just not have the corner.

[@Resident-cb3yz]

Making gold corner would pay what few hundred euros?

[@glbernini0]

I've experimented with jade pieces for years & its amazingly hard & dense. Can't imagine what it was like to carve without power tools 2500 years ago.

[@aravindkm2012]

There's a pot/vase found in Egypt that was carved out of corundum. It's perfectly symmetric too.

[@LWIN729]

5000years of Civilisation and Wisdom 👍👍👍

[@joshuaharrelson572]

Aliens

[@AV-ch6mu]

( this is a theory and not a fact) The past civilisations was more intelligent and powerful than we civilians think. The government/higher ups just don’t want us to know, why? I don’t know, and why do they teach us false history? I don’t know. If you guys are interested in this, just look up, past powerful advanced civilisations. Africa is known to be very advanced in the past but it was all destroyed

[@elliseeey7910]

Aliens

[@hrdgms27]

* 10,000 years later * Lost Artifact : " Belle Delphine Bath water "

[@praveenawesome2182]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@justjoe789]

Dead 🤣

[@amruthsjayan8632]

More Like Belle Dolphin

[@nobo1682]

it would be clumps of concentrated and dry dead skin cell with hair, I mean it would just be dust bunnies

[@arbaz79]

Hahahaha

[@milesnugent5916]

Could you imagine just doing a archeological survey for a building project or something and digging up the long lost jade seal? Literally just finding it would chnage the world

[@puggie1019]

"I have a buddy who's an Emperor. Look around the shop while I get him down here to see what he thinks!" - Rick.

[@antimatter4733]

It's an original but jade isn't worth that much and there's not that many people that walk into a shop looking for an ancient Chinese artifact so best I can do is $100

[@justinhamric6632]

“Best I can do is 300 billion.”

[@tandavawalsh0777]

@@antimatter4733 :')) :'( :)) lol killin me :))

[@asdfasdf-rv1wv]

@@mrsinkaya these ape wouldn't know the reference

[@pankajsawant14]

Sweet!

[@OttoTheWeim]

This would make for an absolutely amazing script for a movie along the lines of a National Treasure style.

[@lamontcranston1716]

…”I’m gonna steal the imperial seal of the realm”

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Nicolas Cage is one of the most popular American actors in China, so why not, lol.

[@OttoTheWeim]

@@theevilascotcompany9255 Nic cage is such a legend they made a movie about Nic Cage being Nic Cage. This should be an instand greenlight. Let’s go boys. Get him the script.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

@@OttoTheWeim Since when does Nic Cage need a script?

[@patricklow5652]

I'm here because I just rewatched Elementary Season 5 Episode 2.

[@dendrov]

has anyone asked the British if they have in one of their loot crates?

[@aubreysong]

You mean like, in Lord Rotschild's collection?

[@bangxingho3408]

The seal was lost long before British invaded China. More likely if you said Marco Polo stole it

[@sylverrain4620]

Maybe it’s in Gengis khan’s tomb...if we can find his tomb.

[@cringebleach905]

there’s a 99 percent chance its in some shipwreck somewhere in the ocean and it’ll never be found

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

LOL..It's probably used as a paperweight by some old English family that hasn't a clue what it is, because some ancestor plundered it from 'the orient' in the 17th century.

[@vb3482]

Cool! I’m starting to appreciate more about China’s ancient days.

[@godzillamothra5983]

this original imperial seal, if they ever find it, for some reason, I have feeling China will go to war to recover it. This seal value to the Chinese, is like the holy grail for the west.

[@tamerlein91]

@RTX3090 SLI owner p

[@nickyliu8762]

I have the feeling they ended these feudalistic superstitions at latest during the cultural revolution period. If it really was such a big deal, I think, they would just carve up some knock-offs, like the Qing did.

[@godzillamothra5983]

@@nickyliu8762 "feudalistic supersititions" aren't something that can easily being scrubbed, and Xi Jinping's new slogan is the rejuvenation of China. Recovering the symbol of power in ancient China, is the greatest prestige one can hope for. If he fail to recover it when it resurface, his career will end. The Qing carve up the knock off to dilute the power of the symbolism, because the Qing felt threatened by it, since the Qing were "foreign" invader. Modern China is trying to recover the glory of the past, the seal perfectly fit the ambition.

[@nickyliu8762]

@@godzillamothra5983 it's not like the chump that finds the jade seal automatically gets to be emperor of China. That's stupid! After all, the "mandate of heaven" is not some precious rock, but manifests as prosperity, peace and harmony under the heavens, and imo this much is true for the most part of todays's China. About your ridiculous allegation of a non-peaceful China going to war for random gems, the British and others have looted a lot of ancient Chinese national treasures and China didn't go to war for those. All the Chinese did was buying these back piece by piece

[@godzillamothra5983]

@@nickyliu8762 nobody said about anyone become the emperor of China just because they get the seal. What I said was that the seal has a very important symbol of power and prestige. Any Chinese leader who can recover this, will certainly bring prestige to the government. If you think of it as random gem, clearly you know nothing about Chinese history. No other treasure in Chinese history can be compared to this jade seal. Sure, if it ever resurface, Chinese gov will certainly try to get it back, either through political pressure or financial mean. And if the gov fail, the pressure to the Chinese gov from the Chinese people will tremendous. It is about the dignity of China, I wouldn't discount war. After all, in the past, people went to war over it. Imagine if the holy grail is discovered and it is in the hand of the ISIS, I bet the west will bomb the ISIS to pieces to recover it, LOL.

[@sigmundfraud7068]

I can imagine that some random dude might have that thing sitting in his basement but he’s to scared to let anyone know about it because then tons of people would be after him

[@oqserenity1642]

Definetely. Its easier to make a body dissapear and say they digged out the heirloom from a hole than pay 1 trillion, 1 trillion is a consderable amount even for whole goverments.

[@gabrielkawa432]

Well, it it worth 1 trillion

[@DoomStarRequiem]

He would get killed..

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

So tell me what is the holy grail worth??

[@GenJeweler]

@@werearethedreamteam3724 Definitely nothing compared to this heirloom seal, if the grail was even real in the first place no amount of diamonds or gold on it would even be close to the value of this

[@vexs4883]

The person that finds it will probably take a “vacation” to the bottom of the ocean

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

to get lost in the abyss.

[@ericvelasquez1282]

Swimming with the fishies as they call it here in NY

[@Navigator2166]

Jade is a magical material and the artist’s who work it are magicians. The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago has some fantastic examples of what ancient artisan’s were able to create. Some of my favorite pieces were bowls so finely worked the sides are translucent. If the opportunity ever present’s itself, it’s truly a must see.

[@MNGN101]

Sounds like a potential Indiana Jones movie.

[@jeffreyweaver9854]

Seems more like a potential classic "Mission:Impossible"episode!

[@jlt4219]

For me its Jackie Chan Adventures

[@MNGN101]

@@throwaway05 Implying Indiana Jones only involves himself in American archeology.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

@@throwaway05 Indiana Jones was going after a golden idol from Latin America, Marion’s Egyptian medallion, the Hebrew Ark of the Covenant, the sacred stones from India, the holy grail from the Levant, and an alien skull. He goes after everything.

[@mrpeanut6267]

@@throwaway05 well yes but actually no

[@benjaminsnell3393]

Imagine pulling up to Chinese parliament and being like yeah I run this shit now

[@chaddsteinberg3758]

Haha I was thinking the exact same, and how the fuck could you even keep it? The top thieves would have endless amount of resources to take it from you. You’d have to make a deal with every mercenary group, just to keep you alive, then beg America to not use the highest tech weapons that’d probably drop you dead with a satellite weapon or deadly mosquito drone. So I’d be 🤫 til I amassed a fortune some other way haha

[@valdencorr2861]

Chinese Parliament? lol oh my Summer child...

[@default2591]

They would laugh and call the security to escort you and your ancient rock out.

[@nautilusstopmotion8304]

@@default2591 they eould escort you out. But keep the ancient rock

[@vik9481]

@@valdencorr2861 😂😂😂😂Chinese parliament schools these day really don't teach students about anything

[@mtv565]

Rick from Pawnstars: "The most I can offer is $1000, and I'm taking a big risk here."

[@healfast]

“It’s just gonna sit there” lmao

[@BKKNOW1]

You copied this comment.

[@mtv565]

@@BKKNOW1 : No, I didn't.

[@dredgewalker]

The risk would not be financial. If this is really sought out by China he would probably be killed while this artifact is sent back to China.

[@realkilju]

"i gotta make a profit, i hope you understand. If i put it on auction the max profit i would make is 999,999,999,999$ and im taking a massive risk here"

[@michaelsmith5889]

Question: Is the bottom of the seal made of jade as well? With wear and tear of stamping things over the years, even so lightly, the jade would be chipped, unless of course, it was interchangeable made of something else, which would make sense with the passing of dynasties. Original would probably have the last dynasty's seal with it still. Ming dynasty I guess, with the time period it was lost in.

[@reynaldosalcedo4661]

Their were more materials of this precious gem the imperial China have that time... It is not the only one of its kind functioning but perhaps 10 or 20 of the same and identical seal of one person craftsmanship only works for that seal... That was in my mind already. Remember China emperor were high I. Q... Not an idiots...

[@seluneshar9080]

Actually the emperor would not use it at all. It will be kept in a safe vault unless the dynasty falls.

[@jerryg3652]

I've seen Chinese seals before. The words are curved directly onto the jade making the imprint of the seal actually a negative the of characters. This makes the bottom basically a solid piece. And jade is especially dense and hard so I doubt that it would wear. 🅰️

[@averysim7709]

@@reynaldosalcedo4661I'm Chinese but I have to disagree with you. Some thought mercury gave you immortality....

[@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i]

@@averysim7709 You are a silly Chinese if you cannot differentiate the knowledge of today to that of more than 2000 years ago. Definitely much sillier than the guy who thought mercury grants immortality.

[@rahalmulet1220]

Imagine if someone random just got that thing, imagine the amount of assasins sent to kill the guy holding this

[@valorzinski7423]

Only one guy is truly powerful enough to wield it - Winnie The Pooh!

[@retrogamermax8287]

@@valorzinski7423 LMAO!!!

[@circleancopan7748]

Unless that person is named Jackie Chan, who had an old Chinese uncle, an adventurous Sino-American niece, and an antique shop, he will be forced to hide it. And take note, the real Jackie Chan will donate the real Seal if held to a museum or put it in his collection, like what will the fictional Jackie will do.

[@ge0arc244]

Man, China has probably one of the BEST Histories of almost all of the World's Countries. Never knew about this, I must do more research on China's Exciting History!

[@SilverTheGreatX]

The real seal may be really damaged by now, it's usually what happens to lost artifacts.

[@CannaCult]

@Muffinconsumer4 It's been 600 years. It could have had more pieces chipped off due to carelessness of not knowing exactly what it was or how important it was. Cracks from dropping it or dropping heavy things ON it... etc. Human carelessness and even aggression much like the lady that threw it before... can cause a lot of harm to even jade over the course of 600 years.

[@cat_city2009]

It's probably a few chunks of jade in a refuse pile somewhere.

[@MJ-pk1cl]

@@cat_city2009 pile? its buried for sure

[@xuannguyen9126]

​@@CannaCult Id assume something that precious wouldnt be under some random person hands, or would be treated carelesssly as you say, but aye will never know.

[@ace6608]

it might been in one of the Chinese emperor grave underground as we speak

[@zongtaoli7721]

That seal had been lost since year 938 because an Emperor burned himself and his family with it. The seal was likely destroyed. In 228 BC, The first emperor of China conquered a powerful neighboring kingdom and gained the kingdom’s most treasured jade. The emperor later ordered to make the jade into the heirloom seal to signify his victory and authorities. This piece witnessed the birth of Centralization of Authority in the history of China. It was passed between emperors and dynasties for more than a thousand years. Imagining looking at this thing and realizing that this very thing manifests the power to rule half the world’s population...

[@Halestem]

There was no emperor of China that died in 983. In 983, Taizong of Song was ruling in a golden age and had zero reasons to burn himself

[@zongtaoli7721]

@@Halestem I made a mistake here: the correct year when the seal was lost was 938 not 983. This emperor we r talking about is the emperor of “later tang” dynasty. His name is Congke Li “李从珂”.

[@Halestem]

@@zongtaoli7721 oh ok

[@PeeosLock]

jade melting point up to 1773℃, may not easy destroy by ancient fire

[@chiehlilee9224]

This is only one theory of how it was lost. There are other theories. But who knows, it has been lost for so long. At least it’s more realistic than say the holy grail.

[@garaldtao1801]

Could you imagine that it is in some old lady's attic along with the Spear of Destiny and the Holy Grail. She be like, I can take over the world but I am late for BINGO.

[@TONEakaSHOW]

Her name is Queen Elizabeth

[@梦想星光-w9b]

如果真的被证实的话。岛都给他炸沉了

[@梦想星光-w9b]

​@@TONEakaSHOW如果被证实的话。岛都要给他炸沉。😊😊

[@Summer-of8zk]

Considering the period it was lost it is most likely destroyed but there is a small chance it was hidden somewhere by some budding ruler before he was killed, maybe if metal detecting became a big hobby in china then some random citizen might find it, since if it was hidden most likely it was hidden in a box with a metal clasp or the like.

[@concernedamerican6961]

The people who possessed the seal knew of its power & value so I doubt they would destroy it fearing its power. It was probably hidden and re-hidden century after century. I think it is still out there hiding in plain sight. They need to keep an eye on the Tibetan Monks. If anyone is capable of keeping a secret for centuries it would be them. lol

[@Jeshky2004]

odds are it was buried with the last person who held it or it was stolen. I doubt it even still exists

[@brethempel8304]

I've seen that Jade seal, the guy who owned the banzai garden in wimanalo, I noticed it because I worked there, in his front room, he had amazing artifact,

[@MoonLight-Armies]

That's not the real one. If the real is out at his garden as a showcase everything he have will be ruin .only the true any of dragons bloodline can hold it without any damage.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

The first time I heard of the Heirloom Seal, Quan Guo Yu Shi, was from the 1997 Three Kingdoms Television series (San Guo Yan Yi). Not until this video, did I fully realize the history behind it.

[@dahoo-needledrop]

Chuan Guo Yu Xi

[@gogojest9367]

I heard of it as a kid possibly from Sui Tang Yan Yi (隋唐演义) via traditional stroytelling on radio. While Sui Dynasty was falling, eighteen different armies of rebellion fought for it in a chaotic melee, and of cause Li Shi Min aka Tang Tai zong finally siezed it with the help of his insanely strong brother who, of cause, was totally a fictional character.

[@maeve4686]

Ii, too, saw something similar here in the US. I didnt understand it's significance until I read your comment. Thanks!

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

Of course that seal should worth more than a painting. It’s a seal made by not just any emperor but the first emperor who rule the whole county.

[@AndorranStairway]

Valuing it at a trillion dollars is still an absolutely terrible valuation

[@hillsideonly]

@Shadow Of Wiggin it was already lost before puyi

[@Mongalingalong]

@@AndorranStairway honestly, i dont know... Its literally the symbol of royalty. and whoever has this artifact would literally own china. that was how sacred it was. entire wars were fought over this piece of jade.

[@AndorranStairway]

AHomieNoCap I assure you lol, modern day Greater China isn’t as superstitious and stupid as you might think. Besides, no Chinese state ever sacrificed their entire gross national product for this seal. That would be extremely dumb

[@Mongalingalong]

@@AndorranStairway Wdym? I'm saying back then. 100s of years ago, whoever held this seal would essentially be on par with the emperor. It had so much cultural significance, and was pretty much treated as an artifact of the heavens. Plus it is made with an extremely precious jade. It's literally the holy grail of china. So... The price might be justified. Can't really say it is because we have not really seen something as significant as this valued before, so there is no basis of comparison. But its definitely worth A LOT. Remember back then having this seal would make you the son of God himself essentially if u think about it in more western terms.

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

"Wanted to buy it with 15 cities." He really, 'really' wanted that seal, then.

[@chipsun2504]

Then he can use the seal to demand back the cities

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

@@chipsun2504 Not quite. These were two different nations at the time.

[@windcold4532]

@@torbjornlekberg7756 Before Qin Shihuang unified China, in fact, on top of each country, there was a nominal master-[Zhou Tianzi]

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

@@windcold4532 That may be so, but I doubt he had enough power to demand back what he had given just like that.

[@TheRedFist92]

@@torbjornlekberg7756 You would be surprised with how some people in this world behave. :P

[@makotonarukami7468]

Ah, always wondered why that Artifact was kept near a large bowl at our second house, I think my dad threw it out when we were clearing the house, along with jars, they all were smashed into shards....sorry about that. Didn't know.

[@joedirt3649]

Honestly if anyone has it its probably a private collector and someone preventing fighting if not war. That thing is literally more trouble than its worth.

[@Man_Emperor_of_Mankind]

Idk... If you can figure out how to make a discreet sale, it's worth a lot of money lol

[@haikalhadzik7744]

It's in the possession of Lord Rothchilds

[@GrandpaDelinquent]

Fun fact. The Heirloom Seal of the Realm made a cameo in Koei's Sangokushi Sousouden (Legend of Cao Cao). It is regarded as one of the most powerful items in the game. EDIT: corrected Japanese spelling

[@marionchase-kleeves8311]

If there is a color photograph, and it is genuine, what is this show all about?

[@azazel7752]

I would want to see this with my own eyes. What a creation.

[@thegreatarkanum3037]

Just subscribed for the great history, great video ....

[@PhattPhillip]

It's likely in Taiwan Palace Museum already. There are tonnes of crates in the basement, marked Property of the ROC, that contain precious artifacts. These crates are slowly being opened since 1949 and the artifacts cataloged and the results published in their Journal. So far, the curators have opened only about 35% of the crates, so I won't be surprised if the seal is actually in one of them.

[@incription]

@@Fishmans bruh they are loot crates like csgo boxes you wait until they have value then open them

[@incription]

also, that's a good call! Blizzard was right, how come they are taking so long?

[@eduardopupucon]

@@Fishmans you open up a crate, there's 1500 trade documents related to a specific coastal port, you pick each one of them, translate from old chinese to new chinese, you write about them, you analize and catalogue them, etc, there, that's 6 months out of that single box, historical curation isn't a simple process

[@moldveien1515]

Probobly not as it was lost long before the guomindang took these items across the taiwan straight, i think the qing would have found it in their long reign over the kmt scrambling to take a bunch of stuff with them

[@sennahoj777]

😱

[@snailsandtires7398]

I honestly think its been destroyed years ago. A thing with that much power and value would be too much of a threat.

[@aubreysong]

Make sense.

[@idealicfool]

Lost in the time of the Mongols. Would not surprise me. The Chinese caused many difficulties for the nomadic plains people before Ghengis Khan, he had his own exp dealing with the, and then the process itself of subjecting the northern kingdom could have just been frustrating enough for the spite of the Mongols to deny a symbol of legitimacy to any future Chinese leader and to those who would support them.

[@hydacanal]

@@idealicfool Genghis Khan is most misunderstood emperor in planet earth

[@taoliu3949]

@@idealicfool Um. The Mongols continued their claim as the Emperor of China all the way up till the Qing.

[@dredgewalker]

Would not be surprised if this was buried with Ghengis Khan

[@elvinrodriguez]

This seal might have great historical significance and would probably sell for a significant amount of money if found. However, I highly doubt either country would be willing to pay anything close to that amount. We live in an entirely different era. If Taiwan has it, for instance, I highly doubt that anyone would see this as a legitimate reason for it being the “real” China.

[@amandag.6186]

What do you mean? Yuan Shu became an emperor with that seal

[@ectorres]

yes agree. besides, this is not it. you're telling me this thing would be worth more than the ark of the covenant?! lol

[@raaf4678]

@@amandag.6186 you don't really think whoever has it now would end up ruling china because of having this seal?

[@JosephGibson]

@@raaf4678 Who knows, it just takes millions of people to follow whomever they feel is the rightful beholder and then you have a revolution on your hands.

[@vidard9863]

don't know, if i where a chinese business man that would be a remarkably amazing bribe to present to the CCP. a man could make a great deal of money with that kind of influence with the government, even if the had to team up with a few other buisness men to do it.

[@miaomiaochan]

Imagine if this thing were accidentally found in a cesspit in rural China. It'd make the discovery of Richard III's skeleton under a parking lot seem like child's play. And the chaos that would ensue over this $1T artifact would eclipse anything we've ever seen before.

[@balrok9959]

Mansa Musa: I will take your entire stock.

[@capitalismisfairfucksocial3020]

@Ace Player where are you from?

[@dunkingstudios]

China owns Africa now lmao

[@aubreysong]

Maybe Trump. I mean, he wants to build wall too and all.

[@Mongalingalong]

sorry but even mansa musa wouldnt be rich enough to buy it. Youd need 3 of him.

[@BewareTheCarpenter]

His estimated net worth in today's money is about 400 billion. He could afford 40% of it.

[@MonosEx]

If you find it you'll also become incredibly powerfull for 10 seconds

[@desireeheremaia7636]

AYYYYYY!

[@HG-xx1ts]

if you found it means u are the chosen One.

[@chaddsteinberg3758]

Yes chosen for immediate death, good luck fighting every nation on earth

[@senatorcatotheelder7530]

@@chaddsteinberg3758 only China will hunt you down and maybe some other organzation.

[@haikalhadzik7744]

for 10 seconds and then you'll woke up somewhere in a barrel filled with cement

[@piehnoharmony]

I swear I saw something like that at a local thrift store. *Quietly gets into car ... *

[@EdAnde]

It’s probably in a uncontacted tribe’s possession. Imagine the artifacts they have 👀

[@racekitty]

My question is that would the seal be in a recognizable state with it being so old wear and tear must have taken a toll? Who knows maybe someone found a lump of jade and use it as a paper weight.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Well that's the big question. Traditionally with the exception of physical damage Jade is well known for retaining it's form very well as many personal seals of individual emperors have been found in damn near prestine condition despite being ancient. However if the seal were exposed to say... fire... the material would turn a black, brownish colour and it would be very difficult to tell. I'm also still a little confused as to why the seal was found in a well.

[@yaqiwang5242]

@@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective Based on history books, a person carrying the seal suicided with jumping in a well. People got the corpse out not long after and found the seal. There are also sayings that a defeated warlord carried the seal and burned himself alive with the seal, so what you said about fire making it unrecognizable could be true.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

@@yaqiwang5242 Bless you my friend that's great research though I'm still confused as to how or why the girl who committed suicide even had the Seal in the first place? I assume she stole it from Dong Zhuo but I can't find the books to read.

[@TanBoonMoh]

@@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective it was a chaos time in the Three Kingdom period, the servants probably get his hands on it when Dong Zhuo invaded the capital, or the emperor ordered him to take it away in order to not lost it to Dong Zhuo, and the guy is probably wanted by all of the factions for holding the seal, so he suicided instead

[@johnnymoreno5065]

@@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective I can answer this very easily since I know three kingdoms history very well. Supposedly how this story goes or depends on anyone I guess. A maid or someone who live in the inner palace who work with the emperor decided to take the seal and plunged herself to the well so that Dong Zhuo doesn't get his hands on it since we know the man might of have imperial ambitions later on. Anyways Sun Jian being the first to arrive there in the ruined capital found the seal on accident cuz he didn't think there be anything left in that city. So they pull it out and he found the seal like that. So how this story goes is that Sun Jian maybe wanted to go back home or give it to Yuan Shu depend on history or the novel point of view. After Sun Jian died I'm guessing the son decided that the seal was better off with Yuan Shu tbh. Besides if anyone have that seal it be a death trap because back in those ancient days possessing that seal was against heaven itself only the emperor should have it no vassals. Afterward Yuan shu declared himself emperor unfortunately he did and got his ass beat completely by everyone. The seal ended up with Cao Cao I'm guessing since there were no detail records who kept that seal afterwards. Maybe China will try to find it but doubt it considering how long it may take

[@keithlim1075]

I wouldn't be surprised by the story line of this precious jade, the stone is only a art piece of joy and yardstick of mystic. History is a form of life to be remembered after life, never to be forgotten.

[@seeratlasdtyria4584]

To the contrary, relevant, sometimes critically important history, is forgotten everyday. More often than you might suspect, some truly important and sometimes 'true' details of history are often known to only a handful of people present and/or physically involved at the time. For any of a number of justifiable reasons, this knowledge is often suppressed and thus 'forgotten' and lost with those persons' passing.

[@Trgn]

Even today a seal is still an important symbol of authority / legitimacy. It's used in Chinese corporate laws and has been causing all sort of comical troubles. Some companies couldnt fully disposed CEOs from their position just because they refuse to give up the company seals physically.

[@multatuli1]

Why? I thought CCP destroyed all kinds of form of monarch systems lol

[@Trgn]

@@multatuli1 It's just a symbolic thing. In China, company seal or stamp - are mandatory for doing business and replace signatures that are used in Western countries. Without this seal cant sign any contracts or carry on businesses.

[@multatuli1]

@@Trgn it's not symbolic if it's very important, like what you've said without it can't carry on the business right? lol

[@Trgn]

@@multatuli1 Because the seal is not so much a monarch only thing, normal people used it too. May be I was wrong to say a seal represents "authority" but probly more like "legitimacy". In many Asian countries like Japan it's used interchangably with signature. People have their own personalized seals. Hope that helps.

[@multatuli1]

@@Trgn thanks for the knowledge bro 🙏🏻👍

[@nokoru1]

I believe that the very significance of the artifact will in fact prevent the value to be that high, or at least prevent any transaction of such an amount from happening. If the artifact is indeed found and up for bidding, what will most likely happen is China pressuring the return of the artifact, using its cultural and historical significance as the reasons. China isn't one to shy from displaying its military prowess nor their self-righteousness, be it valid or not. This is especially so when their pride is on the line. It is also unlikely for the US to provide any monetary aid for Taiwan to outbid China since the artifact is unlikely to legitimatize Taiwan as its own country any more than how it is now, especially not to China. In fact, if Taiwan does get the artifact, the tension between the two sides is more likely to worsen.

[@nulnoh219]

3:40 Bruh look at how many squares overlap during that period. It's no wonder how it got lost.

[@lyhthegreat]

yeah, it was lost sometime during the song dynasty, maybe the mongols took it and probably did something with it..or maybe the song emperor destroyed it so that the mongols will not have the mandate of heaven..which kinda worked out since the yuan dynasty was very short-lived.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

The He Shi Bi must be a really large piece of Jade. They must have carved something else besides the Heirloom Seal with it.

[@angelitabecerra]

Some things are priceless. For everything else, there's Mastercard. All jokes aside, The Heirloom Seal of the Realm is priceless and unlikely to come up for auction. More likely the finder would choose their buyer and demand whatever astronomical price they like. Edited for a typo

[@mxn1948]

more likely the finder can either give it to the chinese state for some compensation or suddenly fall "ill" and die with the seal disappearing then later magically re-appearing in the palace museum in beijing. this thing has more culturally significant value than all the bronze zodiac animal heads combined.

[@mosesmoua2012]

I have the seal and have been protecting it for years from evil. In the wrong hands the world as we know will be gone.

[@richardz1271]

As a Chinese man, I find the pricing part is absolutely hilarious.

[@tulabutt]

right? "let's use the estimated economic output of 15 MODERN day cities" as if that's legitimate.

[@IamHandsome4u]

@@tulabutt that is how value of every asset increases over time.🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mb-jade7661]

Why? It's a priceless piece of ancient Chinese history!

[@realWorsin]

"The most valuable lost artifact in the world" and this KZbin channel managed to find a picture of it for the thumbnail. This channel is amazing.

[@haolallendoungel1845]

Smart

[@MrXinatown]

Did you watch the video till the end?

[@realWorsin]

@@MrXinatown yes

[@MrXinatown]

@@realWorsin so you know de answer

[@realWorsin]

@@MrXinatown A) I was not asking a question B) it was a joke dude.

[@Hellserch]

This is a great posting, as always by my man. Unfortunately, the romantic in me has been snuffed out by reality. The artefact was likely smashed into fine powder, around the time it went missing. Given it’s cultural and nationalistic currency, it would have been destroyed. Having it means living everyday in bone crunching fear of theft by extreme violence and the vigilance necessary to hold it would be financially earth shattering. Nah, it’s gone.

[@SMGJohn]

What you mean its gone? I seen something similar in the kitchen of my grandmother, she uses it to make schnitzel. She said she bought it on the market when she visited China around 70 years ago.

[@Hellserch]

@@SMGJohn 😂

[@crazy808ish]

Your second sentence is the most depressing thing I've read in a long while. I hope someday you will recover from that.

[@TheEvilpot]

@@crazy808ish it's not that depressing, pretty reasonable to think it would have been destroyed.

[@deklen.7008]

as disappointing the thought and probable reality is it makes sense. I would wake up in cold sweats knowing I have some important and beautiful item in my possession. I'd break it too.

[@kgraham5820]

It’s absolutely beautiful! I’ll be on the lookout 👀 next time I go to GoodWill.

[@russellthorburn9297]

How would one ever be able to prove the legitimacy of the seal? It seems just as likely that one of the seals that is supposed to be a fake is actually the real one or that the seal that was found in a well was actually a counterfeit.

[@usernamesrlamo]

I imagine it could be proven by the remnants of ancient ink and microscopic contaminants, as it was used for pressing official seals. Ancient inks used all sorts of soots and organic dyes that should be able to be dated.

[@RagDollCthulhu]

If the giant piece of jade still exists, I’m sure they could see if the seal came from it. (Idk enough about jade)

[@StevenMichaelCunningham]

Ink testing. Forensic science galore for sure. It's precise measurements *are* recorded for certain.

[@kunaldahiya310]

cant they test too se how old the ink and jade is

[@Righteous1ist]

My guess is that the last person who had it probably gave it to a random person and told him to bury it somewhere in the forest as deep as he can so nobody could find it. That's why it's been lost for so long. The same with other top expensive treasures in the world. Nobody knows where they are because of this reason of hiding.

[@ldsgermanshepherdboy9272]

Either that or it was sold and pawned off for years. Perhaps even destroyed and chipped away at some point to be sold for small pieces of jade.

[@27363h]

This artifact is the key to become an emperor. Countless of humans died for it.

[@cattraknoff]

@@ldsgermanshepherdboy9272 Perhaps it was stolen by a servant or guardsman in service of an Emperor during a period of instability. If you stole such a thing, you obviously could not sell it whole. But the smaller pieces of jade could still fetch a pretty penny, enough that he and his would never have to want for anything, even becoming lesser nobility.

[@ldsgermanshepherdboy9272]

@@cattraknoff That's what I'm thinking. They probably sold off bits and pieces until they ran out.

[@Righteous1ist]

@@revj7397 Lol that's a lie. He was probably assassinated.

[@StopItRyan]

I've been looking for an East Asian History KZbin channel for years and I'm so glad I found this channel.

[@jayjunyan]

Mixed legend, stories, and history together.

[@amulia1]

Pawn stars: I offer you $200 dollar for this, and I remember I am taking all the risks here. While you walk away with cash.

[@windcold4532]

[传国玉玺] had an accident during the Han Dynasty in China and broke a horn. The emperor used gold to make up the missing horn, so Its shape is very special.

[@ashleighwho689]

I have a feeling it's somewhere deep in the ground. Maybe at the bottom of an ocean. It's been about 600 years since it was last, the earth has changed. Maybe not much, but the deeper you dig in the ground, the older the dirt is. Plus the ocean is deep and less than 5% is discovered

[@owen1226]

看这集太感动了，和氏璧和传国玉玺绝对是记载着中国五代前历史的顶级宝物。可惜视频只讲其中的两段历史，耳熟能详的有： 1. 和氏献璧 2. 令尹昭阳灭越被赐，后被盗，张仪成嫌疑人 3. 蔺相如完璧归赵 4. 秦始皇受命于天 5. 王莽篡位，王政君摔玉玺，令玺上角缺 6. 赤眉绿林争玉玺 7. 孙坚得玉玺，孙策献玉玺（文学创作） 8. 李元霸单挑各路反王，强抢李密玉玺（文学创作）

[@lunatic0verlord10]

2:37 Now I understand where Liu Bei's claim came from.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@Dimitri Telvanni What I meant to say was that Liu Bei claimed to have blue blood. Now I know where that claim comes from.

[@wavingdragon]

It says Liu Bang, not Liu Bei. Liu Bang is the first emperor of the Han Dynasty.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@@wavingdragon I know, I'm saying that Liu Bei claimed to have a right for the throne BECAUSE of Liu Bang.

[@standbae]

Cao Cao said "What for I have this seal?" and then he throw it down.

[@rizkiruri7092]

Cao cao is too advanced for that Age

[@haikalhadzik7744]

is it from a tv series?

[@lelouchvibritannia2327]

Instantly got me hooked! Cool facts + witty story telling always gets me. Liked and subbed!

[@badjaeaux]

'How about i give you 50 grand? I mean, i still need to find the right Emperor' -- Rick

[@ratanakthoun1354]

Your work deserves a lot more subscribers. Keep up the great work!

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

8 months later... this video is rapidly climbing in popularity so congrats OP.

[@lil.obsidian]

I feel closer to my ancestors the more I learn. Thanks buddy!!

[@darktemplar8140]

I have that here in my desk. Got for only $4 from $10 bargain on a souvenir store. The writing translates to: "Whomever has possession of this will grant the user the power of Zeus." One of my best purchases, imo.

[@ttemp2631]

you can buy ar Aliexpress

[@Fjerid]

Imagine finding this artifact in your attic, an item that you bought from a random thrift shop. *What would you do?*

[@The_New_IKB]

Give it to Taiwan for free!

[@impyrobot]

Sell it to some Chinese Billionaire for a few hundred million. Or in reality it would sit on my desk since I'd never realise it's the real deal since I have no means of verifying it and it's very very unlikely in a random thrift shop in the UK. Even then more likely it's like £250 in a thrift shop and I simply don't buy it because it's too expensive.

[@malagebide]

兄弟，真正的文物从来不会这样出现，只有西方的文物总是偶然在垃圾站、阁楼、地下室、仓库等地方被发现。

[@ardius9777]

@@The_New_IKB Just give it to the USA and skip the middle man while you're at it

[@F1derful.]

@@malagebide西方的文物就不是真正的文物？ 只有你們中國的文物才是？

[@BestMods168]

I was right. I asked my brother that if he went back in time and was able to bring anything that he can carry with him in his hands, what would he pick. He said bars of gold. My answer to him was the Imperial Seal of Qin Shi Huang Di.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

this video was cool as hell. never knew any of this extremely interesting history, before now

[@No_Man_Is_An_Island]

The value of the imperial seal to the Chinese, is like the holy grail to Christian civilization, people would even start a war to get it. Total War: *"Write That Down! Write That Down!"*

[@safermonk]

Taiwan would be insane to have it because china would get so big tantrum like childs favourite toy taken away that missiles would start flying. Other play would be that taiwan could sell it to china for reasonable price and make the ccp group happy.

[@No_Man_Is_An_Island]

@@safermonk It will be like : Taiwanese : "Look! It's my se-" Communist: "it's OUR seal"

[@abmong]

People who don't know what the "Total War" series is: ...

[@mxn1948]

@Abrahamic Distributist india's only been unitied like twice in history. most recently being the british raj when then turned into modern india. so original civilization isnt a thing there.

[@tablestirne9879]

Lol so what happens if it gets turned over to the United States government and the Smithsonian

[@WaterShowsProd]

I'll never forget buying a small pair of stone Guardian Lions in Hong Kong in The 1990s. I could see they were soapstone, but happened to like the striation of the stone. The seller tried to push the sale by telling me they were "special Burmese jade". I can still hear his voice in my head.

[@patrickstewart3446]

I have to agree with the theory that it’s sitting in the tomb of Gengis Khan. The dates line up and taking it with him is something a man like him would do. After all, why should he give it up, even to his heirs? He was the one that conquered China. Now he’s emperor forever.

[@zombieoverlord5173]

I think it was likely destroyed/lost after the Tang dynasty. That's where it was last seen and if it was seen after that it would've been written it down. It was lost like 500 years before Genghis Khan so not likely they he has it

[@Tarenthilus]

That was my first thought. He likely used it for a fancy paper weight though because Genghis has his own seal, the Imperial Seal of the Mongols.

[@zombieoverlord5173]

@@Tarenthilus I don't think it's likely as it was lost WAY before the mongols took over China

[@williamwan3712]

“受命于天 既壽永昌”

[@GKS225]

Thanks, I was looking for this since I'm not used to reading the script.

[@wanlima4520]

@@GKS225 according to history record in three kingdoms period， the scrips are written in a bird pattern

[@xiaotan4790]

Translation: The person appointed by God can live forever and be strong

[@williamwan3712]

@@emiogawa86 Stop moaning, brute beast

[@1AmWhatever]

Where can I buy a Chinese keyboard and how many keys are on the keyboard? Honest question: I am learning.

[@jeffreyweaver9854]

This scenario appears to be a potential lead-in for a classic "Mission:Impossible" episode!

[@larrytownley2231]

Probably got hid ina palace !!!

[@Dragoon91786]

From a historical context, if the seal ever appeared in a Western country's cache and they willingly admitted to holding it in their possession, it's HIGHLY likely that there is a near infinitesimal possibility that said artifact would ever he returned. For instance, why would the US risk handing over such an artifact to Taiwan when the current round of permanent state bros are currently still on an empire building shtick? They might offer it to Taiwan, but hold it for protection against invasion.(I could see Taiwan getting this as sufficient belligerency to push mainland China's government over the edge. But, I rather doubt that the US and other Western powers would want the headache. It could respark another direct conflict if the cultural significance is right. Now, I wasn't sure about the pricing until you mentioned the historical accounts if it being worth 15x cities. That's an interesting price point. But, there is an economic fallacy in the pricing as you were using USD (or if we used Chinese mainland money). If there was even the smallest chance that this item could sway the Chinese public to view the Taiwanese government as the legitimate successor of China as a result if this artifact, and it was enough to threaten to in any way undermine the supremacy if the PROC government, and the bidding was done in USD, the US would simply print however much was needed. Any possibility if inflation risks would be immediately recouped by the mind bottling increase in DC power at finally getting to effectively undermine Bejing, something they are going so far as to seek to weaken Russia and institute "AirSea" and the "Eastern pivot". I find it highly doubtful that the US limit in an open bid would be 1.1 trillion USD. Furthermore, this assumes that anither government wouldn't institute eminent domain or some kind of seizure policy claiming that the items and question we're legally obtained through war or some other methodology, and then just abscond with it and give it to whomever party who upon receiving said seal would directly benefit said group the most. The risk to global economic destabilization in my opinion would be astronomical, and as such, chances are that if said object exists, whether it was carded off by the Japanese during World War II or something else, that it probably won't see the light of day precisely for the risk to global markets instability.

[@Dara-ih6jq]

So you’re telling me a legendary artifact makes you the emperor if you possess it? So basically old China is like an MMMORPG with no respawn?

[@basementdweller4682]

well back then yes. Now? Absolutely fucking not.

[@kevinz-bb7it]

At that time, yes, and some people succeeded, such as Yuan Shu. But not now, but it can be worth a lot of money. It's not as exaggerated as a trillion, but there are billions of dollars available

[@timallen643]

I bow deeply and with humble respect if I had found such a seal.

[@dingusfuzzklonnkt2755]

I'd take a dump on it and smash it infront of thirsty investors

[@poopystoopywoop8308]

id sell it for 2k and buy me a pot of crack

[@jonnym4670]

it would be the best paper weight/door stop i ever had

[@wryyman5552]

@@jonnym4670 smash your door on it all day and its gonna change shape. if it changes shape its gonna be abstract art, and nowadays people love abstract art, so does its value go to 2 trillion?

[@timallen643]

@@jonnym4670 To disrespect the past is to repeat it.

[@masterkoi29]

This heirloom seal represents Chinese culture from the beginning of the founding of the first imperial dynasty of China.

[@Thiccjimbobway]

Imagine someone broke it and hid it so they wouldn’t get it trouble💀💀💀

[@Gollywog]

Nothing Gorilla glue can't fix

[@taoliu3949]

It's already broken. It has a chipped corner that's been repaired with gold

[@lantaw1590]

One punchman can fix it.. Promise.. He even fix flashyflash sword

[@Riyant08]

Don't worry, epoxy resin can duplicate it 😂

[@ANYA.RIZALI]

nyan

[@mc4906]

That's sad that it's lost. I hope one day it's recovered and returned back to China.

[@anasevi9456]

post cultural revolution PRC would use it as a doorstop, now though.. yeah.... 1.1 trillion seems right.

[@1984417rock]

No way, it's already lost in history long time ago after Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

[@quanyuan6760]

It's already lost, for about 800 years

[@quanyuan6760]

Also, these most important artifacts are stored in the forbidden palace

[@PirateCat822]

@WiseGuy-4xBanned be gone botto

[@jacobstockberger7823]

The seal was lost in a fire, jade has a melting point of 1200c my theory is it turned to glass and melted in the fire

[@papab34r]

considering how many times this item were supposedly lost and found Id say it would be impossible to verify its authenticity. So even if you found the real deal, the value would "only" be in the millions, not billions and even less likely trillions. But I mean after reading up some on this, its not very likely the item survived even to the 14th century much less likely so to this day.

[@Phantom-bh5ru]

Nah it would definitely be in the billions if it was confirmed to be real by multiple experts even if it’s hard to FULLY confirm it.

[@mikehunt9884]

they have some pretty old jade seals though, i think the Empress Lu's White Jade Seal is still in existence... of course, its not as old as the original empire jade seal but its still pretty old, after all she was the wife of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty.

[@WohtotheMax]

Heirloom Seal of the Realm {5} Legendary Artifact (Mythic) When Heirloom Seal of the Realm enters the battlefield, you become the monarch. When the Heirloom Seal of the Realm enters the battlefield, choose a creature type. Creatures of the chosen type gain indestructible and hexproof. {Tap}, Sacrifice Heirloom Seal of the Realm: Create ten colorless Treasure artifact tokens.

[@pino6938]

i think it should say humans gain and not creatures of the chosen type

[@TigerofRobare]

Presumably it was lost somewhere in mainland China, so actually getting it somewhere it could be auctioned would involve breaking a lot of international laws on the protection of antiquities.

[@wabalaka1565]

It doesn't simply got lost, it got hidden by some lord who got his whole family kill because he didn't tell his enemy where the seal is.

[@kamasukarno]

I don't understand why a channel as cool as yours only have 700ish subscribers. Keep up the good work, I love it!!

[@burnone716]

1 year later, over 90k

[@itsMeDAnn]

Very cool bro 👍

[@tyanhdo]

My great-great-grandfather dug for a well and found a jade, that looks the same as this one but he exchanged it with 1 bag of rice to save the family from hunger, and thanks to his good deed my generation still here. Nothing is worth more than food when u are in stage staving to death.

[@janx2k1]

cool story bro

[@wteverisgud]

uh huh, sure he did

[@srt8up4shot]

Would you take the seal or everyday you get one more grain of rice than the previous 😏

[@Baronstone]

Pretty sure I purchased that thing at a garage sale this past weekend. I got it for $25, and I only purchased it because it is made of jade and worth a good deal more than the $25 I spent in jade value alone.

[@vadym8581]

Better get it check out

[@mostlysunnytx6937]

Lmaoooo in your dreams 🤣🤣

[@jayyvibing9539]

Well, what's the update?

[@ChokyoDK]

The way this guy pronounces "dollars" is the best

[@flinkstiff]

Holy shit! Bare with me now guys. I know this may sound implausible, and people tend to not believe anything written on youtube; but i am actually immortal and this artifact was given to me by some dude wearing a fancy hat with the inscription 馬巴爾斯 marked on the front (we all wore fancy hats back in those days, just for shits and giggles because it looked fucking ridiculous lol). That dude was a real madlad. Whenever someone asked about the inscription he used to answer them saying 吸馬巴爾斯 I had it in my possession for years while working for the "Freemasonry" people. I was devastated when i found out that Mason Ry never got freed. He died in prison after years of fighting for his life. Somewhere around that time i started drinking heavily and ran out of money. If i remember it correctly i put the artifact on black, and to my surprise i won, so i put it all on black again and lost.

[@astrallight333]

Imagine someone using it as a doorstop in a cabin in the middle of nowhere

[@kinsahbao]

meanwhile Eustace found this video on youtube.. a deleted episode of courage the cowardly dog..

[@jonb1107]

This would truly seem priceless - I don't believe any country would physically spend that much of its wealth on a singular item. Imagine if a person owned it - they would actually have to give that person that wealth.. absolutely zero chance

[@Nedlop1]

That's not how governments work they would 'free' the owner of the burden

[@jonb1107]

@@Nedlop1 well exactly

[@monopolybillionaire5027]

You wouldn't get a dime and disappear

[@jonb1107]

@@monopolybillionaire5027 agreed completely

[@Althalus2010]

@@Nedlop1 depends. If it was a Chinese citizen then sure. If it was found in an attic in America, the UK or Russia they're not gonna risk a war for assassinating someone else's civilian.

[@ZZTalkZZ]

Saw something that looks like that in a yard sale 10 years ago… the edge of the bottom had two sized scripts center and edge; the edge section had very small characters while the center was large… if it was used as a stamp the small letters would have not shown up because they were filled in something green but not the same color as jade. It was about the size of a cigarette case and the “gold chip” was not president it was just chipped. Any rumors about a yellow/gold imperfection that looks like the golden edge of a cloud during sunset.

[@yiklinkhoo]

I think you found it. Should have bought it. 🤔 Gold is soft and highly probably fell off over the centuries. The remaining is the hard jade. 🤔🤔

[@Weeping-Angel]

Wow. You could have become a powerful person

[@seeratlasdtyria4584]

Depends on what you mean by "lost". If you mean YOU don't know where it is, then you're correct.... Second, if supposedly lost by the 14 Century, how is it you profess to know what it actually looks like? As for jade, especially translucent green jade, I was once permitted to look at single piece of exquisitely carved translucent green jade of a water dragon, approximately 3 1/2 - 4 feet wide from nose to tail, and about 18-24 inches high in the middle of its arched back. The detailed carving was FAR FAR FAR beyond amazing- every single scale, the drooping tendrils of its 'moustache', even the iris's in the eyes.. I marveled at the decades it must have taken to create such a thing by hand, and then thought of how anyone ever managed to transport it to where I saw it, without damaging the delicate appendages. In 50 plus years, I have never seen a photo, or even a painting of it, so I must conclude that it too, is now 'lost' ;) However, I must assume it is also quite secure.:)