The netizen broke the news when he left the museum.
How to damage the national treasure
On the evening of July 30th, the netizen "Long Can" posted a Weibo, claiming that the procedures of the artifacts department of the Forbidden City were incomplete, and the national first-class Song Dynasty Geyao porcelain was out of the library, only to be broken by the staff, and the first-class products of the Forbidden City were only 1 106 pieces. Weibo was quickly forwarded to over 10,000 people, and many netizens expressed their regret that "the Ge Kiln, which is extremely rare in the Song Dynasty, lost one member and observed a moment of silence". Some netizens questioned the cultural relics protection measures of the Forbidden City, pointing out that the Forbidden City did not report the incident in time and was suspected of concealing it.
"Long Can" said that the news came from his teacher and an industry expert. It is said that the cultural relics department of the Forbidden City took this piece of Geyao porcelain out of the library at that time, and planned to send it to the scientific research office for composition analysis and research with newly introduced equipment. However, a staff member of the ware department broke the porcelain during the outbound process. "Long Can" said that he did not understand the details of the management of the Forbidden City in reality, but the smashing of priceless Geyao porcelain has already shown that there are serious problems in the exit procedure. Regarding the "seal" mentioned by Weibo, he said that the staff of the cultural relics department and the scientific research department of the Forbidden City should know such a big thing, but "it is wrong to hide it from the society". That night, the reporter asked the relevant person in charge of the Palace Museum to verify the matter, and the answer was, "I have seen this Weibo, and I am trying to find out whether it is true. Once the situation is identified, it will be announced to the public as soon as possible. "
On July 4th, when the ancient ceramics testing and research laboratory made a non-destructive analysis of the mouth plate of the green glazed sunflower in Geyao of Song Dynasty, the scientific researchers made a mistake and the sample table rose too far, which caused the cultural relics to be damaged by extrusion. A female master graduated from science and engineering
Miao Jianmin said that the parties involved in the accident were master students who graduated from science and engineering. I came to this laboratory in 2004 and received formal training. She has been operating this equipment for some time. Its professional and technical titles are intermediate. Since this laboratory was established in 2005, she was the first batch to work in the laboratory, and she was considered a senior. She also participated in the testing of more than 50 pieces of ancient porcelain last year, and nothing happened. In addition, this first-class cultural relics detection equipment is produced by American EDAX company, and at least seven or eight institutions in China have purchased and adopted this equipment. It is common in China. Why is there an operational error this time? Miao Jianmin said: "There are subjective and objective reasons. The objective reason is that the instrument can be improved according to the special needs of the Forbidden City. For example, the instrument does not have the function of confirming after entering the numerical value. Just like a mobile phone that wants to delete a message, it will prompt the user whether it really wants to delete it, but this instrument does not have this function. But we still think that we should look for the reason subjectively, which is caused by our own operational mistakes. The parties are very sad, and it is not just a question of what responsibility the individual should bear. This cultural relic is a precious porcelain in the collection of the Forbidden City. Because of our mistakes, we lost it forever, probably irretrievably. Everyone is very sad. Not only the parties, but also as the head of the department, I blame myself. " The Forbidden City said that restoration is not a problem.
Ma Weidou said it was impossible to restore the original appearance.
Lou Wei, director of the Cultural Relics Management Office of the Palace Museum, said: According to national regulations, precious cultural relics are divided into grade one, grade two and grade three. The first-class cultural relics are the most precious. The Palace Museum divides first-class cultural relics into first-class A and first-class B. As long as they reach the first grade, they are very precious. There are 63 pieces of Geyao cultural relics in our hospital, including 57 pieces of first-class (national treasure), including first-class A and first-class B. At present, this cultural relic is broken into six pieces. Although the damage is somewhat complicated, the repair should not be a problem. China has rich experience in ceramic restoration, not only in the Palace Museum, but also in cultural institutions such as Shanghai Museum.
However, in view of the damage to the cultural relics in the Forbidden City, Ma Weidou, a collection expert, founder and current curator of Guanfu Museum, said that "the value cannot be estimated." Ma Weidou said that even if the damaged cultural relics were repaired, they could not be completely repaired, and their value was greatly reduced. Many netizens feel sorry for the damage to this cultural relic. It is said that there are only three pieces in the world, and its valuation is said to reach several hundred million. Ma Weidou said: It is a fact that the world is rare. It is known that there are hundreds of pieces in the world. Of course, things in the Forbidden City are definitely more precious. We can't take price as the absolute standard. Lawyers say it's hard for individuals to take responsibility.
Zhou Wenbing, a lawyer in Beijing, said that the key to the determination of responsibility depends on intentional behavior or accident. If it is intentional, employees should bear certain liability for compensation. However, the value of cultural relics is relatively high, and even if it is judged that compensation is needed, employees may not be able to bear it. Therefore, the greater significance of this accident is to remind the Forbidden City to be more careful in management in the future. The cultural relics collected in the Forbidden City belong to the state property. After the damage, as the actual manager, there may be some mismanagement in the Forbidden City. Specific handling and compensation matters can be judged by the administrative department. According to the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Cultural Relics, if the first-class cultural relics in the collection are damaged, they should be reported to the cultural relics administrative department of the State Council for verification. If the damage of cultural relics in the collection is not reported to the cultural relics administrative department for verification and handling, the cultural relics administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections. If the staff of a cultural relics collection unit causes damage to precious cultural relics due to irresponsibility, they shall be given administrative sanctions according to law, and if the circumstances are serious, they shall be dismissed from public office or disqualified according to law; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. It should be reported within 2 hours.
According to the Measures for the Administration of Emergency Work in National Cultural Heritage Administration, which was implemented on July 30, 2007, "State-owned cultural relics institutions should report to the local cultural relics administrative department at or above the county level within 2 hours after learning of the emergency." On the other hand, "after receiving the report, the cultural relics administrative department at or above the county level shall report to the people's government at the same level and the cultural relics administrative department at a higher level within 2 hours, and report to National Cultural Heritage Administration." In this regard, the Forbidden City said that it is necessary to conduct a thorough investigation, form a detailed investigation report and report it.
Chen Lihua, vice president of the Palace Museum and head of the accident investigation team, said that the accident was caused by both human factors and the use of machinery. It is required to stop testing immediately at the first time of the incident and check and test all instruments. The complexity lies in the process of testing the machine. If we can simply conclude that it is the operator's fault, it will lead to some follow-up problems. The intuition of the parties at that time was that there was no problem with the input value. Therefore, it is necessary to repeatedly test and simulate the data she entered ... after each completion, it should be discussed, and experts in science and technology archaeology from Beijing Wenbo College and professors from Beijing Normal University should be invited to conduct relevant analysis and discussion. Finally, it was concluded that it was human error.
Chen Lihua said that as far as the current accident is concerned, it is entirely for getting a scientific and accurate answer. The requirements in the hospital must be meticulous and accurate, and must be scientific. The accident was entirely due to the complexity of the accident, which led to such a time process. But there is really no so-called concealment problem questioned by netizens. Solve academic problems
Once the Millennium collection was destroyed, netizens questioned the "nondestructive analysis and testing" of the Palace Museum. The explanation also responded to this, saying that in view of the long-standing difficulties in the academic research of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, the Palace Museum has gradually carried out test research combining traditional research methods with modern scientific and technological means in recent years, with a view to promoting the solution of some important problems. Since last year, as a part of the research project of official kiln porcelain in Song Dynasty, the Palace Museum has successfully completed the analysis and testing of more than 50 ceramic cultural relics with this nondestructive testing instrument.
priceless treasure
Ma Weidou, a collection expert, founder and current curator of Guanfu Museum, said that the appreciation value of Ge Yao is outstanding in "turning the incomplete into magic". The fragmentation of Ge Kiln was originally a defect in porcelain burning. Results Only after being induced by scholars did we know that this was a kind of beauty. Therefore, Ge Kiln is a typical beauty with flaws. Just like Venus with a broken arm, it belongs to another category and realm of beauty.