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In the increasingly noisy and impetuous era, people are more yearning for the pursuit of elegant “slow life” of the ancients. Despite the passage of time, the ancient literati’s lifestyles have been passed down through utensils and mood. On August 14, Zhejiang province museum original exhibition “long with —— song Ming literati elegant life” in wulin pavilion, exhibition through the outline of the ancient literati elegant life state, through a large number of auxiliary data refraction the spirit and interests, vivid three-dimensional for the audience the song Ming literati doctor daily life.
Look at the life conditions of the ancient literati from the artifacts and paintings
“With —— The elegant life of literati of Song and Ming dynasties” is divided into two parts: Song and Ming dynasties, which are independent and interrelated, reflecting the inheritance and evolution of literati lifestyle under different era backgrounds. The first unit, “The beauty of Song —— ware”, is divided into “worship ancient ritual”, “ride things”, “ink world”, three sections, “Ming —— and ancient tour”, “ancient”, “garden elegance”, “study swallow residence”, respectively shows the commonly used utensils in the life of Song and Ming literati, reflect the taste of life elegance, and the most beloved literati instruments.
The Song people called burning incense, ordering tea, hanging pictures and arranging flowers as the four arts of life. The integration of the four arts shows the elegant life aesthetics of the literati in the Song Dynasty. The literati and refined scholars in the Ming Dynasty developed elegant collections into four major interests: playing the piano, enjoying incense, sipping tea and reading paintings, and pushed the leisure life style to the peak of the art of life. The exhibition not only displays various artifacts reflecting the elegant life of the ancients, but also displays many paintings and historical materials depicting the “leisurely, elegant and ancient” life scenes of literati and doctors in the form of plates, so that the audience can enjoy the original life of the ancients with their pens.
Cultural relics unearthed from family tombs directly reflect the social trend
One of the highlights of this exhibition is the centralized display of the cultural relics unearthed from the family tombs of the representative literati and officials, which directly reflects the style of the times and social trends at that time. For example, in the first unit, a large number of cultural relics unearthed from the tomb of the Lu family of the Northern Song Dynasty in Lantian, Shaanxi, were exhibited. The Lu family in Lantian was a famous family in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province in the late Northern Song Dynasty. More than 1000 pieces of burial objects were unearthed from the Lu family cemetery, involving all aspects of daily life. Through these instruments displayed in the exhibition, we can see the exquisite life of the Lantian Lu family, who was the leader of the Guan sergeant family in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty.
The second unit displays some cultural relics unearthed from the Sanxiang Tomb of Hong Heliang in Jiaxing. The owner of the tomb, Xiang Yuanbian, was a famous collector and connoisseur in the Ming Dynasty. When he was in Hangzhou, he often drove a large painting and calligraphy boat to call at Gushan to communicate with friends or negotiate with antique dealers. The objects displayed in the exhibition reflect the identity, status, wealth, hobbies and customs of the tomb owner.
Elegant items left by some familiar people
In the exhibition, visitors can see many celebrities’ old things. For example, there are eight cursive inscriptions written by Yue Fei at the bottom of the handmade Duanyan inkstone of King E of the Song Dynasty. The wooden box with chicken wings is covered with a portrait of Yue Fei painted by Wang Luonian. In addition to the inkstone pool, there are inscriptions on the four walls of the heaven and earth, including Xie Fangde and Wen Tianxiang of the Southern Song Dynasty, Bao Xun of the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Shouren, Yu Qian and Chen Jiru of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yizun, Wang Shu and Zhang Jian of the Qing Dynasty.
Liu Rushi’s white end scripture writing inkstone is Liu Rushi’s study tool, which is “the first of the eight beautiful people in Qinhuai”. The seal character “Liu Rushi’s scripture writing inkstone” is engraved on the bottom of the inkstone. The white Duan inkstone is as white as snow, as bright as jade, and as spotless. It is unique in the Duan inkstone family with purple as the main tone. There is also a green landscape fan in Wen Zhengming’s works. The works use simple rough brush and exquisite small freehand brushwork to depict the mid spring scenery of the river as green as blue in spring. With quiet and moist brush and ink, it shows the mood of reclusive people who travel in the forest spring and care about their old friends.
Si people have passed away and are immortal. They have accompanied Chinese literati for thousands of years. They are not only the carrier of refined life and gentle temperament, but also the support and witness of Chinese culture. From August 14 to October 21, welcome the audience to enter the exhibition hall, slow down and feel the relaxation and leisure brought by ancient scholars. (Zhejiang Provincial Museum)