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The white glazed blue and white flowers are instantly ignited, and the flowers are clearly visible through the glaze. The Yuan Dynasty blue and white flowers are often compared to the “green clothes” on the porcelain stage, beautiful but not devoid of sanctity, and elegant, full of charm.
It is the first mature blue and white porcelain in China, and its technology has reached the peak level. The color, painting art and quality are all the best works of Blue and white porcelain… However, due to the immature firing technology at the beginning, there are few finished products successfully fired, and the rare cobalt materials for firing blue and white porcelain, which need to be imported from Western Asia in large quantities, there are few blue and white porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty, and its rarity can be seen.
At the Hangzhou Museum, the reporter found its figure. The museum is easy to find. When you reach the foot of Mount Wu, you can walk up the stone steps and see the north gate of the museum.
The overall shape of the pen holder is a sea beast carrying a mountain peak
It is the only Yuan blue and white stationery unearthed in China
In the North Pavilion, the “Wuhua Tianbao” exhibition hall is eye-catching. The exhibition hall showcases the rich historical and cultural relics of Hangzhou underground, with the era as the line and the cultural relics unearthed as the point. Walking to the “Chaohui Road Yuan Dynasty Porcelain Cellar” unit, the Jingdezhen Kiln Blue and White Sea Aoshan shaped Porcelain Pen Holder catches your eye.
“The Yuan blue and white pen holder was unearthed in 1987 in a Yuan Dynasty cellar on Chaohui Road in Hangzhou. The blue and white porcelain unearthed in the cellar and tomb of the Yuan Dynasty mainly consists of practical wares such as bowls, plates and bottles. Among the existing Yuan blue and white porcelain, this is the only one used in the study.” Yan Jingyu, a staff member of the Hangzhou Museum, told reporters.
This Yuan blue and white pen holder is small and unique, only the size of a palm, resembling a slightly open five fingers. It is white and shiny all over, with exposed tires at the bottom, showing a light off white color. It depicts peaks, Ruyi cloud patterns, frog eyes, sea reefs, and rolling waves in blue and white, with a blue to gray color. The overall shape of the pen holder is a sea beast carrying a mountain peak, with the left side molded into the shape of a beast’s head. The sea beast looks up, slightly opens its mouth, and has a small hole on its back. After the beast’s head, four peaks are successively erected, and the top of the second peak is molded with a circular cake shaped white plate. There is a small opening on the back of the beast’s head, with an empty belly that can be filled with water. This pen holder is still a “composite stationery”, and its other “identity” is a water bowl, a small object used in ancient times to add water to the inkstone when grinding ink.
The pen holder has a clear and elegant color, with complex composition levels, giving people a sense of elegance and tranquility overall. The entire product is handcrafted and molded, with almost no traces of tire repair. The back of the pen holder also bears the fingerprint of the craftsman, which is an important mark in the production of Yuan Dynasty porcelain.
What animal is the sea beast on the pen holder?
What are the circles on the peak?
There are various speculations surrounding it
Some experts believe that the sea beasts on the pen holder are toads, and the circle on the peak is the bright moon. The pen holder expresses the meanings of “Gongjun admires the bright moon tonight, who wants to ride the toad if he is interested” and “The blue sea in Shandong, with the bright moon rising high into the sky”.
Another speculation is that the sea beast is the turtle, and the circle is the rising sun. Dominating the turtle and the rising sun are the dreams of many ancient scholars. “Teacher Yan explained,” These are hidden in the pen holder.The interest in reading may be the best place for literati to express their emotions when they forget to sleep on a cold night. This also aligns with the temperament of the pen holder used for studying in the study
Perhaps more than 700 years ago, a skilled craftsman from the Yuan Dynasty was holding this unfinished pen holder, meticulously crafted, with his finger marks left on the back, casually and seriously filled with the charm of porcelain sculpture; Perhaps more than 700 years ago, this Yuan blue and white pen holder was standing on the table, with a scholar burning the lamp and reading at night, longing for the future of winning the gold medal
However, some of the porcelain artifacts unearthed from the Yuan Dynasty in the Chaohui Road cellar have the words’ Neifu ‘on them, and many of them have exquisite patterns such as dragons, peonies, and phoenix. Some scholars speculate that the owner of this pen holder is suspected of being’ royal ‘.
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