On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Tiger
A large bronze mask from Sanxingdui Pit No. 3
It left a deep impression on countless viewers
After a stunning debut on the Spring Festival Gala stage
When will the Sanxingdui bronze mask come home?
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Until the day after the end of the party, there was still a lot of heated discussion on Weibo, and many netizens could not believe that it was the "real body" of the big mask who came to the scene in person, thinking that it was a replica. Many people also exclaimed, is it worth it to take such a precious national treasure thousands of miles to transport it in the past?
Yu Jian, director of the Sanxingdui Museum Cultural Protection Center who personally escorted the bronze mask to Beijing, said that from the strong attention and concern from all walks of life caused by the appearance of the large mask, the effect of the cultural relics in person at the scene is far from being replaced by replicas or high-definition images.
Sanxingdui big mask completed its "debut" on the Spring Festival Gala stage
This bronze mask is 131 cm wide, 71 cm high, 66 cm deep, weighs 131 pounds, and has a history of more than 3,000 years, and is the largest, largest and best-preserved large bronze mask excavated at the Sanxingdui site. Wide and wide forehead, exaggerated face, eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips, ears and other lines are smooth, angular.
"The ancient Shu civilization displayed by the cultural relics excavated from the Sanxingdui sacrifice pit has always been a relatively special existence for the domestic public. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage also wants to confirm the pluralistic integration of Chinese civilization through this display. "And this is the official release of cultural relics, the first exposure of the big mask to the public, and it should have been used as an original instead of a copy." ”
Yu Jian told reporters that in the Spring Festival Gala stage to release Sanxingdui cultural relics, they initially provided several options including the top kneeling portrait and the gold mask, and finally selected this large mask, in addition to its own sense of shock is strong, suitable for the big stage display, the mask form is complete, easy to package is also a reason. "Although this surface is large in specific quantities, it is actually not more difficult to transport than small cultural relics." Before the departure of the big mask, the Sanxingdui Museum has long formulated a thorough and detailed packaging and transportation plan for it, and all the vehicles enter the local museum overnight to ensure that nothing is lost.
Sanxingdui Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration Museum
During the Spring Festival holiday, the Guanghan Sanxingdui Museum is still full every day without suspense, and the Sanxingdui Cultural Relics Protection and Restoration Museum, which officially opened in December last year, has become a key area for the audience to visit - the kneeling portrait unearthed in Pit 4 and the bronze bird-holding statue unearthed in Pit No. 3, which was "new" during the Spring Festival and attracted countless lights.
Now that the big mask has been officially released, after the blockbuster appearance on the Spring Festival Gala stage, when can you see it at the Sanxingdui Museum? Yu Jian told reporters that after the bronze mask came down from the stage on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, it was properly stored in the warehouse of the nearby Lu Xun Museum, and after the Spring Festival holiday, it will return to Sichuan as soon as possible according to the specific epidemic situation.
"When the big mask returns, we will also let it meet with the audience in the cultural relics protection and restoration hall of the Sanxingdui Museum for the first time." Special display cases for displaying masks are ready. Yu Jian said.
Edit | He Juan is responsible for editing | Wang Qiao
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