Nandu News Reporter Xiao Yang Correspondent Huang Suzhe From now until June 26, the first and second exhibition halls on the third floor of the Guangdong Provincial Museum, relying on the fine cultural relics of Guangdong and Long provinces, more than 500 cultural relics of the cultural institutions of the two places are on display, and many treasures are debuting in Guangdong.
Relying on the fine cultural relics of Guangdong and Long provinces
More than 500 cultural relics from the cultural and cultural institutions of the two places were selected
Dunhuang in Gansu, located in the northwest, and Guangzhou, Guangdong, in the southern port, played an important role in the Silk Road. After the fifteenth century, with the advent of the era of great navigation, Gansu Jiayu Customs and Guangdong Guangdong Customs became the intersection of Chinese and Western cultures, increasingly synchronized with the world. Gansu, connecting the Central Plains and the interior of Asia, has become a necessary transportation artery for the "Overland Silk Road"; Guangdong, facing the vast South Pacific, has an important trading port of the "Maritime Silk Road".
Under the guidance of the Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics and the Gansu Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, the "Silk Road Guanghua: Yuelong Cultural Relics Boutique Joint Exhibition" was launched on March 24, the exhibition was jointly sponsored by the Guangdong Provincial Museum (Guangzhou Lu Xun Memorial Hall) and the Gansu Provincial Museum, relying on the fine cultural relics of Guangdong and Long Provinces, more than 500 cultural relics collected by the cultural and cultural institutions of the two places were selected, co-organized by the Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (Southern Han Erling Museum), and obtained the Dunhuang Research Institute, the Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the Maijishan Grotto Art Research Institute, and the Gansu Jianmu Museum With the support of Dunhuang Museum, Tianshui Museum and Nanyue King Museum (Research Center for the History of The Southern Yue State of the Western Han Dynasty), from now until June 26, they will be exhibited in the first and second exhibition halls of the third floor of the Guangdong Provincial Museum, and many treasures will be unveiled in Guangdong for the first time.
Nandu reporter learned that the Guangdong Provincial Museum currently implements the appointment of all employees to visit at different times. Please reserve your admission tickets in advance through the official WeChat public account. During the reservation period, with your ID card (original entity), check the "Yue Kang Code" or "Sui Kang Code", wear a mask, and enter the museum after passing the temperature check.
Two "Dragonfly Eye Glass Beads"
Showcasing the different civilizations of the sea and land silk
According to the organizers, the exhibition is based on the chronological order, based on the latest archaeological discoveries and historical documents, and is divided into three parts: "The Prosperity of the Silk Road", "The Prosperity of the Silk Road" and "The Light of the Silk Road", through which the prosperity of the Silk Road can be witnessed.
In the design of this exhibition, according to the development characteristics of the Silk Road in different periods and the combination of exhibit elements, in order to deepen the audience's understanding of the history of the "Belt and Road" context, explore the different civilizations of the Sea and Land Silk Road. Through the introduction of two dragonfly eye glass beads unearthed in Gansu and Guangdong respectively, the exhibition leads the audience to experience the east-west exchange of culture and art and the development of the north and the south.
Dragonfly Eye Glass Beads Warring States (476 BC – 221 BC) Collection of the Gansu Provincial Museum
The "Dragonfly Eye Glass Beads" collected by the Gansu Provincial Museum are for the Warring States (476 BC - 221 BC), and the on-site "Exhibit Description" shows that the Dragonfly Eye Glass Beads were first made in Egypt in the 16th century BC. The glass bead ornament symbolizes the eyes of the gods and people, and is often used as amulets. Dragonfly-eyed glass beads were introduced eastward through the Eurasian steppe to China, and around 500 BC they were introduced to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River basin. After research, the earliest batch of dragonfly eye glass beads unearthed in China are Western imports, which belong to soda-travertine glass.
Dragonfly Eye Glass Beads Early Western Han Dynasty (about 1st century BC) Guangdong Provincial Museum Collection
The "Dragonfly Eye Glass Beads" collected by the Guangdong Provincial Museum are from the early Western Han Dynasty (about the 1st century BC), and the exhibit descriptions introduce: When the Dragonfly Eye Glass Beads were transmitted to the Chu State, the Chu people began to imitate them, and the composition was mainly lead barium or potassium and calcium. This dragonfly eye glass bead, tested as lead barium glass by composition, is of Chinese origin and witnesses the sinification of Western technology and the spread from north to south in China. The Han Dynasty dragonfly eye glass beads found in the Lingnan region are mainly blue, opaque and round in color, and the surface of the beads is inlaid with yellow, white and blue circle eye patterns, resembling the compound eyes of dragonflies.
Han Dynasty "bear" climbed up
Architecture in Gansu and Guangdong
The bear symbolizes bravery and toughness, and was already a common decorative theme during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. By the Qin and Han dynasties, the artistic shape of the bear was more colorful, representing the special status of the owner. In the Han Dynasty, the remnants of the brick decorated with bears were found in Jiuquan in Gansu and Guangzhou, Guangdong, and the ornaments were all in the shape of bears. In the "Silk Road Guanghua" exhibition, you can also see the brick decorations of han dynasty bears.
Bear stomping bricks Collected by Xiaheqing Farm in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Museum Collection
Bear ornament hollow brick stomping on the site of the Nanyue Royal Palace Office in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, excavated from the collection of the Museum of the King of Nanyue
According to Yue Bofang, whether it is the military border plugs of the Central Dynasty in the northwest or the gorgeous temples of the remote countries in the south, architectural components with similar patterns and shapes are used, reflecting the consistency of the hierarchy and etiquette of the princes of the Han Dynasty.
The West has "polyhedra gold beads"
Guangzhou has multiple layers of "ivory balls"
The reporter learned that in this exhibition, the polyhedral golden beads collected by the Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology (Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD) were exhibited. The polyhedral gold beads belonging to the beading process appeared in the Italian peninsula region of Europe in 500 BC. Archaeological findings and analysis show that the polyhedral golden pearl should be imported from the sea into China, and the route circulating should be along the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea, and then from Hepu, Guangzhou and other ports to Chinese mainland after entering.
Polyhedra Golden Pearl Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) Collection of Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
Ivory hollow carved ball ornament 1870 Collection of Guangdong Provincial Museum
Among the "showmanship" in the exhibition are the "ivory hollow carving ball ornaments" collected by the Guangdong Provincial Museum. According to reports, Guangdong ivory ball has always been regarded as the leader in the craft of the late Qing Dynasty, full of showmanship. In the 18th century, Guangdong ivory ball production quietly emerged. The tooth ball craftsman must master a certain knowledge of mathematics and geometry, accurately locate the holes on the surface of the sphere, and then use lathes to grind and layer, and finally perform carving and decoration.
Carved with an ivory ball, in a hole of less than half an inch, carved with nine to fifteen layers of balls, showing the state of a ball in the ball, each sphere is not connected or has no seams, and the layers of carving are one set at a time, all of which can be rotated.
The site is observable
The process of painting grotto murals
It is reported that the exhibition also adopts a display method that combines physical objects and scene restoration, which can lead the audience through the ancient station buried in the desert, visit the solemn grottoes, climb the winding Great Wall, and cooperate with the multimedia interactive technology of sound, light and electricity to create an immersive atmosphere for the exhibition.
In the public area between Exhibition Hall 1 and Exhibition Hall 2, the audience can also observe the painting process of the grotto murals, guide the audience back to the historical creation site, and deepen their understanding of grotto art.
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