Los Angeles in April, the national color is fragrant. Nowadays, the graceful and luxurious peonies are blooming in the streets and alleys. In the Luoyang Museum, there are many cultural relics painted with peony ornaments or patterns, which are also beautiful.
Peony ornamentation is regarded as a symbol of prosperity and good happiness. Judging from the archaeological findings in our city, peony ornaments first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and were widely used in the court and folk of the Northern Song Dynasty. These peony ornaments are either carved on ancient architectural components, or hidden in tomb murals, or appear on stone carved cultural relics, or jump on porcelain and other utensils, and the shape is realistic, comparable to real flowers.
Please follow in the footsteps of the reporter and take a look at the more representative peony cultural relics in the collection.
Song Dynasty white glazed peony pattern porcelain jar
This white porcelain pot with a flower peony pattern has delicate porcelain, pure glaze color, skillful flower cutting knife technique, smooth lines, and a plain peony flower suddenly appears, which is a rare white porcelain product in the northern kiln system.
Song Dynasty three-color peony pattern pillow
The peony pillow is a cultural relic of the Song Dynasty, 32 cm long, 19.5 cm wide and 11 cm high, and the pillow surface is decorated with a single-petal brown-yellow peony flower, the flower buds are green and white, and the green leaves surround the surrounding area, with bright luster.
Song Dynasty folded branch peony pattern copper mirror
Folded branch peony pattern copper mirror, diameter 16.8 cm, mirror flower button seat decoration folded branch peony pattern, the proximal edge is decorated with beads for a week. Peony pattern is a common ornament on bronze mirrors in the Song Dynasty, and it is often seen that tangles or folded branches are seen.
Song Dynasty pearl ground peony pattern porcelain pillow
The peony pattern porcelain pillow pillow surface is oval, the four walls are slightly adducted, the pillow surface and the four walls are pale yellow, with pearl pattern as the ground, decorated with peony pattern and peony pattern, the pattern line is smooth and simple, and the shape is full.
Qing Dynasty rosewood edge embroidery century-old dynasty phoenix hanging screen
Qing Dynasty paintings of flowers hanging on the screen
Qing Dynasty Miao Jiahui painting illustration base peony ornamentation
Qing Dynasty boxwood carving
(Luo Bao Rong Media Luoyang Network reporter Zhang Guanghui correspondent Wei Wei photo)