We say that a thing or person is not worthy of the name, and sometimes we say that it is a parallel cargo. Today we also take a look at the parallel goods in the jade carving, but it is only literally related to water, not only is it not "water", but it is also quite wow.
In ancient times, all aspects of people's living were very exquisite, from tables, chairs, vases and even the pens, pen holders, and pen licks of the study room appliances to reveal the taste of life.
Many of these exquisite jade carvings are closely related to the source of life, "water".
Long stream of fine water - a cup
The simple understanding of 匜 [yí] is a wash basin filled with water, which is used as a ceremonial vessel. The method of use is that the washer places his hands on the "plate", and the waiter fills the water with a "za" and pours it from above to the bottom.
With the "collapse of liturgy", after the Han Dynasty it became something very close to the practicality of life, that is, wine glasses.
Many people will confuse it with the "knight" who drinks, and the distinction mainly depends on whether there is a foot, the za is not a foot, and the one who has a foot is a knight.
Of course, there are others as wine utensils, after all, the heavens and the earth eat and drink the most, and our nation spends a lot of effort on this.
In modern jade carving, jade carvers have not only respected the ancient, but also made various innovations in the za. Some are tall, some are miniature, some are hollowed out to carve landscapes, and some even turn their hands into animals, which has high artistic value.
Desk fun - water bowl
In addition to practical functions, the stationery also bets on the emotions and feelings of the literati, which is the externalized embodiment of its spiritual world. For example, in the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin Hong's "Literature Office Fang Tu Zan", Ming Tulong's "Kao Yu Shi Wen Fang Instrument Notes", Wen Zhenheng's "Chronicle of Long Things", etc., there are many more, and there are more than 40 kinds of stationery utensils recorded.
It can be seen from the literature that the "four treasures of the study room" are in an absolute core position, in addition, water bowls, drops, and pen washing as indispensable auxiliary tools have also received special attention.
Chinese-style writing and painting can be said to be water-centric and centered. Every step of pen cultivation Danqing is inseparable from water - water use, it must need water. "If you don't have a cup filled with water, how can you dye the ink and pen and wield it on Mu Suye?"
The water cup mentioned here first appeared in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and was known as the "fifth treasure of the literary room".
Water cups, mostly flattened and rounded shapes. There is a finer division of the flowing water state of the water bowl: the mouth is called "water injection", the mouthless one is called "water", there is an inlet and outlet, but the water is particularly slow Drop by drop called "Yan drop".
The water bowl in Hetian jade has a variety of shapes, or flat circles, or standing circles, or directly into a clustered beast, and the ancients would call it "Brother Beggar" or "Beggar Friend".
Pure heart Mingzhi - pen washing
Pen washing is the utensils used to clean the brush after writing the brush words, mostly in the shape of the opening, so that it is more convenient to wash the brush freely when swinging.
In terms of instrument shape, the most basic shape of the jade pen wash is bowl-shaped, which is basically the same as the common water cup, and the difference between the two is that the pen wash opening is larger and the capacity is larger, and the opening of the water cup is smaller and the capacity is smaller.
Of course, pen washing also has a variety of different appearances in the creation of jade carving, such as rectangular washing and flower-shaped washing.
These antique jade carvings not only continue the charm of "ancient" but also develop "new" artistic creations, which are full of ancient meaning and new and elegant. There are also many "water" related themes in Wada Yuzhong, do you know which ones?