Manually light this lamp from 2,000 years ago
What are the steps?
Three highlights, take you to know
Painted pottery lanterns
△Painted pottery lantern Collection of Luoyang Museum
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Dark → bright, 13 stops brightness can be adjusted
What other Easter eggs are in the Han Dynasty floor lamp?
The floor lamp (mini model) in front of you is from the Han Dynasty
It was unearthed in Jianxi District, Luoyang in 1972
△On the right is a painted pottery lantern in the collection of Luoyang Museum
Because when all of them are lit, they are like flowers blooming
Known as the "Hundred Flower Lantern"
Whole floor lamp
It is composed of three parts: lamp, lamp post and lamp holder
The lamppost is further divided into three layers
Each floor has 4 chandeliers
There are differences in length and shortness, and there are staggered places
Plus the Suzaku lantern that seems to be flapping its wings on the top
From dark to light
A total of 13 brightness stops can be adjusted (non-automatic version)
The design aesthetic of the Han Dynasty floor lamp is a gorgeous one
Although the material is simple pottery
But the lanterns are beautifully made and there are hidden eggs everywhere
Come to Kangkang, have you found it all ↓↓
At the top of the lamp branch sits a winged feather figure wearing a crown on his head
Lying on its stomach lies a cicada with its wings retracted
On the side there are winged dragons
The base is also distributed with rabbits, deer, sheep, wolves, tigers, etc
32 animals running and jumping to life
Comes with dynamic effects
In addition, the base of the lantern, lamp posts, curved branches, etc
All are made separately, easy to assemble and disassemble
This lantern
It can be called a classic of ancient pottery lamps on the mainland
It reflects the exquisite pottery skills and rich creativity of the Han Dynasty
It is a rare treasure in the history of mainland arts and crafts
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The prototype of the hundred flower lantern turned out to be
Heavyweight "big coffee" in ancient mythology
The painted pottery lantern is so intricate and exquisite
What inspired the design?
Potter: Look at its → ⛰️
The lamp base of the lamp is raspberry-shaped
"Archetype" is a heavyweight "big coffee" in ancient mythology
Xian Shan Kunlun Mountain
We are familiar with myths such as "Chang'e running to the moon" and "Nuwa making up the sky"
All related to the Kunlun Mountains
The ancient Han Dynasty book "Records of the Ten Continents in Hainai" described Kunlun Mountain as follows: "Fang is thousands of miles wide, shaped like a raspberry. ”
It is also recorded in the Erya: "Three became Kunlun Hills. ”
Kunlun Mountain consists of three layers
This is with the lamp holder
The design of characters and animals arranged in three layers coincides
△Painted pottery lantern Collection of Luoyang Museum
Light this lamp
Enter a mythical world full of whimsy
"Divine Miracle Sutra": "Kunlun has a copper pillar, which is high into the sky, and the so-called heavenly pillar is also." ”
Here, the lamp post resembles the heavenly pillar on Kunlun Mountain
Soar into the clouds
Suzaku, Hato, dragons and other sacred birds and beasts
Leisurely stay
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Lamp lamp light
What lamps were popular in the unplugged Han Dynasty?
The Han Dynasty's obsession with lamps
It has been described in the "Miscellaneous Notes of Xijing"
Gaozu first entered Xianyang Palace and Zhou Xingku Mansion. Gold and jade treasures, indescribable, its especially amazing, there are green jade five lamps...
The five lamps here also belong to the hundred flower lanterns
There are many varieties of lanterns alone
It can be divided into branches according to the number of curved branches
Three branch lamps, five-branch lamps, nine-branch lamps, ten-branch lamps, thirteen-branch lamps, etc.
The number of curved branches is mostly odd
△Copper five-chandelier collection of Nanjing Museum
In addition to the hundred flower lanterns, in the unplugged Han Dynasty
What other fixtures are popular?
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Imitates the shape of a goose's claw
The minimalist wind goosefoot lamp was very popular in the Han Dynasty
It is a must-have item for many literati
△ Jingning first year goose foot lamp collection of Shanghai Museum
The Han dynasty was keen to combine animal shapes with lamps
Sheep-shaped lamp, deer-shaped lamp, ox-shaped lamp, etc
All perfectly combine ornamental and practical
△Horizontal sheep-shaped copper lamp Collection of Qinghai Provincial Museum
△Gilt copper deer lamp Collection of Nanjing Museum
△Han Dynasty copper ox-shaped cylinder lamp Hunan Museum collection
In addition, Han dynasty craftsmen also shaped living utensils
Used in lamps
Such as a bean-shaped lamp that imitates a bean-shaped device
△ Western Han pepper Lin Mingtang bean-shaped copper lamp Hebei Museum collection
So many types of lights
Which one would you most like to pick?
Painted pottery lanterns
The lights go out across two thousand years
Illuminate the superb lamp-making craftsmanship of the Han Dynasty
with a unique aesthetic
Executive producer丨Tang Yi
Producer丨Bi Lei
Copywriter丨 Zhai Zihao
Visuals丨 Metaphorical Vision
Technology丨Cai Zixu
Review丨Zuo Zhongming
Coordinator丨Liu Ying Wuhe
Special thanks丨Luoyang Museum, Henan Station, China Cultural Heritage Newspaper
Responsible editor: Jia Hongwei