The Khitan are ancient Chinese nomadic peoples who originated in northeast China and were subject to the Turkic Khanate and the Uighur for a long time. In the Anshi Rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, and the Khitan leader Yelu Abaoji led his people to attack the Central Plains, defeat the Tang army, and establish an empire. In 936 during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Shi Jingjiao rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, destroyed the Later Tang Dynasty and built the Later Jin Dynasty with the help of the Khitan, and dedicated the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitan as agreed, so that the Central Plains region lost the northern barrier. In 947, Yelu Abaoji changed the name of the country to Liao, and was known as Liao Taizu in history. After twenty-five years of war, Song Liao fought for the sixteen states of Yanyun, but neither side could defeat the other. In 1005, the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty concluded an alliance, known as the Yuanyuan Alliance. The peace treaty stipulated: Liao and Song were about to be brothers, and the Song Dynasty gave Liao 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 horses of silk every year, and Song and Liao took the Baigou River as the boundary. In 1115, the Jurchens established the Jin Dynasty. Under the attack of the Jin army, the Liao dynasty fell in 1125. The Liao royal family moved westward and was later destroyed by the Mongols. The remaining Khitans fled and eventually integrated into other ethnic groups.
In the Middle Ages, some European countries used to refer to China as "Khitan". Today, countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, etc., still commonly use the term Khitan (Китай or Қытай) on various occasions.
Northern Song Dynasty and Liao
In ancient times, the hairstyles of ethnic minorities were often a sign of their race. The Khitan men's hairstyle is the so-called 髡 [kūn] hair, in which the middle part is shaved off, leaving only the hair on the sides or the back of the forehead, which shows the ruggedness and fierceness of the steppe herders.
The traditional clothing of both men and women of the Khitan people is mainly robes, and their styles are generally round necks, narrow sleeves, and left sides. The man wears trousers in his robe, a belt around his waist, and long boots. According to the "History of Liao", only the emperor and officials of a certain level were allowed to wear crowns and scarves, and others were not allowed to wear hats.
Khitan men's clothing
Liao Taizu
Liao Army
There are roughly two kinds of women's dress, one is to wear a jacket or shirt and a skirt, which is influenced by the dress of Han women in the Central Plains. The other is to wear a straight-necked or cross-collared narrow-sleeved robe with a belt around the waist, which is the traditional costume of the Khitan people.
Khitan women's traditional costumes
The Khitan Dynasty (Liao Dynasty) successively experienced nine emperors. Until 1125, Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi was captured by the Jin, and the Khitan Dynasty collapsed. Among the nine emperors, except for the last emperor Yelu Yanxi, there are mausoleums. There are three imperial tombs in the Khitan, which are in Mongolia, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia. Almost all of the imperial tombs of the Khitan were stolen and excavated. Most of them were state acts of the Jin Dynasty at the time of Liao's death. There have been thefts and excavations among the people, as well as Belgian missionaries and Japanese scholars.
Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao (953-1009) was a politician, military strategist and reformer of the Liao Dynasty. During her regency, the Liao Dynasty entered its heyday. He sent troops to attack the Northern Song Dynasty many times. The picture shows the Empress Dowager Xiao's gold filigree inlaid with four phoenix pattern shrouds, with about 10 kilograms of gold on the outside.
Huailing Liao Taizong Tomb Liao Sancai
The tomb of Princess Chen is the only tomb of the Liao royal family that has not been excavated, and 3,227 burial goods have been unearthed. Princess Chen Guo was the granddaughter of Liao Jingzong and the famous Empress Dowager Xiao. At the age of 16, he married his uncle Xiao Shaoju, who was more than ten years older than him. This is commonplace among the imperial relatives of Da Liao. Died at the age of 18.
Princess Chen Guo's golden mask
The princess and the pony are covered in silver wire netting. It is woven according to the human body with a silver thread with a diameter of only 0.05 cm to prevent the body from deforming.
The tomb of the princess of Chen Guo is a kind of belt used by the northern nomads for hunting, wearing bows, arrows, knives and other hunting utensils and daily life utensils.
Tomb of Princess Chen Guo Pisces jade pendant. Pisces is one of the eight auspicious things in Buddhism, reflecting the influence of Buddhist art on the Liao Dynasty.
The celadon bowl of the tomb of the princess of Chen Guo is the secret color porcelain in the Yue kiln.
Long live the golden flower silver inkstone box, Yelu Yu's tomb was unearthed.
The cockscomb pot is divided into two categories: perforated and handled, which are made in imitation of skin containers, and most of them are from the tombs of the Khitan people, and are often regarded as utensils representing the national customs of the Khitans.
Liao Dynasty Xijing Datong Huayan Temple. The Khitan people initially believed in shamanism, which admired nature, and gradually believed in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism after the founding of the People's Republic of China, with Buddhism as the main religion.
辽国戒台寺：存有辽塔和经幢。
Inner Mongolia Ningcheng Daming Pagoda, the highest existing Liao Pagoda in China, was built in the fourth year of Liao Shouchang (AD 1098).
The wooden pagoda of Yingxian County, Shanxi, was built in the second year of the Qing Dynasty of Liao Dynasty (1056 AD), and is the oldest and tallest existing wooden pagoda in China.
Currency of the Liao Dynasty
Li Zanhua (Liao Taizu's eldest son) "Shooting and Riding Picture"
Khitan painter Hu Ying "Hunting Map"
The mural of the Liao tomb, holding the sea Dongqing before hunting.
Tent-shaped terracotta urn
The gold and silver ware of the Liao Dynasty absorbed the art of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and the West, and the level was superb. Pictured is a gilded Buddhist shrine
With a handle glass. The Liao Dynasty had frequent cultural and economic exchanges with countries such as Persia and Dashi, including the import of glassware.
Khitan script is divided into Khitan large characters and Khitan small characters. In the fifth year of the Divine Book (920), Taizu Yelu Abaoji promulgated the Khitan characters, and its writing was directly born from Chinese characters. In the first year of Tianxian (926), the text was reformed, reducing the number of strokes and words, which was called Khitan small characters. The picture shows the Khitan characters.
Porcelain, is a beautiful and rich legend of the existence, its spiritual connotation, to allow future generations to witness all aspects of the life of the predecessors, and because of this, ceramics has become the best evidence for historians to study history, not only in the capital Palace Museum, but also in museums of all sizes throughout the country, there are a large number of ceramic cultural relics, today Yi Meijun wants to take everyone to the Nanning Museum in Guangxi, to appreciate a treasure of the town hall, the story in the jar is more worth telling.
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What kind of jar is this?
This jar in the Nanning Museum of Guangxi, the full name is "Yuan Qinghua Yu Chi Gong Single Whip Savior Character Jar", this large jar is 30 cm high, the diameter is 22 cm, the abdominal diameter is 36 cm, the bottom diameter is 19.5 cm, the body of the can from the mouth to the bottom pattern is the entwined branch flowers, the entwined branch peony, the theme ornament, the variant lotus petal pattern, the classic historical story is drawn with fresh green materials, the plot in the Yuan miscellaneous drama Shang Zhongxian's "Yu Chi Gong Single Whip Grabs the Lance", the theme decoration scene is grand, and a total of 7 characters are painted.
Painted on the flag hunting, under the guidance of auspicious clouds, a person behind the mountain stone whipped and rode a horse, he wore wings to the sky, dressed in a robe tied with a double jade belt, the emperor jade dress, the demeanor was peaceful, behind him was a long-bearded military general wearing a crown, the left hand stirred the bridle, the right hand held the steel whip, the horse galloped, and then the mountain stone, the flag weaving, there were three spears and armor soldiers in the middle of the mountain, the other side of the picture is two people fighting, one person wears a small crown of hair, holds a steel fork, turns back to parry, the other person holds a spear, and chases closely behind.
The preciousness of the blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, first of all, lies in its small number, as we all know, the Yuan Dynasty lasted a very short time, coupled with the turbulence of the situation at that time, therefore, the number of blue and white porcelain handed down is extremely limited, and the painting of the character story on the jar requires a more outstanding painter, the difficulty is very great, the Yuan blue and white porcelain that is currently found to have the story of the characters, there are few pieces in the world, it can be seen that this "Yuan blue and white Wei Chi Gong single whip savior picture jar", whether it is rarity, or artistic value, can be called a rare treasure.
How was this jar discovered?
Yuan blue and white is a treasure, but this jar, unearthed in the autumn of 1980, was idle for 7 years, still in the corner, and later was taken home to raise flowers and put grain! In 1987, Su Zhenfa, a worker who worked in the Hengxian Agricultural Technology Training Center, felt that it was a pity that such a beautiful jar was put on hold, so after obtaining consent, he took it back to his home, planted evergreen for ornamental purposes, and then used to hold corn, mung beans, and sesame seeds.
In 1989, the Heng County Cultural Relics Management Institute solicited cultural relics from the people, Su Zhenfa invited Li Zhiguang, who was the director of the Heng County Cultural Relics Management Institute at that time, to check this jar, Li Zhiguang initially confirmed that this is a cultural relic, but can not be sure what age of the utensils, but was deeply attracted by the delicate ornamentation of this pot painting, so he asked someone to take a photo of this jar and send it to a classmate who was the director of the Rong County Museum, and soon after his classmates sent the photo to his mentor Zhang Pusheng with a fax machine.
After Mr. Zhang Pusheng got the photos and found the briefing, from then on the pot painting exquisite ornamentation, well-made craftsmanship and delicate and expressive figures, immediately identified as the blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, the blue and white painting material used for imported cobalt materials, so he immediately suggested that the relevant units in Guangxi apply to the state for a cultural relics grading appraisal, in 1991, the jar was recognized as a national cultural relic, since then the reputation of "Zhang Qinghua" has also spread.
In 1990, the Hengxian County Party Committee and the county government held an award ceremony for this matter, awarded a certificate of honor to Su Zhenfa, and awarded 200 yuan, but many people in the porcelain industry also questioned: Why did such an important Yuan blue and white jar be unearthed in such a remote place as Siguanling, a suburb of Hengxian County? Maybe it was the fine soft carried by the Marquis of Nantong who went south at that time, or it may be the beloved thing that the generals of the Ming Dynasty's southern expedition carried with them when they went south to fight, and the mystery of all this has not yet been answered.
Now, this rare treasure has returned to peace, however, its name has long been spread far and wide, and now it is rejuvenated under the careful study and care of experts and scholars, and the days when it was buried in the ground, not the same day, the exquisite decoration of the painting on the can, the well-made craftsmanship and the delicate and expressive characters painted are very worthy of everyone to see, if you have the opportunity, do not forget to go to the Nanning Museum in Guangxi to appreciate this jar.
When it comes to porcelain, everyone has a special favorite variety of porcelain in their hearts, some people like color glaze, some people like pastel, some people like enamel color, some people like exquisite porcelain, and the favorite is blue and white porcelain and color glaze.
The reason why I like color glaze is because of its natural color and classic and beautiful shape, which is so classic that I never get tired of looking at it, and its color is like heaven and earth, which has great beauty and is full of mysterious charm.
And blue and white porcelain, it has only one color, is a kind of blue called "green" by the ancients, it does not have the pastel of pastel, there is no power of ancient color, and there is no brightness of enamel color, it can not depict the picture through colorful colors, because these seem to be shortcomings, but it requires an artist to have stronger skills, in order to only express other colorful glaze performance pictures through the single color of blue and white.
The blue and white is the underglaze color, the underglaze color because there is a layer of glaze to protect it will never be corroded, never fall off, unlike pastel, ancient color and enamel color, there is a possibility of losing color for a long time.
All blue and white porcelain is known as the king of porcelain, and it is also the most expensive porcelain variety in porcelain, especially Yuan blue and white.
Yuan blue and white cloud dragon pattern plum bottle with lid
Yuan blue and white porcelain is still the world's highest porcelain auction price record holder, the reason why Yuan blue and white porcelain is expensive, on the one hand, is that it is extremely rare, on the other hand, it has great historical value and artistic value.
Many people like the blue of Yuan Qinghua and its rough painting style, which represents the Yuan Dynasty that conquered the world, and it is the world's top royal artwork.
Today, let's appreciate the blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty in the collections of major museums across the country, all of which are known as national treasures.
Yuan Jingdezhen kiln blue and white entwined branch peony pattern jar
Yuanjingdezhen kiln blue and white entwined peony pattern jar Shanghai Museum collection
Yuan blue and white phoenix Rui beast wear pattern four series flat square pot
Yuan blue and white phoenix Rui beast wear pattern four series flat square pot Gao'an Museum collection
Yuan blue and white phoenix head flat holding pot
Yuan Qinghua phoenix head Liu bian holding pot Gao'an Museum collection
Yuan blue and white entwined lotus miscellaneous treasure pattern yurt
Yuan blue and white entwined lotus miscellaneous treasure yurt Gao'an Museum collection
Yuan blue and white wavy dragon pattern plate
Yuan blue and white wavy dragon pattern plate Gao'an Museum collection
Yuan Qingdi white flower phoenix wears a patterned diamond mouth plate
Yuanqingdi white flower phoenix wears a pattern rhombic plate Gao'an Museum collection
Yuan blue and white entwined peony lotus pattern bowl
Yuan blue and white entwined peony lotus pattern bowl Gao'an Museum collection
Yuan blue and white dragon pattern elephant ear bottle
Yuan blue and white dragon pattern elephant ear vase Gao'an Museum collection
Yuan blue and white cloud dragon pattern plum vase with lid ("number" character)
Yuan blue and white cloud dragon pattern plum vase with lid Gao'an Museum collection
Small mouth, wide lips folded, horseshoe-shaped neck, plump shoulders, round belly and downward retraction, shallow circle foot slightly raised, tire repair regular, with cup cover. The cover is helmet-shaped, the bud bead button, the inner wall of the plain tire, the inner mouth of the lid is cone-shaped, the inner wall of the plain tire, and the word "number" in italics in ink script on one side. Due to the age, soil erosion and many other factors at the bottom of the bottle, the ink script font does not exist.
Yuan blue and white peony pattern plum vase
Yuan blue and white peony pattern plum vase Jingdezhen Chinese Ceramics Museum collection
The plum bottle has a small mouth, plump shoulders, a belly, and the body is painted with five layers of ornamentation from top to bottom. The shoulders are covered with lotus petal patterns, and the eight treasure patterns are painted inside, the abdomen is painted with entwined branch peonies, and the lower abdomen is painted with lotus petal patterns. The whole utensil has many layers, full of ornamentation, blue and white glaze, and rich blue and white hair color.
Yuan blue and white bamboo stone entwined branch lotus double phoenix pattern with lid holding pot
Blue and white bamboo stone entwined branch lotus double phoenix pattern with lid holding pot collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing
Yuan blue and white seawater dragon pattern eight-sided plum vase
Blue and white seawater dragon pattern eight-sided plum vase collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing
Yuan blue and white entwined branches of the flower pattern wash
Blue and white entwined flower pattern wash collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing
Yuan blue and white flower gourd-style holding pot
Blue and white flower gourd holding pot collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei
Blue and white gourd-style holding pot, small mouth, thin waist gourd-style bottle body, one side of the curved handle arched to connect the upper and lower body, the other side of the tubular long stream from the lower abdomen high erection and then twist outward; cake-shaped feet, flat bottom unglazed, stained with kiln slag. This kind of injection shape was common in the Yuan Dynasty, with blue and white porcelain, blue and white porcelain, brown spot green and white porcelain and other decorations.
This piece of blue and white note, the wall of the vessel is decorated with blue and white painting, the edge of the mouth is a back line, the upper and lower abdomen are painted with even branch flowers, and a small branch flower is also painted on the wall of the stream, the brushwork is simple, and the painting method of other small pieces of blue and white ware sold to Southeast Asia is consistent. The outer wall cover is glazed in gray-cyan color.
Yuan blue and white flower pan cockroach square jar
Yuan blue and white flower cockroach square jar collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei
The cover is decorated with two clay strips of brown cockroaches, and the four sides are painted with cobalt to depict the pattern of flowers and branches, and the bottom and bottom are exposed without glaze. In Southeast Asia, there are more such small cans, and the green material may be made in China, and the color is gray. These small square jars are also available in blue and white porcelain and glaze red.
Yuan blue and white printed longevity flower bowl
Yuan blue and white printed longevity flower bowl collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei
Fold waist bowl, extravagant mouth, oblique wall, bent waist, small circle foot, no glaze on the foot edge and foot inside, the center of the foot has wheel marks and pointed umbilical protrusions, the foot edge is cut and smooth, the shape is similar to the Jingdezhen Shufu kiln in the Yuan Dynasty, and it is a work of Jingdezhen at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
The vessel is also printed and decorated, with a toothed curly grass pattern neatly winding, but with the addition of blue and white painting. The edge of the mouth is quickly painted with a circle-shaped back pattern for a week, and the inner book is written with a line of grass "Shou"; the outer wall is lined with a string pattern on the top and bottom, during which the blue and white chrysanthemum pattern is painted; the glaze covered is similar to the egg white and is blue-gray, the blue and white hair color is blue and black, and the thick spot is iron.
Yuan: blue and white pine, bamboo, plum pattern octagonal jar
Blue and white pine, bamboo, plum pattern eight-sided jar Liaoning Provincial Museum collection
This utensil has round lips, a straight mouth, a high neckline, oblique straight shoulders, and a bulging belly to the bottom. The overall shape of the utensils is magnificent, the shape of the utensils is huge, the carcass is thick and heavy, and it is slightly deformed. The whole body is covered with green and white glaze, the glaze layer is moisturized, and the blue and white hair color is purple in the blue, elegant and soft. The bottom foot sand bottom is unglazed, and the foot is not regular enough. The overall painting strokes are delicate and the lines are smooth and fluent.
The utensils are decorated in five layers from top to bottom: the neck is decorated with a circle of brocade and ground patterns, and the neck is bounded by eight ridges, which are respectively decorated with folded branch flowers; the shoulder is decorated with a week of folded branch chrysanthemums, gardenias, a handful of lotus, folded branch lotus, and folded branch peony; the main body of the abdomen is decorated with pine, bamboo, plum, and full pond Jiao painted in the curly grass; the bottom is a week of painting variant lotus petal pattern, each of which is not connected, and the lotus petals are painted with miscellaneous treasure patterns.
Yuan blue and white pine plum pattern goblet
Blue and white pine and plum pattern goblet Gao'an Museum collection
The cup is jitter molded. The upper part is bowl-shaped, the mouth edge is skimmed, the deep abdomen is slightly outwardly arced, the cup center is flat, the lower bearing is trumpet-shaped, bamboo-shaped high-handled foot, the foot is hollow, and the foot end is flat-cut and exposed. The outer wall of the cup is between the two groups of string patterns downward, a group of "three friends of the year" is painted, a circle of blue and white reticulation is painted along the mouth of the inner wall, a chrysanthemum is painted on the inner bottom, and a double-string pattern is painted outside.
Yuan blue and white Guanyin
Yuan blue and white Guanyin Hangzhou Museum collection
The main body is shaped like a "mountain". Guanyin sits in the middle, and a maid stands on the left and right. Guanyin's arms hang down in the front abdomen and hold each other, the left and right waiters stand at the lower end, their hands are trayed, and Guanyin and the two waiters are looking down. There is a standing crane on the left side of the base of Guanyin, and there is a kneeling deer on the right.
Shi green and white glaze, the glaze is not as good as the bottom, and the bottom is earthy yellow. The blue and white ruyi pattern on Guanyin's chest is clearly visible. The hair, collar, shawl, and sleeves are made of blue and brown and colored. This is a clear age tomb unearthed Yuan blue and white Guanyin statue, its appearance has attracted the attention of colleagues at home and abroad. It provides extremely valuable materials for the study of early blue and white porcelain in the mainland.
Yuan Jingdezhen kiln blue and white mountain shape pen frame water bowl
Jingdezhen kiln blue and white mountain pen holder water bowl Hangzhou Museum collection
The pen holder is composed of four reefs towering into the clouds, with a bright moon at the top, and the left side of the pen holder is a fish frog-shaped water bowl with a small hole on the back. The whole vessel is glazed with blue and white, and blue and white are used to depict clouds, waves, the eyes of fish frogs and some reefs. The composition is complex, but it is well handled, and the overall appearance gives a sense of elegance and serenity.
Yuan blue and white four love plum vase
Yuan blue and white four love plum vase
In 2006, the tomb of King Yingjing in Zhongxiang City was unearthed. Height 38.7 cm, diameter 6.4 cm, base diameter 13 cm. The abdomen of the plum bottle is painted with Wang Xi's love for Lantu, Tao Yuan Ming Ai Ju, Zhou Dunyi for Lian, Lin Hejing for Mei and Crane.
Yuan blue and white dragon pattern plum vase
Blue and white dragon pattern plum vase Hubei Provincial Museum collection
Yuan (1271-1368), unearthed in 2006 from the tomb of King Yingjing of Zhongxiang, with a height of 35.4, a diameter of 5.6 and a bottom diameter of 11.2cm
Yuan blue and white lotus pattern jade pot spring vase
Blue and white lotus pattern jade pot spring vase Hubei Provincial Museum collection
Yuan (1271-1368), unearthed in 1984 Huangmei Shili Village Primary School, height 27.4, diameter 8, bottom diameter 7.8cm
Yuan blue and white peony pattern tower lid bottle
Blue and white peony pattern tower lid bottle Hubei Provincial Museum collection
Yuan (1271-1368), unearthed in 1975 Huang Meixichi kiln factory, height 42.2, diameter 9.3, bottom diameter 10.3cm
Yuan blue and white porcelain vase
Blue and white porcelain vase in the collection of Hubei Provincial Museum
Yuan blue and white double fish lotus pattern porcelain plate
Blue and white Pisces lotus pattern porcelain plate collection of Hunan Provincial Museum
The plate is a product of Jingdezhen kiln in the Yuan Dynasty, folded along, circle foot, the fetal quality is dense and white, the fetal bone is thick, the shape is huge, the glaze is very bright, and the bottom is unglazed and flint red bottom. The blue and white painted flowers are colorful and bright, and there are three groups of patterns from the edge of the plate to the center of the plate, and each group of patterns is separated by a blue string pattern.
Panxin painting swims in the lotus pond silver carp, mandarin fish each swim in the lotus pond algae, between the fish and water there are entwined branches of lotus, leaves and various colors of aquatic plants move with the water waves, very dynamic, this group of patterns as the theme ornamentation, symbolizing "more than one year in a row"; the mouth along the painting of seawater type moire circle, the abdominal wall is entwined branch peony seven flowers, the outer wall is painted with a circle of entwined branch pomegranate, are decorative and auxiliary ornamentation. These layers of ornamentation are coordinated with the guest of honor, complex but not chaotic, and lively.
The picture of fish algae is a popular pattern on the porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, which adopts the form of traditional symmetrical layout, and the lines of the picture are lively and smooth, like a vibrant ink painting, which has both a strong visual impact and a fresh and natural beauty.
Yuan blue and white lotus pond fish algae pattern plate
Yuan Qing Hua Lotus Pond Fish Algae Pattern Plate Hunan Provincial Museum Collection
Folded edge, curved belly, short hoop foot. The shape of the vessel is huge, the carcass is thick and heavy, and the fetal quality is dense. White glaze is applied inside and outside the plate, the enamel is bright and moist, the sand bottom is unglazed, and the foot is slightly flint red.
The underglaze blue and white hair color is pure, quiet and bright, it is a typical high-speed iron and low manganese imported green material - Su Ma is from the green, the black rust spots in the thick blue and white spots sink into the fetal bone, touch with your fingers, the iron spots are concave, and the light squints at the pan "tin light". The ornamentation is complex, the layers are distinct, and the plate is separated by concentric string patterns to paint three layers, and the outer wall is one layer. The outer mural is entwined with lotus patterns.
The inner mouth is decorated with a cross brocade pattern, the inner mural is entangled with a peony pattern, and the inner bottom is the main pattern of the double fish algae pattern. Two carps in the heart of the pan, one up and down, play in the algae water lily, one swims leisurely and gently, and the other twists the body and swings the tail and jumps upward, which is natural and vivid, full of fun.
The porcelain is decorated with fish patterns, with a long history, dating back to prehistory, and the more you paint, the more wonderful it becomes. Fish is prolific, symbolizing the longevity of children and grandchildren, and the blessing of many children and grandchildren.
Yuan blue and white cloud dragon pattern high-footed bowl
Blue and white cloud dragon pattern tall bowl Jilin Provincial Museum collection
Extravagant mouth, deep belly. There are three convex chord patterns on the high hoop foot, which are bamboo-shaped. The edge of the mouth is blue and white arabesque. The inner wall is printed with two dragons. The outer wall is painted with blue and white dragons and lined with flame patterns. The blue and white color is verdant and bright, the lines are smooth and powerful, and it can be called a treasure in the blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty.
Yuan blue and white vessel seat
Blue and white ware seat Qinghai Provincial Museum collection
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