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Persimmon homonym "thing", with Ruyi, lily, cypress branches, etc., meaning everything is good, everything is good, everything is innocent, etc., and the combination of bottles, quails, ears of grain, etc., means that everything is safe, the year is safe. Hangzhou and other places also have the custom of juxtaposing cypress branches, persimmons, and oranges in the New Year, which means "Baishiji". Therefore, persimmon has also become the important fruit of the Qing Palace in the New Year.
❖ The lake color group flowers are all wishful weaving gold satin cotton horse coats, collected by the Palace Museum
Persimmon, the origin is extensive, there is no obvious distinction between the north and the south; the output is also quite large, it is common for a tree to bear hundreds of fruits; the amount is very sufficient, the so-called "persimmon is like a melon", the size and weight of the big persimmon are comparable to a small melon. In a word, persimmons were originally homely, not a rare species, and persimmons were used as the theme of court decoration, which added a few red dividends to the Forbidden City.
"Erya Wing" praised the persimmon tree for having seven virtues: "One longevity, two more yin, three no black holes, four no insects, five frost leaves can be played, six good fruits can be eaten, seven fallen leaves are hypertrophied, and you can write books." Later generations mostly adopted this theory, and sometimes it is also called the "Seven Uniques". In fact, in terms of the sixth virtue alone, persimmon is not only delicious and delicious, but also has high edible value, and it is also suitable for painting.
In the old collection of the Qing Palace, the two champions of the Qianlong Dynasty collaborated on the masterpieces of He Chun's calligraphy and painting - Qian Weicheng's painting "The Year of the Dynasty" and Yu Min's book "Spring Post", and two plump and bright persimmons are also on the list. Another piece of Emperor Qianlong's imperial pen year dynasty picture "Angchun" is also painted with persimmons, lilies, ruyi, bottles, and plum blossoms.
❖ Qian Weicheng's painting "The Year of the Dynasty" (detail)
One of the more famous works of its kind is Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen's "Good Omens of the Year", in which Zhong Kui is burly, with a beard and hair, his eyes are blazing at the flying bat, his right hand is holding Ruyi, and his left hand is on the shoulder of the little ghost, who holds a tray containing persimmons and cypress branches. The upper right is Zhu Jianshen's imperial inscription: "Bai persimmon Ruyi." A pulse of spring warms up, and the wind and clouds are bright. Draw a picture today to a good omen, wishful thinking every year. "Although persimmons are not necessarily the only protagonists in this type of painting, as long as persimmons are included in the painting, the picture often appears smart and vibrant.
❖ "Good Omens of the Year" Collection of the Palace Museum
Although persimmons are common, the archives record that persimmons and persimmon frost have also been used as tributes for a long time: the Mid-Autumn Festival tribute of the governor of Shandong has 9 boxes of persimmon frost, and the annual tribute items of the governor of Henan contain persimmon frost: 4 boxes. Emperor Kangxi and his grandmother Empress Xiaozhuang Wen had a deep relationship, Kangxi twenty-one years (1682) went to Shengjing to pay homage, all the way to remember his grandmother, from time to time to send people to visit, after arriving in Shengjing, he also presented his own hand-caught silver carp, crucian carp, received persimmons, pine nuts and other things from the Korean envoys, and immediately sent back to the capital, just to be able to Bo Empress Dowager smile.
❖ The record of the four boxes of persimmon frost of the governor of Henan in the upper edict file
Persimmon is astringent when it is a fresh fruit, but after being made into persimmon, it tastes sweet and soft and glutinous, which is very suitable for the elderly to eat, as long as it is not excessive, it is indeed good for the body. "Tokyo Menghualu Note, Diet Fruits, and Checking Strips" writes that there is a sentence in the sale of dried and fresh fruits from all over the world: "...... There are also soft and soft, white Pupu, honey fried, and powdered persimmons in Songyang County...... This persimmon nourishes the throat and lungs, relieves depression and removes scorching, and chews a hundred diseases. The sentence describing the persimmon is like a string of pearls rolling by, revealing such ironing and kindness. "Qunfang Spectrum": "Persimmon frost, that is, the frost from persimmon cakes, can fix cough." ”
❖ Persimmon bonsai collection of the Palace Museum
Jiachen New Year,
Jiaguo New Year,
Persimmon that is homophonic with things,
May you all have a new year
All the best, peace and smoothness.