The thickness of the reckless loess cannot bury the heaviness of culture, and the dust of the vast history cannot obliterate the elegance of the years.
Bronze master - Uncle Emperor's father
Today, the protagonist of the pattern is a bronze masterpiece that has been treasured in the Changwu County Museum for half a century, the uncle father's beard.
The statue is 13.8 centimeters high, 18.3 centimeters in diameter, 16.5 centimeters in abdominal diameter, and weighs 3 kilograms. Its name is derived from the 8-character inscription on the inside of the mouth, which was unearthed in Fangzhuang Village, Penggong Town in 1974.
According to literature records and expert statistics, the number of three-legged bronze mustaches engraved with inscriptions that have been unearthed is very small, so it is not an exaggeration to call this uncle's father's mustache a bronze "big coffee".
Here to popularize a cultural relics common sense, all kinds of museum collection of cultural relics in the bronze mustache and bronze tripod has a fundamental difference, the three legs of the mustache are hollow, the three legs of the tripod are solid, the belly and foot of the tripod are clearly distinguished, the abdomen and feet of the mustache are integrated, easy to heat up quickly when heating, so the most widespread use of the bronze mustache is the most Chinese characteristics of cooking meat cookware, which is equivalent to a small hot pot favored by foodies from all walks of life in the past dynasties.
Think about it, in ancient times, a group of dignitaries wanted to open an aristocratic salon, or a group of scholars and scholars held a literary event, they all sat around the smell of meat, cups and spoons flew or feasted, talked or chanted poems, and they sang this harmony. A classical-style hot pot feast is pleasantly eaten, and such a relaxing and indulgent life scene does not make us who are preparing for the hardships of life today fascinated?
In the Zhou Dynasty, a historical period when death is like life, this kind of bronze mustache with a cold appearance and a full body exuding the atmosphere of fireworks in the world, and the bird-patterned waist ornament shining with a sharp gaze will also be selected into the ranks of burial goods alone or in a queue, as the ultimate warm companionship for the deceased, and the ultimate intimate care for the deceased.
Shan Jixiang, president of the Palace Museum, called for cultural sites and all kinds of cultural relics to be "preserved, beautiful, and lived".
Today's Storyteller
Changwu County Museum docent Gao Kun
(Contributed by Chen Yongheng, Cultural Consultant of Changwu County Museum)
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