Treasure of the Tang Dynasty
The first part of the exhibition of the essence of the culture of the underground palace of Famen Temple
Special exhibition of Nanjing City Wall Museum
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"Treasures of the Tang Dynasty - The Essence of the Underground Palace Culture Exhibition of Famen Temple" opened at the Nanjing City Wall Museum. Famen Temple is located in Famen Town, Fufeng County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, which was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was formerly known as Asoka Temple. In 1987, the excavation of the underground palace of Famen Temple shocked the world with more than 2,000 pieces of Tang royal treasures, becoming one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the Sui and Tang dynasties in China in the 20th century.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and the Nanjing City Wall Protection and Management Center, undertaken by the Nanjing City Wall Museum, and co-organized by the Famen Temple Museum, with a total of 39 sets of 42 exquisite exhibits. The exhibition will run until March 31, 2024. As the opening exhibition of the Nanjing City Wall Museum, this special exhibition strives to reproduce the social life, civilization achievements and value pursuit of the "Tang Dynasty", which was the heyday of ancient China.
The exhibits in this exhibition include gold and silverware, secret color porcelain, glass and sculpture. It shows the aesthetic interests, life customs and craft techniques of the Tang Dynasty society in tea art, incense utensils, clothing and life.
Enshrined in the Tang Dynasty
During the more than 200 years of the Tang Dynasty, there were eight emperors, including Gaozong, Wuhou, Zhongzong, Suzong, Dezong, Xianzong, Yizong and Xizong, who welcomed and offered Buddha finger relics to the Buddha. Every time the welcome and send-off is huge, the government and the opposition are sensational, and the emperor bows and worships, and the level is so high that it is unique. According to history, "if you open in 30 years, you will be rich and harmonious", which can be calmed down, the country and the people will be safe, and the wind and rain will be smooth. On the fourth day of the first month of the fifteenth year of Xiantong (874), when Li Yi returned the Buddha's bones for the last time, according to the Buddhist rituals, the Buddha's finger relics and thousands of rare treasures were sealed into the underground palace under the tower, and the Tang Mi mandala altar was offered. The emperors of the Tang Dynasty believed in Buddhism, made devout offerings to relics, and the temples were both large and small, showing dense harmony, making Famen Temple a royal temple and a Buddhist holy place that the world looked up to. The pagoda is known as the "Pagoda of the True Body of the Protector of the Country".
Gold and silverware
There are more than 120 pieces (groups) of gold and silver artifacts treasured in the underground palace of Famen Temple, which has high archaeological value. Most of these gold and silver utensils are specially made for the emperor's activities to welcome and send Buddha bones, the workmanship is extremely exquisite, and there are many engraved inscriptions, which provide convenience for judging the owner and judging the dynasty. Many tea utensils have also been unearthed, such as tea mills, tea bowls, etc., which are almost identical to those used in today's Japanese tea ceremony, proving that the Japanese tea ceremony originated in the Tang Dynasty in China.
The location of the painted stone carving of the king of Famen Temple when it was unearthed
The four heavenly kings are located in the corners of the underground palace
Painted stone carvings in the north are many heavenly kings
Painted stone carvings of the Western Wide-eyed Heavenly King
Yaeho Box
Famen Temple unearthed eightfold treasure letter, the outermost silver prism top black lacquer sandalwood treasure letter has been broken when unearthed, the inner seven-fold gold and silver treasure letter is well preserved, the innermost one is a pure gold pagoda, a built-in relic, for the jade, for the shadow relic.
There are eight layers of eightfold treasure letters, different sizes, layered with each other, uncovered in turn, and dazzling in light. The eightfold treasure letter is in order from the outside to the inside: the eighth, the silver-edged sandalwood treasure letter. The so-called top is the letter with an inclined edge on the upper edge of the cover. The wooden letter was severely decayed when it was discovered. The seventh weight, the gilded silver treasure letter of the four heavenly kings. Sixth, plain top silver treasure letter. Fifth, gilt such as the law top silver treasure letter. Fourth, the six-armed Guanyin pure gold top treasure letter. The third is a gold basket of treasures and pearls filled with pure gold treasures. The second is a golden basket of Baodian pearls filled with Wufu Shi Baohan. When opened to the innermost layer, the first heavy treasure letter is seen, called the pearl top single eaves four doors pure gold tower, the top of the tower cornices are high, there is a small silver pillar on the base of the golden tower, only 11 centimeters high.
On top of the eighth level, the gilded lotus seat silver bodhisattva of Famen Temple
Placed on top of the Eightfold Treasure Letter in the back room of the dungeon
Tang Dynasty Wisdom Wheel Top Pure Gold Treasure Letter
The inscription on the front: "Respect the golden letter, the true body of the Buddha." The emperor of Shangzi, the saint is boundless, the country is safe and the people are Tai, the rain is smooth, the legal world is affectionate, and the same is a good person. On the 10th day of the eighth month of the twelfth year of Xiantong, the wisdom wheel of the three Tibetan monks was preached. ”
Gilded Jialing Pinga pattern door seat silver coffin
The fourth Buddha bone relics in the underground palace are used, and the two sides are engraved with gilded Jialing Pinjia birds, and the front file is engraved with a Buddha and two disciples. The inscription at the bottom reads: "May the life be a Buddha, the world will hear the scriptures, the size of the family, the same life of the Buddha, and the sentient beings in the Dharma realm will be blessed with this."
The seventh gilded silver treasure letter of the four heavenly kings
From top to bottom, the four side pictures are the southern king of Vilo Boyi (the king of growth), the eastern Titou Raiza (the king of the holding country), the northern great sage of the great sage of Bishamen (the king of Duowen), and the king of the west of the king of Bisaleyi (the king of wide eyes). At the top is a double dragon holding a wishful orb. The Buddha refers to the relics enshrined by the eightfold treasure letter. When unearthed, the outermost sandalwood letter was decayed, and the seventh of the eightfold treasure letter was the gilded silver treasure letter of the Four Heavenly Kings.
A single round of twelve-ringed pure gold tin staff
Five-petal sunflower mouth large concave bottom secret color porcelain plate
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