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On April 7th, the "Dapu Zhimei - Han and Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Art Exhibition" opened in Zhengzhou Elephant Ceramics Museum. The exhibition will be open to all sectors of the community free of charge until the end of 2018, and will feature more than 200 exquisite glazed pottery works of art from the Han and Tang dynasties in the museum's collection.
It is reported that the "Han and Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Academic Seminar" sponsored by the Ancient Ceramics Professional Committee of the Henan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Association, the Henan Provincial Non-state-owned Museum Association, and undertaken by the Zhengzhou Elephant Ceramics Museum was also held at the same time.
Precious exhibits such as Sancai Lion, Tower Jar, Tang Sancai Flat Pot, and Silla Sancai are all displayed in the exhibition. Although there is only one kind of glaze, the Han Dynasty glazed pottery interprets the pure and ancient clumsy, plain and calm to the extreme. And Tang Sancai is famous overseas with China's ceramic culture. The important position of Han and Tang Dynasty glazed pottery in the history of Chinese ceramics, craft history and art history can be seen, and it is also the product and carrier of Cultural Exchanges between China and foreign countries.
The cultural relics such as three-colored lions and tower jars exhibited in the exhibition are obviously influenced by Buddhist and Taoist culture. The flat pot is a kind of artifact introduced to the Central Plains by nomadic peoples in the western region, and a Tang Sancai flat pot on display is a stenciled picture of a woman drinking in the middle, which is a true record of the drinking habits of "Hu Ji Dang" and "Zhu Yu Jiu" that were popular in the Tang Dynasty. China's glazed pottery technology was also introduced to North Korea and Japan, and after Tang Sancai was imported into Korea, lead-glazed pottery imitating Tang Sancai appeared in North Korea, the so-called "Silla Sancai". According to historical records, at the same time that Tang Sancai artifacts were introduced to Japan, Chinese potters also went to Japan to spread pottery. After Tang Sancai spread to Japan, local craftsmen used the same process as Tang Sancai and fired a lead-glazed pottery that resembled Tang Sancai in terms of shape and glaze color, called "Nara Sancai".
At the academic seminar, the experts read out important academic papers such as "Scientific and Technological Testing and The Origin of Glazed Pottery Unearthed from the Qi Tomb of the Warring States of Linzi", "Han Dynasty Complex-color Low-temperature Lead-glazed Pottery", "Northern Dynasty Glazed Pottery", "Tang Wine Cup", "Introduction to the Problems of Low-temperature Glazed Pottery Technology in the Han Dynasty", "Migration of Tang Sancai Unearthed in Luoyang City of Sui and Tang Dynasties", "Gongyi Huangye Kiln Porcelain and Glazed Pottery", "Brief Theory of Lead-glazed Ceramics", and experts and scholars also had a heated discussion on other related issues in glaze pottery art.
Han Dynasty green glazed wine bottle
Wine bottle is a kind of instrument that is more common and popular in ancient China, this Han Dynasty pottery bottle adopts a Boshan furnace-shaped lid, the two ends of the abdomen are raised with strings, and decorated with tiger, bear and other animal patterns, the pattern is clear and exquisite, and the animal image is vivid.
Han Dynasty blue-glazed pottery stove
Pottery stoves are found in large quantities in Han Dynasty tombs, but the glaze casters are few, and the blue glaze casters are extremely rare. Scholars believe that blue glaze began in the Changsha kiln and Gongyi kiln in the Tang Dynasty. It has been determined that the pottery stove dynasty is determined to be an artifact of the Western Han Dynasty in 2030 AD (±200 AD).
Han Dynasty green glazed pottery building
During the Two Han Dynasties, with the development of the manor economy, in order to strengthen their precautions, the rich families in various places often built large towers on their own, some as high as nine floors. It is believed that immortals live in high-rise buildings, so the Han Dynasty nobles are keen to build high-rise buildings. Due to the secularization of the funerary system in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ancient ritual artifacts disappeared, and only then did there be objects that reflected the nobles and powerful and the manor landlords who enjoyed before they were buried. This kind of Han Dynasty pavilion-style architectural artifact reflects the culture and customs of the society at that time, and reproduces the style and characteristics of han Dynasty pavilion-style architecture.
North Dynasty brown glaze dot color four series of jars
This jar can be considered the original pointillist process, but it has been used very skillfully. The whole pattern is evenly distributed and the highlights are prominent. The household department is lit up around the mouth of the jar, in the shape of stars and moons. Tie the stalk part of the dot color vertical line star flower. Three lit plum blossoms become the highlight of the entire pattern. This kind of dotting color process appeared in the Han Dynasty, was learned by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and matured in the Song Dynasty. This jar can be regarded as a fine product of the Northern Dynasty pointillist craftsmanship.
Tang Sancai sat on the lion
This lion has a unique shape, a female lion sitting on a pier, sprinkled with yellow, white and blue glaze. The lion's left front paws are raised to caress the face, the side of the head is twisted low, and a small lion lies in his arms. The overall shape is cute and dynamic, which is very different from the vicious and powerful traditional lion shape.
Tang Sancai tower-style jar
As a special ming vessel influenced by Buddhism and the shape of the stupa, the pagoda jar showed strong vitality in the Tang Dynasty. This Tang Sancai pagoda-style jar collected by the museum shows the superb artistic level and production level of Tang Dynasty craftsmen from the shape to the ornamentation. Especially in the story of "Twenty-Four Filial Pieties" inscribed on the outer wall, Dong Yong's self-selling story adds to the historical and cultural value of this collection, and the overall plastering of the utensils is brightly colored, which is a rare art treasure.
Tang Sancai flat pot
Height 20 cm. This three-color flat pot, with dazzling colors and flowing nature, is a rare fine product in the Tang Dynasty three-colored utensils. The middle of the flat pot is molded with a picture of a woman drinking. It is a true record of the drinking habits of "Hu Ji Dang" and "Bottled Wine" that were prevalent during the Tang Dynasty. (Mo Shaohua)