Bronze Vase Relic
There were many types of bronze vase relics. - Enamel copper hanging vase: It was a pair. It was donated by Luo Ziyou, a resident near Yuanmingyuan, during the collection of scattered cultural relics in Yuanmingyuan. It was picked up from the ruins of Yuanmingyuan decades ago. - Bronze eyeliner bottle: This is a bronze cosmetic container from around 2000 B.C., popular in afghanistanand central Asia. The bottle mostly imitated the image of animals such as cows, sheep, monkeys, etc. The bottle contained mineral powder, which was dissolved in water or oil to become eyeliner. This eyeliner originated from Egypt. In addition to its beauty function, it also protects against mosquitoes, bacteria, and ultraviolet rays. The eyeliner bottle was a long-necked ball, about ten centimeters high. The bottle was decorated with three three-dimensional goats and a makeup stick. The top was three goat heads that echoed the bottle, but the three pairs of goat horns were exaggeratedly winding up to a point. They were unearthed in either afghanistania or Bactria. - [Beast head, ring ear copper bottle: Ming Dynasty, height 90.0 cm, caliber 19.0 cm, bottom diameter 29.0 cm.] Straight mouth, square lips curled outside, long neck, symmetrical unicorn tongue shaped half ring ears, with small ears below, ear cover Ruyi shaped ring, gallbladder shaped abdomen, high ring foot outward tilt. The lower part of the mouth is decorated with three concave chord patterns, the neck is decorated with four equal parts of the ridge with thunder patterns, and the ring foot is decorated with diamond-shaped patterns. It is a precious cultural relic of the Ming Dynasty. Read more exciting novels for free
Bronze Sheep Relic
There were many kinds of bronze sheep relics. The following information was related to some of the bronze sheep relics: - Bronze statue with goat head and animal face pattern: It was a cultural relic from the Western Zhou Dynasty and was collected in the China Finance and Revenue Museum. It has a big mouth, a bulging belly, low round feet and two sheep heads. The mouth is tilted, the neck is high, the shoulders are folded, the abdomen is converged, the high circle foot is tilted outward, and there are three holes. The whole body was decorated with thunder patterns. The lower edge of the mouth is decorated with cicada patterns, the neck is decorated with Kuilong patterns, and the shoulder height embossed with three rolls of horned sheep head, with Kuilong patterns in between. Four ridges were placed from the shoulder to the foot, decorating the huge decomposed animal face pattern of the eyes. - Bronze goat cup: A cultural relic from the late Shang Dynasty. It was plundered by the Japanese invaders during the Republic of China. It was auctioned off in New York in 2017 for 187.7 million yuan. - A bronze sheep cultural relic that was once stolen by Japan (the exact name was not clear, but it might be a bronze taotie square jar) was lost during the war and appeared in an auction in New York. Later, it was bought back by the Chinese at a high price. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
celadon vase cultural relic
The following are some celadon vase relics from different periods: - ** Southern Song Dynasty official kiln celadon ear-piercing vase **: collected in the National Museum of China, imitating ancient bronze ware, dignified and elegant. The body was thin and light, the glaze was thick and smooth like jade, and the opening was like a crab claw pattern. The edge and corners of the mouth were exposed because of the thin glaze, representing the highest level of celadon in the Southern Song Dynasty. - ** celadon vase with the pattern of the pavilion of gods in Yue kiln of the Western Jin Dynasty **: 45.4 cm high, 30.3 cm wide. At the top was a palace building held high by a flock of birds, surrounded by elephants, deer and other auspicious animals. Its Taoist view of heaven is surrounded by rows of meditating Buddhas sitting on lion thrones on lotus petals. These are one of the earliest Buddhist images in China. The vase may be a soul vase, the eternal residence of the souls of the dead. Yue kiln celadon body fine quality, elegant shape, green glaze Yingying, quality like jasper. The Yue kiln was mainly located in Shangyu, Yuyao, Cixi, Ningbo and other places in Zhejiang Province. This kind of porcelain was closely related to the tea drinking fashion of the Tang Dynasty, and the tea drinking fashion affected its shape. The soul vase originated from the Western Han Dynasty. It flourished in the Three Kingdoms, flourished in the Song Dynasty, and declined in the Republic of China. It evolved from the five-line jar of the Han Dynasty. It was a unique burial item in the tombs of the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasties in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. In the early days, it was used to store grain. - ** Northern Song Dynasty celadon vase **: abdominal diameter 20.8 cm, caliber 10 cm, bottom diameter 10.5 cm. The bottle has a plate mouth, a short neck, abundant shoulders, dark circle feet, gradually converging from the abdomen, the bottle body proportion is well-proportioned, slender and delicate. The whole body of the ware is covered with ivory white glaze. The glaze is slightly green. The glaze color is moist and even. The body is white and slightly yellow. It is a product of Fanchang Kiln in Anhui Province. Shadow celadon was also called bluish-white porcelain. Its glaze color was between celadon and white porcelain. It was bluish-white and bluish-white. The embryo was white and delicate. The early embryo was thicker, and then it became thinner and translucent. It was fired at a high temperature of about 1300 degrees Celsius. The degree of porcelainization was high. The thin part of the glaze was white, and the thick part was green like lake water. Some of the earlier and later glaze colors were yellow and brown. The craftsmanship included carving, combing, combing and printing. - ** Western Zhou original celadon double vase **: A historical relic of the Western Zhou Dynasty. - ** Qing Emperor Kangxi's "Treasure of Kunshan" blue-and-white seahorse pattern porcelain bottle **: 25.6 cm high, 4 cm caliber, 8.8 cm bottom diameter, straight mouth, long neck, round belly, near the bottom of the outer lip, circle foot. The whole body was decorated with blue and white flowers. The mouth and shoulders were painted with a circle of mat pattern, the neck and shoulder were painted with a burnt leaf pattern, and the abdomen was painted with two symmetrical jade horses playing in the sea. The outer bottom of the blue and white double coil was written with four words and two lines,"The Treasure of the Mountain", which was the name of the hall. It was painted with a seahorse pattern (white horse sea pattern), which was transplanted from the white horse pattern on the emperor's ceremonial flag in the Yuan Dynasty. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cultural relic bronze lion
Bronze lions could be used as cultural relics in many ways. There was a bronze lion in the Ming Dynasty. It was 100 centimeters high, with a square base 26 centimeters high and 78 centimeters wide. It was made by the government. The whole was realistic. It had a square mouth, a slender body, and a strong backbone. The base was cast with the words "Made by Hongwu Xin Wei Jin Fu". The lioness protected the cubs, and the male lion stepped on the embroidered ball. It was now collected in the Shanxi Folk Museum. There was a gilded bronze lion in the fifth generation. It was made by investment casting technology. It was ferocious and lifelike. It was 50 centimeters high and 83 centimeters long. It squatted with its head raised, its front legs upright, and its hind legs bent. In July 2010, it participated in the "Source of Chinese Civilization-Henan Cultural Relics and Treasures Exhibition" held in the Tokyo National Museum. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a bronze lion that was originally located at the entrance of the Qichun Garden in Yuanmingyuan. It was used to guard houses and ward off evil spirits. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Bronze jar cultural relic
The bronze jar cultural relics had different representatives in different periods. For example, the horse button and horse ear double-connected copper pot unearthed from the tomb of Nanshangen in Ningcheng County, Chifeng City during the Spring and Autumn Period; the copper pot dug by a farmer surnamed Liu in Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, which had been used as a chamber pot for many years but was actually a top national cultural relic; the bronze tripod and copper pot dug by Sun Benli in Fugou, Henan Province during the Warring States Period; and the copper pot named "Phoenix Pattern Fang Lei" in the late Shang Dynasty that was bought by experts from the museum of Wuhan City for 3 yuan. These bronze jars had unique historical and cultural values, which were of great significance to the study of the culture of the corresponding period. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cultural relic bronze rat
There was a famous bronze rat head in Yuanmingyuan. It was originally a bronze statue of Dashuifa in front of the Haiyan Hall of the Western Building of Yuanmingyuan. In 1860, it was looted and lost overseas after the Yuanmingyuan was burned down. At 3:04 on February 26, 2009, Beijing time, the rat head was auctioned at Christie's in France for 14 million euros. In 2019, the French Pino family announced in Beijing that they would "donate" the bronze rat heads and rabbit heads lost overseas to China for free. In addition, there were bronze artifacts from the Spring and Autumn Period in the "Zeng Bo Ke Fu" bronze group, which were now stored in the Hubei Province Museum. Among the antique bronzes, there were also products related to mouse antiques, such as brass zodiac mouse ornaments, solid copper corn mouse ornaments, and so on. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cultural relic plum blossom vase
The plum blossom vase was a unique cultural relic. There are different plum blossom vase cultural relics in different periods. For example, there was a white jade plum blossom flat vase in the Qing Dynasty, 17.5 cm high and 19 cm wide; In March 2015, archaeologists found plum blossom vases in the tombs of senior officials of the Jin Dynasty. When they were unearthed, the mouth of the vase was sealed and there was transparent liquid inside. Experts speculated that it was wine; Ma Weidu once found a plum blossom vase worth at least one million yuan at the auction and successfully won it. The museum of Qing Qianlong pink-green glazed plum blossom porcelain vase, etc. There was also a Song Dynasty Yaozhou kiln vase with a flower pattern. The bottle had a small round mouth, a short neck, and a long round belly. The body of the bottle was engraved with a flower pattern. The proportion of each part was balanced. It weighed 1800 grams and was 31cm high. These plum blossom vases had a certain significance in terms of shape, craftsmanship, cultural content, and so on. They were the embodiment of the high level of ancient culture and art, and because of the limited number, they were cherished by the museum and collectors. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Cultural relic bronze ox tripod
The bronze ox tripod was an early bronze ware of the Western Zhou Dynasty with unique characteristics. It was 31cm tall (the replica was 26cm tall) and was now in the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The tripod had a round belly, upright ears, and column feet. The body was decorated with three sets of animal faces, the bottom was filled with fine thunder patterns, the feet were decorated with embossed animal faces, and the lid button and double ears were decorated with three pairs of cow heads. It was novel and rare, and the lid was engraved with the word "Niu". In addition, there was a cow tripod in Fengrun that was regarded as the treasure of the town and county. It was unearthed in the old Confucian Temple in the county town during the Jin Tianqing period and was collected in the Confucian Temple. The cauldron was made of bronze. There was a rectangular folding ear on each side of the upper part. There were clouds and thunder patterns on the outside of the cauldron's belly. Three legs of the cauldron were cast on the bottom of the belly. Between each leg was cast a cow's head facing outwards. The cauldron weighed 55 catties. There are 41 inscriptions on the inner wall of the tripod: "Wei Jiawu August Bingyin Emperor, if you study the ancient artifacts of the Song Dynasty, you will be able to make the ox tripod and put it in the Taishi room to enjoy the peace of the gods. Only the emperor's time room will last forever." According to the inscriptions in its stomach, it should be made and placed in the Imperial Palace in the year of Xiao Jianyuan (AD 454) of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The bronze mirror of the cultural relic store
The antique store had bronze mirrors for clearance. For example, there was a Han mirror with a price of 330.13 yuan. It was an eighth-grade mirror and was stored on the second floor of the glass counter. It was located in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, and could be sent to Chaoyang District Beijing City. The certified seller provided guaranteed transactions, fast delivery, and after-sales protection. The maker and age were unknown. The size was 8.8×8.8cm. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Bronze wine cup cultural relic
As a traditional drinking vessel, the copper wine cup had a certain representation in the field of cultural relics. From a historical point of view, copper wine cups of different periods had unique craftsmanship and cultural implications. For example, there was a wine cup made of bronze, like a bronze pot made to please Xi Shi. Although it was called a pot, it was also a wine vessel similar to a wine cup. It was about 28 centimeters high and had a diameter of nearly 12 centimeters. It was carved with exquisite dragons, reflecting the craftsmanship and aesthetics of the time. There were also some antique pocket-sized copper wine cups, such as the copper wine cups from the Republic of China. They were 4.3 centimeters tall and 3 centimeters in diameter. They were pocket-sized and small, round and square. In ancient society, the use of copper wine cups was also related to status. Being able to use copper wine cups was often a symbol of status. With the passage of time, the copper wine cup continued to evolve in terms of material, shape, and use, and became an important cultural relic for studying ancient social life, etiquette culture, and the development level of the handicraft industry. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>