My system is not decent

Chapter 1572

Qianlong not only worshiped the art of the previous dynasty, but also seemed to be telling future generations what the aesthetics and attitude of the prosperous age were.

Even in a modern society that pursues rapid changes, such innovations are shocking.

In the final analysis, the imitation and innovation of chicken bowl cups in all dynasties to the extreme originated from the perfection achieved when it was created in the Chenghua Dynasty.

In the history of the development of Doucai porcelain, although Chenghua was in its prime, it reached its peak in terms of craftsmanship and aesthetics of Doucai porcelain.

For example, in terms of color, the most unique feature of Chenghua Chicken Crock Cup is the "colorful purple" on the hen's wings.

It is more gorgeous than Zaopianhong from the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, and the surface is covered with a layer of purple light, which is very beautiful and graceful.

But this color has never been seen in later generations, and the pigment formula has been lost.

The soil used to make the chicken bowl cup is not the kaolin clay used in modern times, but the unique Macang soil in the Ming Dynasty, which was the "official soil" used by the queen at that time.

The carcass burned with such soil can show a warm yellow bud under the light.

Such exquisite workmanship, coupled with the high requirements of the royal family, the top grades are enshrined in the court, and the defective products are all destroyed, resulting in an extremely low yield.

Among the existing Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Crock Cups, only 10 are recognized as authentic and well-preserved.

Four of them are in the hands of private collectors, and the rest are in museum collections.

Such a precious chicken bowl cup is very rare even if it is an antique imitation, not to mention that the value of official kiln imitation itself is not low.

Therefore, the Qianlong imitation chicken cup is still worth collecting.

It's a pity that this is an official kiln from the third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, not to mention that it has very unique characteristics, and it must be rare to see it in the market now.

During the Qianlong period, Yu Ze, who inherited Kangxi and Yongzheng, had reached the peak of national power at this time, so he was naturally very confident.

Therefore, during the reign of Qianlong, there were many unconventional and different places.

Still talking about cups, in addition to the very special chicken bowl cup, there is also a favorite wine cup of Emperor Qianlong, which is the gold-embedded Jinou Yonggu Cup.

Not to mention anything else about this cup, it is just inlaid with 32 pearls and gemstones, and it is still a gold wine cup, which can be seen as precious.

The bright window of the Hall of Mental Cultivation prays for blessings and keeps the year old, and the Jin'ou Yonggu Cup is filled with the first cup of Tusu wine in the new year.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, whenever the New Year crossed the New Year, Emperor Qianlong would pray for blessings and watch the year in front of the bright window of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When the time comes, Emperor Qianlong will raise his most beloved Jin Ou Yonggu Cup to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, pray for the people's livelihood in the world, and then drink the first cup of Tusu wine in the new year to start the auspicious good luck of the year.

Afterwards, Emperor Qianlong would light the candles with his own hands, pick up the writing brush engraved with "Wannianqing" on the end of the pen, and write down his good wishes to pray for the safety of the country and society.

And this Jin Ou Yonggu Cup, which accompanied Emperor Qianlong to pray for blessings in the New Year, became one of the most precious heirlooms of the royal family in the Qing Dynasty.

The radiant Jin Ou Yonggu Cup is inlaid with 32 pearls

This makes this cup resplendent and exquisite.

The height of the cup is 12.5 cm, and the diameter of the mouth of the wine glass is 8 cm.

The shape of the whole body inlaid with colored treasures is exquisite.

It is said that this gold wine glass used about 20 taels of gold, 11 pearls, 9 rubies and 12 sapphires.

There are 32 pearls and gemstones in total, which can be described as magnificent and radiant.

On both sides of the body of the Jin Ou Yonggu Cup, there are symmetrical double dragons as the two ears, and pearls are inlaid on the dragon head, showing the shape of double dragons playing with pearls.

Under the gold wine glass, three elephant heads are ingeniously designed, symbolizing peace and happiness. Each elephant has a big pearl on its head and a ruby ​​on its forehead.

The elephant's long trunk curled to the ground, just as the foot of the three-legged cup, firmly supporting the entire gold wine glass.

The pattern of Baoxiang flowers back to the word, praying for the peace and stability of the country and the country.

In addition, around the body of the Jin Ou Yonggu Cup, there are engraved gold and precious flowers.

The stamens of Baoxianghua are inlaid with pearls, rubies and sapphires as stamens.

The rim of the cup is chiseled into a fret pattern, which symbolizes the endless wealth and wealth, and traces of emerald green can be vaguely seen all over the gold wine glass.

The Jin'ou Yonggu cup has the four characters "Jin'ou Yonggu" chiseled in the middle of one side, and the inscription "Qianlong Year System" chiseled on the other side.

According to legend, there are four Jin Ou Yonggu Cups handed down.

Due to historical reasons, they are now collected in the Shendu Palace Museum, the Wanwan Palace Museum, and the Wallace Museum in England.

So what is so unique about this cup?Of course, all the treasures count as one place.

The second unique feature is that the body of this cup is dotted with emerald green, which is the feather of a kingfisher.

So it is unique both in shape and craftsmanship.

The third is the inscription. The body of the cup is engraved with the seal script "Jin Ou Yonggu" in the middle on one side, and the four-character inscription "Qianlong Year System" on the other side.

Historically, tripods, wine utensils and other utensils will double in value once they have written notes.

"Jin Ou" in the old saying not only refers to the wine cup, but also represents the country, and it can be described as a pun when used on the golden cup.

For this alone, the background of Jinbei production has already made people imagine.

This "Jin Ou Yonggu" cup and the cup supervised by Emperor Qianlong are actually a series of things, but they are different in production age and specific details.

According to historical records, in 1739, when Emperor Qianlong personally supervised the production of the "Jin Ou Yonggu" cup, he also ordered the production of the "Jade Candle Long Tune" candle holder.

Obviously, the combined production of the two utensils must have its special purpose.

In fact, since Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, the system of writing in the open window was established.

The so-called opening the pen in the bright window means that on New Year's Day, the emperor took up a pen and paper and wrote down the New Year's blessings for the country, and then drank a glass of Tusu wine to bless the country and the people for a year.

Ordinary people drink and write, and that's all.

However, when you come to the royal family, you have to rise to the height of state affairs, and you have a set of corresponding complete etiquette, which is a code of conduct for the bright window.

Regarding this ceremony, there is a note in the poem "New Year's Day Test Pen" written by Emperor Jiaqing:
Every year on New Year's Day, when Sejong goes to the west of the bright window of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, there is a Jin Ou Yonggu Cup on the desk in the room, which contains Tusu wine;

One jade candle, the hand triggers the light;
There is one vermilion lacquer-carved cloud and dragon plate, which contains eight bronze auspicious furnaces and two bronze incense plates.

Shizong held a pen and smoked it on the stove, and began to write with ink.

Use the vermilion pen first, then the ink pen.

The end of the pen is engraved with the word "Wannianqing", and the barrel of the pen is called "Wannianzhi".

Successively use Zhu and ink to write auspicious numbers respectively, to pray for the politics and affairs of one year old.

Re-advance and submit this year's constitution book, Shizong read it again, in order to convey the meaning of teaching time and saving years.

After all the things were used up, Sejong took care of them himself and asked someone to collect them.

After Yongzheng, the emperors of all dynasties followed this code, and it became the custom of the Qing Dynasty.

It can be seen that the two essential utensils for the canon of opening the pen in the bright window are the "Jin Ou Yonggu" cup and the "Jade Candle Long Tune" wax stand.

In this ceremony, the candle stand is used for lighting, and it is named "Jade Candle Long Tune", which has a profound meaning.

(End of this chapter)