Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1588 The ancients were very particular about

"Hey? Such a big bag? Souvenirs?" Zhou Zhi didn't say no, just like Lu's mother kept stuffing things into the trunk. If she refused, it would hurt her feelings.

"These are some of the complete things I picked up after wandering around the abandoned kilns in the four miles and eight towns over the years." Lao Yang said with a smile: "People have a bad memory, but I only remembered after you left. Didn't I pick it up before?" A big bag? I thought you might like it.”

"Ouch!" Zhou Zhi was startled when he heard a noise coming from the bag. He quickly took the travel bag over and said, "Let's take a look."

The zipper was opened, and sure enough, Lao Yang came in a hurry, and didn't even wrap the paper around the various gadgets inside. How could he just bump into each other?

Although the vessels are relatively small in size, there are quite a few things inside, most of which are simple and cute, with a bit of a fusion style of Ding kiln and Jian kiln in the Song Dynasty.

Most of them are small cups, plates, bowls, and saucers with thick glazes, including green glaze, black glaze, sauce glaze, and milky white glaze. There are also a few models with white glaze or green and yellow glaze dotted with soy sauce or black glaze. Glaze as decoration.

Most of these utensils also have openings. With this, the originally simple porcelain is added with a bit of elegance and agility, which suddenly enhances the aesthetic value of these small things.

In addition to these types of utensils, there are also some more exquisite utensils. Lao Yang couldn't understand them, so he explained them to him one by one carefully.

For example, a small square porcelain engraved with folded branches, dark flowers and celadon glaze looks like a piece of wood. Zhou Zhi told everyone that this thing is called an "inkstone", which is used to dry the ink ingots after grinding the ink.

There is also a rectangular plate with some small nail-like protrusions in the plate. It is also made of green glaze, but the coating is thinner. Zhou Zhi said that this thing is called a "pen grid", which is similar to the current writing box. For holding brushes of various sizes.

However, the style of this thing is from the Qing Dynasty, which shows that the time span of Baipo porcelain kiln firing is very long.

Then there are some small porcelains shaped like leaves. The leaves are slightly upturned and can hold a small amount of water. These are called "pen licks", which are used to adjust the tip of the brush before writing. This thing is from the Ming Dynasty.

The earliest thing was a large instrument with a grooved base and a porcelain grinding knife on it. The grinding knife was round cake-shaped with a slightly sharp edge and a porcelain handle on both sides.

This is a tea grinder with sauce glaze and green glaze, but it is from the Five Dynasties. This thing is obviously not a practical tool, so it has only one purpose - to be displayed in the tomb chamber as an open vessel.

In addition, there are more small water bowls as big as fists, one with a spout and one without. The one with a spout is used to fine-tune the ink concentration, and the one without a spout can be used as a pen washer.

The shape of the water bowl is made like a small watermelon with melon ribs, one with black glaze and one with green glaze. However, although the two water bowls are very beautiful, the quality of production is still not as good as that of Li Er, who gave it to Zhou Zhi as a gift. of that.

Among the remaining utensils, there are two lotus-shaped containers, with a round base at the bottom and a circle of petals in the middle. There is a small bowl-shaped protrusion in the center of the petals, and there are some burnt smoke marks on the sides.

"Is this an oil lamp? If it were a candlestick, the small bowl in the middle would be a bit big."

"Did you use it as an oil lamp?" Zhou Zhi was a little dumbfounded.

"Yes." Lao Yang was very dissatisfied with this oil lamp: "It's just that the tire is a bit thick and eats oil. Later, the family switched to a kerosene lamp made of a valve core ink bottle. This oil-burning lamp was useless." "This is not a candlestick. It's not an oil lamp either." Zhou Zhi placed a small open thick black glaze bowl on the bowl seat in the middle of the lotus, and then picked up the two things together with the lotus petals in his hands: "This thing is used with this kind of lamp. , which was a custom from the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, the one on top is called a tea cup, and the one on the bottom is called a cup holder.”

"Huh?" Lao Yang twitched the corner of his mouth: "Our ancestors are quite particular about it, right? Then the tureen we use for drinking tea also evolved from this?"

"It can't be said that there is no relationship between the two," Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "But the tureen is brewing tea, and inside this..."

After speaking, he took the black lamp off the holder and said, "This is filled with tea soup made from fine tea."

"The ancestors were much more particular about tea drinking than we are now." Zhou Zhi continued: "There are twelve main tea sets, which are called 'Twelve Masters', and each is given a surname, first name, title, and number, and according to the The official system of the Song Dynasty conferred titles."

"For example, the tea stove's elegant name is Wei Honglu, its name is Wending, its courtesy name is Jingyang, and its nickname is the old man between the four windows."

"The surname Wei means that it is made of tough bamboo, and Honglu is the institution in charge of the rituals of the dynasty. It is of course a homophone here. 'Wending' and 'Jingyang' mean that it is used for making fire, and 'the old man between the four windows' It means that the tea stove has four windows for ventilation and dust removal.”

"The rest are like the tea mortar, which is called wood to be made. It is famous and profitable, with the courtesy name Wangji, and its nickname is Juzhujuren; the tea grinder is called Jinfacao, whose name is Yangu, Zgugu, with the courtesy name Yuankai, Zhongjian, and the nickname Yongzhijiumin, Heqin. Sir, the tea mill is called Shizhuan, with the name of Chisel Teeth, the courtesy name is Xunxing, and the name is Xiangwu Yinjun; the tea grinder is a small tea shovel made of gourd, which is called Hu Yuanwai, the name is Weiyi, the courtesy name is Zongxu, and the name is Chuyue Xianweng. "

"The rest of the tea sieves are covered with Luo Juan and are called Privy Luo; the tea brooms are made of brown silk and are called Zongzhi; the soup bottles, that is, kettles, are called Tang Ti Dian."

"It's very elegant." Dad Lu had been listening and couldn't help but ask: "Then what are these two called?"

"The tea bowl is called Tao Baowen, named Quyue, with the courtesy name Zihou, and the name Tuyuan Shangke. The surname 'Tao' means that it is made of ceramics, and 'Baowen' means that the utensil has beautiful patterns. 'Quyue' means not 'Yue Kiln' 'Produced by', the word 'thick' refers to the thickness of the wall, and when combined with the name of 'Tuyuan Shangke', it naturally refers to the famous 'Jian Kiln Tu Hao Zhan' in the Song Dynasty."

"In the past, the lamp holder was mainly made of wood, accompanied by carvings and polished with lacquer. Therefore, an ancient compound surname was used. The surname was Qidiao, and it was called Qidiao Secret Pavilion. The name was inherited, with the courtesy name Yizhi, and the name Gutai. elder."

"The secret pavilion is the emperor's library. Here it refers to the 'direct secret pavilion'. It is the administrator of the emperor's library and the emperor's advisor. It is a very important official position in ancient times. It is implied here that the lamp holder is like a small building with something on it. ; 'Chengzhi' means that it is the base of the utensil, 'Yizhi' means that it was invented for the convenience of holding, and Gutai means that it has an elegant charm and functions as a grand platform."

"It's really amazing!" Zhang Cheng clapped and laughed: "How did these players in ancient times come up with this?! It's so interesting!"

"Everything is clear to me. It seems I sent it correctly!" Lao Yang sounded a little confused.

"Thank you, thank you. I really like it." Zhou Zhi was even more happy: "I will put it in the study when I get back!"

It's a pity that Zhou Zhi has classes tomorrow and cannot follow Lao Yang to inspect the old kiln sites in Qingshen Baipo. He has no choice but to make an agreement with Lao Yang and Lu's father that when the archaeological team arrives, the two of them will be responsible for receiving them.

After carefully wrapping the things that Lao Yang brought with him one by one in the tea factory's wrapping paper, and putting them in cartons to protect them with dried grains and straw to ensure that they were safe, Zhou Zhi, Zhang Cheng, and Lu Qiao said goodbye to everyone and set out on their way back to the capital of Shu.