Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 380
"So it's...really?"

"I can't find any reason to think it is false, so it is true."

"What about the type?"

"That Mr. Liu is too mechanical." The fourth cousin said: "First of all, we know that the Ge kiln is actually made by imitating the official kiln, so even if the Ge kiln is rarely handed down from generation to generation, it is a display device, and we cannot rely on it. This leads to the conclusion that 'Ge Kiln only burns display utensils'."

"Because even the shapes of official kiln porcelain in the Song Dynasty include a wide variety. Although official kilns are mainly fired for display porcelain, there are also stationery utensils, daily utensils and decorative porcelain."

"The display porcelain such as statues, pots, cong, decorative daily items such as stoves, bottles, bowls, dishes, washing, and even small gadgets such as bird food jars, it can be said that there are all kinds of things."

"Among them, most of the furnishing utensils are imitated from the ancient Zhou and Han Dynasty. The shape is rigorous and solemn, the style is simple and simple, and it is also equipped with 'purple mouth and iron feet', which makes it even more charming and antique."

"However, such medium-sized wares are actually very rare. Small-sized wares are mainly seen in official kiln porcelains of the Song Dynasty. Although they are not large in size, the magnificence they display is still not to be taken lightly."

"Okay, we already know that Ge Kiln is actually a top-quality folk kiln that pursues craftsmanship as much as possible to achieve the official kiln, and uses official kiln porcelain as the goal and blueprint everywhere, so since official kiln porcelain is not only display wares, how can it be possible in Ge kiln porcelain? Is it just the display device?"

"I'm not making random inferences, it's already proven by data and facts."

"Writings related to Ge Kiln were first seen in the 23rd year of Yuan Zhizheng, "Zhi Zhengzhi Ji" written by Kong Qi: "When Yi Weidong was in Hangzhou, there was a fragrant tripod in the Ge Ge Kiln in the city. It is as smooth as the old ones, but those who know it are hesitant to see it. The king of Jingxi, De Weng, also said that recently, the elder brother’s kiln is absolutely comparable to the ancient official kiln, so it is necessary to distinguish it carefully.’”

"The 'Ge Ge Cave' and 'Ge Ge Kiln' referred to here are the Ge Kiln, the 'excellent ancient official kiln', which is also consistent with the characteristics of the Ge Kiln described in later documents."

"Later, the "Xuande Ding Yi Pu" of the Ming Dynasty said: "The god of Mazu enshrines a lion-headed horseshoe furnace, imitating the style of the Song Ge kiln, and the height of the furnace is five inches and six minutes."

"This article mentions 'imitation of Song Ge kiln style' in many places, and two articles explain several pieces of information."

"First of all, it can explain that Ge Kiln was already considered a famous kiln in the Song Dynasty in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, which is logical."

"Secondly, it can prove that the Ge kiln is not only display wares. The Ge kiln wares mentioned in the two works, one is a incense tripod, and the other is a lion-headed horseshoe furnace. Obviously, these two are not imitated from Zhou and Han ancient rituals device."

"In addition to historical records, "the Yuan Dynasty Ren's ancient tomb excavated in Qingpu County in [-] unearthed Song Dynasty official kiln porcelain and Yuan Dynasty egg white glaze porcelain.Among them is a Ge kiln pierced ear vase in the Southern Song Dynasty. "

"A batch of Yuan Dynasty porcelain was unearthed in Yanshui in [-], including Ge Kiln type black body celadon, JDZ egg white porcelain and Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain. Including Ge Kiln straight neck bottle, bird food jar, tripod furnace."

"In [-], a batch of Yuan Dynasty celadon wares were unearthed in Anqing. The characteristics of this batch of celadon wares are somewhat similar to those of the Southern Song Dynasty official kilns. The bottom feet have support nails. The enamel is highly devitrified and opaque, with obvious cracks. The foot phenomenon is obvious, but the glaze color is generally putty yellowish, which is different from the pink and azure colors of Song Guan kilns."

"Experts identified these two batches of porcelain as the Ge Kiln of the Yuan Dynasty."

"At the same time, a Yuange Kiln tripod furnace was also discovered among the cultural relics of the Yuan Dynasty shipwreck in Xin'an, South Korea."

"These porcelains are not imitations of ancient Zhou and Han ritual vessels. Their discovery has actually corrected the saying that 'all Ge kilns are ritual vessels'. It's just that Liu Sanye may be limited by his old knowledge and doesn't know."

"This is what it says in "Tang Pan Ming", Gou Rixin, day by day, and day by day." Zhou Zhi nodded: "Knowledge also needs to be updated iteratively, and you can only live and learn when you are old."

"That's the reason." The fourth aunt laughed: "So elbow, congratulations, you have picked up another big leak."

"I've been talking about it for a long time, what exactly is this thing?" Zhou Zhi was a little puzzled: "I said it was a furnishing utensil, but it didn't fit Zhou Han's arrangement. I said it was a water injection in a stationery utensil. It seemed a little bigger. I said it was a tableware, but it didn't fit." It seems to be a little smaller, and the big belly and the small mouth are not very suitable."

The fourth aunt couldn't help laughing: "I've recited all the poems in the dog's stomach—the spring is hidden in the small pavilion, the open windows are locked in the daytime, and the painting hall is infinitely deep..."

Zhou Zhi clapped his hands: "The seal script incense burnt out, the sun shadows the curtain hook! But it turned out to be a seal script incense burner!"

"That's right!" said the fourth aunt, "This is a fish basket seal incense burner used by Song people to play with seal incense. It's just that a treasure cover is missing, but it's not a fish basket statue."

Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "It turns out that it is this thing. I only know the various miscellaneous goods in "Meng Liang Lu"." The article said: "For example, those who offer incense and printing plates, each manages a designated shop, and prints incense every day. Just ask for money. '"

"It means that there have been professional incense masters since the Song Dynasty. They went to various wine shops to print incense every day, and settled the incense money on a monthly basis. I don't know how to print the incense."

"Many literati and courtesans in the Song Dynasty, eminent monks and courtesans were masters in this way. The so-called incense printing is actually embossed incense seals."

"Fourth aunt, will you play this?"

The fourth aunt looked at the fourth uncle: "It's rare to have such a good thing, so why don't you show it to Elder?"

The fourth cousin looked at the orchids in full bloom in the courtyard: "Is it necessary?"

"Use my secondary four sum."

"That shouldn't be a conflict." The fourth cousin nodded, then turned around and took some things from the bookshelf.

The fourth aunt started to light up the pinecone stove that the fourth cousin used to make tea, put a copper pan on it, pulled out some fine incense ash from an incense burner, and baked it in it.

While explaining to Zhou Zhi: "Since the Song Dynasty, there has been a method of grinding and mixing various spices, which is called 'Hexiang'. After adding honey, Hexiang can be made into pellets, cakes, and small animals. Yi An The "Ruinao Pinjin Beast" in the word refers to this kind of incense."

"If it is used in the form of powder, in order to facilitate ignition, it is necessary to emboss the Hexiang powder into a fixed font or pattern with a mold, and then ignite it. This method is called 'Xiangxiang seal'."

"Since the Song Dynasty, the four most famous incenses are the 'Shen Tanlong Musk'. At that time, some people have taken the equal parts of these four famous spices to make a combined incense, which is called "Sihe Xiang", also known as 'Da Si Xiang'. combine'."

"The Big Sihe is certainly rich and prestigious, but after all, not everyone can afford it, so some high-ranking and quiet people came up with an ingenious style and made another 'Little Sihe'."

"The material of Xiaosihe is very simple. It is recorded in "Chen's Xiangpu": mix any of orange peel, lychee shell, coriander fruit core, sugarcane dregs or pear dregs in equal parts, and it will be ready. It is a small four-in-one. Although the fresh air of melon and fruit in this fragrance is not as thick and long-lasting as the smell of Shentanlongmusk, it is also clear and distant, which is very special and has its own uniqueness."

"It is recorded in "Meilu Conghua" in the Qing Dynasty: Every New Year's Day, the Hall of Supreme Harmony sets up a dynasty, and the incense in the golden furnace is called Siqixiang, which is made from four kinds of peels such as pears and apples. It has been passed down from generation to generation. It has been around for a long time, and it shows the virtue of frugality. In fact, it is the "small four-in-one" handed down from the Song Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)