[Occasional insights] Look at the stone carving on the cover. I believe that half a year ago, few people knew about this stone carving. After the broadcast of CCTV's "National Treasure Season Two", I believe many friends have recognized this relief. As a museum enthusiast, wherever I go, I will definitely not empty the local museums. One of the basic homework before visiting museums is to learn more about the treasures of each museum. I think CCTV's "Chinese Poetry Contest" and "National Treasure" are absolutely indispensable in strengthening "cultural self-confidence". This is a program that can definitely strengthen one's cultural accomplishment. Of course, watching "National Treasure Season Two", the most worth watching is the episode of Hebei Museum. Because the three cultural relics launched by the hospital are the treasures of the museum, and two of them are listed by the State Council as the 64 top-level national treasures that are strictly prohibited from being exhibited abroad. Than, it must be. . . . Still don't comment.
[Continued] It was already 16:20 when we came out of the exhibition hall of the ancient Zhongshan Kingdom, and there was still more than an hour before the closing of the museum. Mural Paintings" and "Famous Kilns and Famous Porcelain" three basic display exhibitions, obviously there is not enough time, this time I can only leave some regrets, pick the key points and watch the flowers. Fortunately, these three exhibitions are all in a new building in the South District. layer.
We first went to the "Quyang Stone Carving Exhibition" on the northeast side of the first floor. Quyang is a famous hometown of stone carving art in China, and white stone carving is especially famous. The white stone produced locally in Quyang is white and shiny, fine and hard, and is known as the two major producing areas of white marble together with Beijing Fangshan Dashiwo. From the stone figurines unearthed from the Han tombs in Mancheng to the main building materials of the palaces of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, to the contemporary buildings represented by the Monument to the People's Heroes, Quyang stone carvings are almost everywhere, and have continued for more than two thousand years with their unique charm and vitality. Years and enduring prosperity. On May 20, 2006, the heritage was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
(There are three side-by-side Buddha statues in the exhibition hall of "Quyang Stone Carvings". These are the statues of the third Buddha during the Northern Qi Dynasty. There is still a legend about these three Buddha statues)
(All the Buddha heads of the third Buddha were stolen. After many vicissitudes, the Buddha head of Sakyamuni Buddha in the middle finally returned. Of course, this cannot be blamed on the "Cultural Revolution", but people's economic awareness is too high after the reform. higher than the moral level, higher than the self-esteem of the national culture)
The exhibition area of "Quyang Stone Carvings" is 729 square meters. According to the time, it is divided into 8 parts: Western Han Dynasty, Northern Wei Dynasty, Eastern Wei Dynasty, Northern Qi Dynasty, Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, Song, Liao, Jinyuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and modern times. It displays 132 pieces of Quyang stone carvings from Han Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty. Most of them are Buddhist statues, as well as stone statues, epitaphs, stone carving artworks, etc., which show the long history of Quyang stone carving, the superb skills passed down from generation to generation by Quyang craftsmen, and the unique artistic charm of Quyang stone carving. Among them, the statue of Sakyamuni preaching in the Northern Qi Dynasty, the engraved statues of the seven Maitreya statues in the Northern Qi Dynasty, the standing statue of the Bodhisattva in Tang Dynasty, and the relief sculptures of serving him are even more unique masterpieces.
(1500 years ago, the statue of Bodhisattva serving as a servant during the Northern Qi Dynasty was obviously very slender)
(More than a thousand years ago, the 12 zodiac relief statues during the Five Dynasties)
(Quyang stone carvings have spanned thousands of years and spread all over the country, many of which are familiar)
(Does this one feel familiar? Yes, you have seen similar stone carvings in the Linzhang Buddha Statue Museum, Yecheng Museum, and Handan Museum. They come from Linzhang)
(In the exhibition hall of "Quyang Stone Carvings", there is also a treasure of the town hall - "Painted Sanle Relief". This is a tomb wall decoration from the Five Dynasties period. Unearthed in 1995 from the tomb of Wang Chuzhi, Xiyanchuan Village, Quyang County, it is 136 meters long and 136 meters tall. 82 centimeters, showing the lively scene of the band playing performance)
(There are 15 people in the picture. The first person on the right is wearing men’s clothes. He may be the conductor of the band, with a long skirt sweeping the floor. There are 2 filial sons below the conductor. The 12 performers are all women, wearing narrow-sleeved shirts.)
(The 12 women are divided into front and rear rows, and the musical instruments they hold include konghou, zither, pipa, clapper, seat drum, sheng, fangxiang, 筚篥, hengdi, etc. The style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty shown on the screen is only seen in China)
(In the "National Treasure Season Two" aired by CCTV not long ago, the three national treasures submitted by the Hebei Museum were the Changxin Palace Lantern, the gold and silver, four dragons and four phoenix scheme, and this "painted sanle relief". With the video broadcast, the popularity of this national treasure has also greatly increased)
(Behind the "Painted Sanle Relief" is another relief - "Painted Relief of Serving", this relief and "Painted Sanle Relief" are both works of the Five Dynasties, and both were unearthed at Wang's Office, Quyang County, Hebei Province Straight tomb, respectively inlaid under the west and east walls of the back room of the tomb)
From the "Quyang Stone Carving" exhibition hall, enter the "Northern Dynasty Mural Exhibition" in the southwest exhibition hall on the first floor.
The exhibition area of "Northern Dynasties Mural Paintings" is 850 square meters, exhibiting 6 original mural paintings unearthed from these tombs, 158 pottery figurines and more than 400 square meters of mural facsimiles drawn from the originals. The most spectacular of these is the 37-meter-long, 8.2-meter-highest mural on the tomb passage of Gaoyang Tomb of Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, painted according to the original.
(Copy murals on the tomb passage of Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yang)
(Wood figurines in the tomb of Gao Yang, the founding monarch of the Northern Qi Dynasty)
(Pottery figurines in the tomb of Gao Yang, the founding monarch of the Northern Qi Dynasty)
In this exhibition hall, there is the treasure of the town hall - the murals of the tomb passage of Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty Gao Yang. It was unearthed in 1989 from the Gaoyang Tomb in Wanzhang Village, Cixian County. It is 37 meters long and 8 meters deep. The tomb passage is slope-shaped, and there are painted patterns on both sides of the tomb passage and the ground at the bottom, covering an area of about 320 square meters. The ground is painted with decorative patterns composed of lotus and tangled flowers, and the east and west walls are painted with 106 life-sized honor guard figures and 41 auspicious birds and beasts. Rich in content and superb in technique, it represents the highest level of painting art in the Northern Dynasties.
(The two murals of "Guard of Honor" in Gaoyang's tomb are located on both sides of the tomb passage, the former mural is located on the west wall, and the latter mural is located on the east wall)
(This is also a picture of the guard of honor)
(The two murals of "God and Beast" in Gaoyang's tomb are located on both sides of the tomb passage, the front one is the murals on the west wall, and the last three are murals on the east wall)
(Some details of the murals in Gaoyang's tomb)
Mural painting is one of the earliest forms of painting. From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are mural paintings found in Hebei. The southern part of Hebei is where the capitals of the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi are located. A number of royal tombs of the Northern Dynasties have been discovered one after another, such as the tomb of Princess Ruru of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the tomb of Yuan Hu, the tomb of Gaoyang, Gao Run, and Gao Xiaoxu of the Northern Qi Dynasty. , Inheriting the legacy of the Han Dynasty on the top, and the first voice of the prosperous Tang Dynasty on the bottom, the lines fly freely and freely, with a sense of wind moving all over the wall, showing the great achievements of the painting art of the Northern Dynasties.
(The above-mentioned murals are copies of the murals in the tomb of Gao Xiaoxu of the Northern Qi Dynasty)
(The mural in the tomb of Gao Run, the younger brother of the founding emperor Gao Yang of the Northern Qi Dynasty, "The Picture of the Tomb Owner Sitting in a Tent", is not indicated in the introduction of the showcase as a copy, but I don't think it looks like the original)
(The right half of the mural "The Picture of the Tomb Owner Sitting in a Tent" in the tomb of Gao Run, the younger brother of Gao Yang, the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty)
(The left half of the mural "The Picture of the Tomb Owner Sitting in the Tent" in the tomb of Gao Run, the younger brother of Gao Yang, the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty)
(The mural "Blue Dragon" in the tomb of Yuanhu in the Eastern Wei Dynasty should also be the original)
(Mural on the North Wall of the Tomb of Princess Ruru in the Eastern Wei Dynasty "Serving Picture")
(Mural on the East Wall of the Corridor of Princess Ruru's Tomb in the Eastern Wei Dynasty "Picture of Guards")
(Mural on the West Wall of the Corridor of Princess Ruru's Tomb in the Eastern Wei Dynasty "Picture of Guards")
(Mural on the west wall of the tomb passage of Princess Ruru of the Eastern Wei Dynasty)
(Mural on the east wall of the tomb passage of Princess Ruru of the Eastern Wei Dynasty)
(Details of the murals on both sides of the tomb of Princess Ruru of the Eastern Wei Dynasty)
(Mural above the tomb door of Princess Ruru of the Eastern Wei Dynasty)
Walking out of the "Northern Dynasties Murals" exhibition hall, the museum staff have already begun to clear the venue. In the last ten minutes, I quickly looked at the "Famous Kilns and Famous Porcelain Exhibition" in the northwest exhibition hall on the first floor.
Hebei plays an important role in the history of Chinese porcelain. As early as the Shang Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, people in Hebei began to use primitive celadon. At the latest in the Northern Dynasties, Hebei people were already firing porcelain. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Hebei was an important porcelain producing area, and the porcelains of Xing Kiln, Ding Kiln and Cizhou Kiln spread all over the country, and their reputation spread far and wide. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, Hebei was located in Gyeonggi. Therefore, the rare Yuan porcelain and Ming and Qing official kiln porcelain in the world were circulated and collected in Hebei.
The exhibition area of "Famous Kilns and Famous Porcelain" is 873 square meters. It is divided into seven parts: Northern Dynasties Porcelain, Xing Kiln Porcelain, Ding Kiln Porcelain, Cizhou Kiln Porcelain, Jingxing Kiln Porcelain, Yuan Porcelain Relics, and Ming and Qing Official Kiln Fine Products. There are 276 fine items. These porcelains have a large age span, rich glaze colors, different shapes, and strong local characteristics. They have extremely high historical research value and artistic appreciation value. They fully demonstrate the brilliant achievements of Hebei ancient porcelain and highlight the important position of Hebei porcelain in the history of Chinese porcelain. . Among them, the celadon lotus vase from the Northern Dynasties, the white-glazed phoenix-headed vase with appliquéd leather pouches from the Xing Kiln of the Tang Dynasty, and the white-glazed engraved dragon-head clean vase from the Ding Kiln of the Song Dynasty are all rare and rare treasures.
(Northern Dynasties Celadon Lotus Zun)
(Tang Dynasty Xing Kiln white-glazed phoenix-headed pot with appliqué leather pouch)
(Buddha Statue of Xing Kiln in Tang Dynasty)
(White-glazed tower jars of the late Tang and Five Dynasties)
(White-glazed copper mouth bowl of Ding Kiln in Song Dynasty)
(Song Dynasty mandarin duck and lotus pattern plate mold)
(Song Dynasty Black Glaze Carved Plum Vase)
(It is very familiar to see this style, which is a typical style of Cizhou kiln with white ground and black flowers)
(There are many fine works of Cizhou kiln in the exhibition hall)
(Porcelain pillow is also a typical product of Cizhou kiln)
(In the exhibition hall of "Famous Kiln and Famous Porcelain" there is also the treasure of the town hall - the large pot of blue and white flowers in the Yuan Dynasty with open and carved red and blue glaze. This was unearthed in the Yuan Dynasty cellar of Yonghua South Road Primary School in Baoding City in 1964)
(This Yuan Dynasty blue and white glazed and carved red and blue glazed flower pot is 42.3 cm high. The tank body uses various decorative techniques such as painting, carving, stacking, etc., and has a total of 11 layers of decoration)
(The abdomen of this national treasure is consecrated in the shape of four rhombuses, and the flowers and rocks of the four seasons are carved inside the consecration. This is a flat image)
(The branches and leaves of this Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain are rendered with blue and white, and the flowers and rocks are painted with underglaze red. The blue and white are rich in color, and the underglaze red is pure in color. The blue and red shine, and the craftsmanship is superb. It is a representative work of the Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain)
In addition to this treasure of the town hall, there are many exquisite Yuan blue and white porcelains in the exhibition hall.
(Yuan blue and white porcelain are rare treasures)
(The blue-glazed porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty is radiant, warm and elegant)
(Gaoli Celadon Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty)
(Let’s take a look at Ming and Qing porcelains again)
(underglaze red in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty)
(The blue and white porcelain in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, this is a transitional period, inheriting the blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty at the top, and the blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty at the bottom—Xuande blue and white porcelain)
(During the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, it was a peak in the development of blue and white porcelain)
(During the Xuande period, there were not only blue and white porcelains)
There are also many porcelains from the Qing Dynasty
There are really too many exhibits in Hebei Museum. Even so, I still have a basic exhibition - "Glimpse of a Hundred Years-Modern Hebei" and I didn't watch it. Finally, under the urging of the security guard again and again, we were reluctant to part with it again as the last tourist. He walked out of the museum through the south gate. No matter where, a good tourist destination will always leave regrets, which is also a motivation for coming back in the future.
(When we left, there were no other visitors in the museum, only one leader was waiting for us to leave)
Return to the car at 17:20, take a brief rest before heading back to Beijing, rest at the service area at 19:45, refuel, and go to the toilet. Arrived home at 21:20, the odometer counted 1299.4 kilometers, and ended this trip to Yanzhao in early spring. 【End of the full text】
