Emperor Qianlong was an accomplished emperor in Chinese history, and the Qing dynasty reached its peak of power during his reign. He loves art, whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or literature and miscellaneous items, he has a certain amount of involvement, especially his enthusiasm for ceramics is talked about.
During his reign, he collected a wide range of ceramic products of the past dynasties, attached importance to the development of the ceramic industry in this dynasty, not only appointed Tang Ying as the supervisor of the imperial kiln factory, but also recruited a large number of skilled craftsmen everywhere to promote the progress of the porcelain industry. During this period, the scale and quantity of porcelain firing reached one of the historical peaks, and a large number of beautiful and magical porcelain appeared.
According to the records of the Qing Palace, in order to cater to Emperor Qianlong's preference for novelty and curiosity, Tang Ying, the governor of the Tao Dynasty at that time, wrote in the memorabilia in the eighth year of Qianlong: "The slave has newly prepared a total of nine kinds of sandwich exquisite bottles, etc., and I respectfully send them to Beijing for submission." Its new draft is a variety of ignorant views of slaves, and it is not suitable to make it by itself, and the materials are not without expense, so they dare not make more. Emperor Fu prayed for correction so that Qin Zun could burn in pairs again. ”
Among them, the Jiaotai vase, which was listed separately by Tang Ying, the superintendent of pottery, is known as the ceramic product with the most exquisite design and the most complex craftsmanship in the history of ancient porcelain.
So what is a Jiaotai bottle?A bottle type popular in the Qing Dynasty. The middle section of the abdomen is carved into the shape of the head of Ruyi, and the hook is back or inverted, and it is in a positive shape. The upper and lower parts of the bottle are hooked and connected to each other between the ornaments, which can be moved but cannot be separated.
Although the Jiaotai bottle seems to be exclusively for enjoyment, it actually contains a wealth of auspicious meaning. The symmetrical and interlaced part of the bottle center takes the "Book of Changes" as "heaven and earth intersect", that is, the intersection of heaven and earth is prosperous, meaning "the upper and lower are one, the world is peaceful, and everything goes well".
Jiaotai bottle is a special product of the Qianlong period, is Tang Ying and urge the general Lao Ge deliberately made a good vessel for the Qianlong Emperor to enjoy, this firing process is a historic breakthrough in the Qianlong period, so far can not be surpassed.
However, after Emperor Qianlong saw this strange work, he did not praise or criticize it, but approved Tang Ying's recital: "There is no need to burn as much porcelain as usual, and then enter more than a dozen pieces according to the section." In addition, the production process of the Qianlong Dynasty was lost, so the hand-me-down Jiaotai bottles are not rare, and most of them are collected in museums around the world, and it is rare in private collections.
Shanghai Yuchengtang Museum also has a particularly precious Qing Dynasty Qianlong blue and white twig pattern Jiaotai bottle, this bottle skimming, straight neck, bulging belly, circle feet, the bottom of the blue and white seal book "Qing Qianlong year". The whole body is decorated with white glaze, decorated with blue and white flowers, the neck is painted with banana pattern and hollow pattern, the shoulders and abdomen are decorated with entwined branch patterns, the middle of the abdomen is hollowed out and carved with ruyi patterns, and the soles of the feet are painted with hollow patterns.
The overall design of Jiaotai bottle is very ingenious, the upper and lower carcasses are connected to each other, can move up and down slightly, but can not be separated, its production is exquisite, the process is complicated, it is the pinnacle of Qianlong Dynasty can not be surpassed, the heirloom is scarce and has great research and collection value.
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