Plum blossoms blooming in the midst of cultural relics

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-01

There are a few plums in the corner, and Ling Han opens it alone.

I know that it is not snow, but there is a dark fragrance.

Wang Anshi's "Plum Blossoms".

Plum, the first to bloom a hundred flowers, the world alone and spring, elegant and handsome, Ling Han lingers fragrant. People love plum, or call it "Masters in the snow", or call it "Three Friends of the Cold" with pine and bamboo, or praise it as "Four Gentlemen" with orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. "Plum Blossom Five Blessings" and "Happy Eyebrows (Plum) Tips" have become the most common auspicious images in porcelain, calligraphy and painting.

The beautiful meaning of plum blossoms cannot be ignored! Adhering to the principle of "the pattern must be intentional, the meaning must be auspicious", the craftsmen and artists also designed plum blossoms in their creations, which have been passed down to this day. The South China Sea Museum of China (Hainan) (hereinafter referred to as the "South China Sea Museum") has a collection of cultural relics with plum blossoms as the main ornamentation, which are not only elegant and gorgeous, but also fresh and elegant, and have auspicious meanings. Today, let's enjoy the plum blossoms that bloom on the cultural relics!

Looking for plums in the porcelain. Plum blossom five blessings.

As the embodiment of nobility, plum blossoms are also flowers for spring blessings and family reunions. In ancient times, because plum blossoms have five petals, it is regarded as a symbol of "five blessings", meaning "plum blossoms and five blessings", and the five petals represent blessings, luck, longevity, happiness and wealth.

Yuan blue and white folded branch plum pattern double series can. This article is the People's No. of the South China Sea Museum.

Lips, short neck, bulging belly, flat bottom, shoulders with a pair of rings. The abdomen is painted with folded plum lines. The lid of the jar is mainly left blank, the body of the jar grows along the side of the flower branches, the picture is beautiful and vivid, the large area of blank space is like the snow in winter, and the plum blossoms bloom in the middle, giving people a sense of coldness.

Ice plum pattern, also known as "ice crack plum pattern", created in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, is a special pattern that combines plum blossom pattern and ice crack, symbolizing the arrogant spirit of independence and self-appreciation in the severe cold and extreme weather.

Qing Qianlong Guangcai floral pattern cup.

The cup is open, oblique straight abdomen, circled foot outward, is buckled with bamboo-shaped copper ornament inlay, the upper abdomen is painted with ice plum pattern, the ice plum petals are delicate and vivid, staggered, the plum blossom is gorgeous and vulgar, the composition is flexible, the chromatography is clear, the plum blossom is vigorous and erect, rich and refined, light and fluttering like yarn. The lower abdomen is painted with folded branch floral patterns, and the flowers are clustered and dense.

Beaming. The magpie announces the good news for a long time, and there is a record of "the house of the people of the time, hearing the sound of the magpie is a good omen, so it is called the magpie annunciation". The magpie symbolizes good luck, and when combined with plum blossoms, it forms a beautiful meaning of "plum" tips.

Clear blue and white grass pattern pot.

The whole body is chrysanthemum petal type, the cover is round and drumming, the pearl button, and the body of the pot and the lid of the pot are connected by the mouth of the child; The body of the pot is straight, the shoulders are sloping, the abdomen hangs, the feet are circled, and the crank and the flow are placed on both sides of the pot; The lid of the pot is painted with blue and white floral patterns, and the body of the pot is painted with magpie and plum patterns.

Qing Yongzheng pastel garlic bottle.

Skimming garlic style, long neck, sloping shoulders, round belly, circle feet. The exterior is decorated with pastel, and the painted magpie and plum tips echo each other, harmonious and agile. The mouth and base are embedded with wooden and metal components, which is beautiful and generous.

19th century, painting enamel flower and bird pattern hexagonal bottle.

The whole body of the bottle is hexagonal, copper tire, skimming, neck, shoulders, abdomen downward adduction, shin outward skimming to the bottom. The neck is painted with banana leaf pattern, the abdomen pattern is lit on six sides, and the magpie is painted on one side of the bottle standing on the plum blossom branches, which has the meaning of "happy eyebrows".

* Silver silk burnt blue inlaid gemstone flower and bird pattern lid jar.

The overall shape of the silver tire is six-petal flower-shaped, and the cover and body are inherited by the mouth of the child. The cover is ** placed with a pearl button, decorated with silver silk and burnt blue flower and bird patterns, and the whole body is decorated with red and sapphires. The ornamentation is clear, the flowers and birds are vivid and vivid.

Visit Mei in the painting. Plum blossoms have an important significance in the history of Chinese culture and are also an important theme for literary and artistic creation.

Throughout the ages, countless literati and artists have been attracted by it, either depicting its posture, describing its spirit, or using it to express their nostalgia, or singing their aspirations. The paintings on the theme of plum in the collection of the Nankai Museum can give the viewer both visual and spiritual pleasure.

Modern Lu Yan Shaomei stone figure vertical axis.

Snow tires plum bones, difficult jade. In Mr. Lu Yanshao's "Modern Lu Yanshao Plum Stone Diagram Vertical Axis", the plum stone symbiosis, with the vitality of the situation, with the Song word "Yu Meiren Yizhou See Plum Works" "The night wind is so fragrant that the fragrance is late, I don't know how to open all over the south branch" The sentence is supplemented by its plum stone, and the inscriptions reflect each other and shine with each other.

Zhao Xiyan magpie Dengmeitu axis (detail).

"Magpie Dengmei" implies the artist's longing and expectation for beautiful things, and also carries heartfelt blessings to friends. The branches rested on the birds, looking up, and their eyes were smart. The dots of red plum are interspersed, and the contrast with the ink rhyme constitutes a beautiful picture, in the quiet, the birds are crooning, and the harmonious notes are like flowing clouds.

Plum blossoms are loved and respected by people for their noble quality, auspicious meaning, and beautiful form. The evolution of plum blossom pattern in the development of traditional Chinese ornamentation carries a profound cultural connotation. (ENDS).

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