Three Kingdoms, Two Jin Dynasty, Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, the south is relatively stable, the economy is developed, the famous poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty has a poem Four hundred and eight temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain, it can be seen that the influence of Buddhism in the south of the Yangtze River is very great at that time, and there are many people who believe in Buddhism, which is reflected in the pattern of porcelain produced by the Yue kiln at that time.
This four-series jar is the early Song Dynasty, many years ago, treasured so far, the quality is perfect, due to the long reason, the local layer is thin with peeling glaze, the traces of aging are obvious, the main main ornament is the entwined branch lotus, six lotus flowers are wound around a week, it seems to be open but not open, the depiction is exquisite and expressive, the lotus pattern is commonly used as an important decoration on the utensils, which is closely related to the traditional decoration of Buddhism; There are also various forms of lotus flowers and lotus petals in the ornamentation.
Buddhism advocates "no desire, no desire", "stay away from dirt, get the Dharma eyes pure", the characteristics of the lotus "out of the mud and not stained" are consistent with the concept of Buddhism, so the lotus has become a symbol of Buddhism, that is, in many temples today, lotus ornaments are also the most common. The noble metaphor of the gentleman of flowers has turned into a higher pursuit of people's spiritual self-metaphor!
After Buddhism was introduced into China, porcelain with lotus decoration began to rise, during the Southern Dynasties, the lotus petal pattern on the celadon of Zhejiang Yue kiln is the earliest example, to the Northern Dynasties celadon with lotus as the shape is also very common, at present many large museums, are similar treasures, to the Tang and Song dynasties, lotus as the main decorative theme of porcelain was widely used.
This lotus pattern celadon four-series jar, is one of the representative utensils of that period, the lotus has become the choice of the pattern that the public likes to see, widely used in porcelain, some patterns are virtual and expressive, and some appear in a realistic image, all have a strong decorative, ornamental and practical.