When it comes to traditional porcelain in our country, we have to mention the gall bottle. As a classic in the porcelain vase, the gall bottle is named because of its shape like a hanging gall, and because of its beautiful and elegant shape, it has been loved by the literati of all dynasties, especially in the Song Dynasty. So, today let's get to know the classic in porcelain - the gall bottle.
The gall bottle is a classic shape in the bottle porcelain, with a straight mouth, a slender neck, shaved shoulders, and a full bottle belly, which is generally used for flower arrangement, because the shape is like a hanging gall. The gall bottle was fired from the Tang Dynasty, and it was still produced in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, and it was very popular in the Song Dynasty. The gall bottle has a round belly and a long neck, the lines are slender and slender, the overall shape is straight and dignified, it is very suitable for supporting the long stem flowers and plants of a single branch, and because the shape is like a hanging gall, it can also remind people of the allusion of the Yue Wang Goujian lying down and tasting the gall, so the gall bottle can often bring people elegant feelings and inspirational associations, and therefore has an enduring cultural charm.
The elegant characteristics of the gall bottle make it not only popular among the literati, but also very in line with the cultural beliefs of the monks, who believe that the belly of the gall bottle carries not only air and water, but also contains a strong historical and cultural atmosphere and the value of the unity of heaven and man, so in the scene of worshipping the Buddha, the figure of the gall bottle can often be seen. However, after the Ming Dynasty, due to the growth of the scholar class, the gall bottle gradually became utilitarian, and became an identity object for dignitaries to show their identity and taste; In the Qing Dynasty, due to the accelerated development of the commodity economy, the appearance of the gall bottle also became more complicated, although it was very expensive, but it lost its original elegance and became a representative of secular pleasures.
There are generally many kinds of ornaments on the gall bottle, among which vine grass is the most typical and common. The artistic image of vine grass is very beautiful, and it was a very popular porcelain decoration in the Sui and Tang dynasties. The vines are continuous, from the roll to the soothing, giving people infinite beauty, and the vines represent infinite vitality, can continue to grow, so people also give it a lush, long-term auspicious meaning, representing the vigorous vitality, ability and energy. In the Tang Dynasty, China's national strength was strong, and the arabesque pattern was very common, and the arabesque pattern in this period was more abundant than that of other dynasties, so the arabesque pattern was also a very distinctive pattern in the Tang Dynasty, which was called "Tang grass" by later generations.
As a porcelain with a very rich oriental Zen charm, whether it is ancient or modern, it is a very distinctive furnishing in the home decoration, with a unique charm and beautiful meaning, and there are many treasures of the gall bottle, each of which is a treasure of China's history and culture.