In a corner of the Nanjing Museum, there is a collection of blue and white wine glasses, whose dusty craftsmanship is breathtaking. The walls of the cup are like jade, the decoration is picturesque, and every detail reveals the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of the Qing Dynasty, which is priceless. However, the bottom of this cup is engraved with the words "Kangxi Year of the Ming Dynasty", as if it is a puzzle, challenging the audience's historical knowledge.
Kangxi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, what does it have to do with the Ming Dynasty? These six words are like a fog, which makes people wonder. Could it be that the bottom of the porcelain is mistakenly engraved, or is it a flaw in the fake? No, no. Since this cup of porcelain can occupy a place in the museum, the debate on its authenticity has long been settled.
First of all, we know that Kangxi was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, so this inscription seems to be a mistake. But how could such a priceless piece of porcelain have such a low-level mistake? Could it be a forgery?
However, the fact that this piece of porcelain can be exhibited in a museum shows that there is no question of its authenticity. This leads to a question: why did there appear such a seemingly contradictory era name as "Ming Kangxi" during the Kangxi period?
This wine cup was used in the court of the Kangxi Dynasty, this point is determined, there is nothing to question the authenticity, in addition, Kangxi was worried that the porcelain engraved with the era name was broken in the early years, so the porcelain made in the early days of the Kangxi Dynasty was used in the Ming Dynasty year name, but as the situation gradually stabilized, this provision was later canceled, so the appearance of the Ming Dynasty Kangxi year did make a big mistake by the craftsman who burned the porcelain, so was the craftsman intentional prank or really careless?
In fact, it is impossible to say that it is intentional, there are not a few *** in the Kangxi period, the status of craftsmen is not high, once this kind of thing is discovered, it will inevitably be the end of the Zhujiu clan, so the possibility of being careless is higher, but even if it is really a craftsman who is not careful, one thing is obvious, that is, the craftsman still has the shadow of the Ming Dynasty in his heart, so he will make this low-level mistake.
In fact, there are not a few that are similar to the craft style of this wine glass or even repeated, but the other porcelain is written in the Kangxi year of the Qing Dynasty, and the only thing that is different is that it is wrong and wrong, and it surpasses those correct ones in value.
You must know that the extremely sensitive mistake of the wrong date rarely occurs, especially in the porcelain that is often used, but the porcelain with the wrong date has passed many inspections and was successfully sent out of the kiln, and then very lucky not to be sent to the ruler's nose or has not been discovered by the user, so that the wrong porcelain has survived to this day, there are countless coincidences and accidents, so even if there is a mistake, this porcelain is also a rare treasure.
The existence of this porcelain is like a big joke played by history, which makes us marvel at its craftsmanship and have a deeper understanding of that special era. So, the next time you see it in a museum, remember that it's not just a piece of porcelain, it's a little secret of history, a little episode of history that makes people laugh.