This is an ancient Chinese traditional handicraft. It's a water container on the desk, which is used to store inkstone water. Most of them are oblate, with a mouth called "water injection" and no mouth called "water formation".
Simple and generous, it is an important tool for learning. Water is made of jade, such as the jade carving gourd in Qing Dynasty. The two basins are connected into a gourd shape, and the branches and leaves carved around them are intertwined, which looks clear and natural. The most famous products in Yushui City are those made by Lu Zigang, a jade craftsman in Ming Dynasty. There are also copper and ceramics, such as the round belly of Guan Ge kiln and the small mouth of alms bowl.
Cloisonne made in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty is beautiful and generous. In addition, babies playing with water, that is, children playing with water in the city, was more common in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and was one of the auspicious patterns prevailing at that time.
There are also glass products, which are fashionable in color, beautiful, small and exquisite. "Drinking porcelain at the end of the stream" and "Toad drops and turtle drops" have a long history. The ancients used copper, and later generations used porcelain. In the Ming Dynasty, there were dragons and elephants squatting in the sky. Any crop that has a shape and does not store too much water is called a droplet. " The drop of celadon inkstone in the Jin Dynasty was turtle-shaped, which was called "turtle drop". Carved into the shape of a toad, it is called "inkstone toad" and "toad drop". Don't call it "Jin Xiaoxiang".
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In addition to practical significance, the basin is more ornamental. It is placed on the case of the study, accompanied by the inkstone field, opposite to the literati. Therefore, it must meet the taste of the owner before it can be selected, including its material, technology, modeling, decoration, painting, etc., otherwise it will be difficult to go to the toilet. In addition, from the perspective of health, water bowls can rest the soul and nourish nature. "Once you wash away the dirt in the world, you will be happy."
From a psychological point of view, the water bowl can help Si Wen. "The treasures of several cases can be pleasing to the eye." In addition, some of them are used as spiritual sustenance, and some of them are called Cheng Xiong or Cheng You. Mr. Chen Yutang is even more addicted to the "Water City", and has collected hundreds of basins, spanning many dynasties, with extensive materials and magnificent scenery. He is even called "the first person to collect birdbaths in China".
He named his study "Baiyun Zhai" and carved a small seal of "pedantry". This is the humble words of vegetarians, and it is also a homophonic word to explain that there is nothing in vegetarian restaurants except jars (pedantic) or jars (stupid).