Beijing, August 8 (Reporter Ying Ni) "Flowers Blossom at Four O'clock - Special Exhibition of Ming Dynasty Porcelain Unearthed from the Ruins of the Royal Kiln in Jingdezhen" will meet the audience at the exhibition hall of Gongwangfu Museum Le Daotang from August 2.
"Flowers bloom at four o'clock - special exhibition of Ming Dynasty porcelain Gongwangfu Museum unearthed at the site of the imperial kiln in Jingdezhen". Photo courtesy of Prince Gongfu Museum, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Jointly sponsored by the Prince Gongfu Museum of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Jingdezhen Royal Kiln Museum, the exhibition displays 99 pieces (sets) of Ming Dynasty flower-themed porcelain excavated and restored from the Jingdezhen Royal Kiln site, including many unique and treasures, with great historical, cultural and artistic value. Different from the previous interpretation of porcelain unearthed from the imperial kiln from the aspects of system, craftsmanship and variety, this exhibition opens up a different way, taking the four seasons of Prince Gong's Mansion as the background, from the perspective of flowers and plants on porcelain and tea, wine, flowers, incense and other utensils, and launching a "dialogue" about the beautiful and elegant life between ancient and modern, Prince Gong's Mansion and Jingdezhen Royal Kiln.
The Le Dao Hall of Prince Gong's Mansion, where the exhibition is located, once lived in the Qianlong Emperor's favorite young daughter and princess Xiao, and also served as the living place of Prince Gong Yi, the sixth son of the Daoguang Emperor, for a long time, and the original interior decoration no longer exists because it was used by many institutions. In order to meet the needs of the development of the museum, Prince Gongfu Museum has recently transformed it into the first cultural relics exhibition hall with constant temperature and humidity conditions in the museum, and will cooperate with many museums in the future to continuously launch precious cultural relics exhibitions that are in line with the historical and cultural connotation of Prince Gongfu itself.
As the unveiling exhibition of this renovation project, the Gongwangfu Museum collaborated with the Jingdezhen Royal Kiln Museum, which has just been awarded the "Most Innovative Museum in China", to place Ming Dynasty porcelain excavated from the ruins of the Jingdezhen Royal Kiln into the classical architectural garden of Prince Gong's Mansion, providing an innovative situational interpretation. The exhibition opened in three halls in the courtyard of the Le Dao Hall with the themes of "Four Times of Beauty", "Flowers Attacking People" and "Enjoyable Events", respectively displaying the seasonal flower combination patterns unearthed by the imperial kiln, including the combination of spring peony, summer pomegranate, autumn chrysanthemum and winter camellia unique to the Hongwu period; flower vessels of different shapes and rich glaze colors; As well as all kinds of elegant porcelain related to flower appreciation, including various cricket jars of the Xuande Dynasty, Chenghua Dynasty Doucai Chicken Cylinder Cup and other famous products.
"Flowers bloom at four o'clock - special exhibition of Ming Dynasty porcelain Gongwangfu Museum unearthed at the site of the imperial kiln in Jingdezhen". Photo courtesy of Prince Gongfu Museum, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Jingdezhen is the world-renowned porcelain capital. Beginning in the second year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1369), the imperial court set up a pottery factory in Jingdezhen. In the fourth year of Jianwen (1402), it was renamed "Imperial Instrument Factory", and in the Qing Dynasty it was named "Imperial Kiln Factory", and it was burned until the last dynasty of the Qing Dynasty. For 1911 years, the most skilled craftsmen have gathered here, using the finest raw materials and fuels to create countless pieces of porcelain of the finest quality. However, the complexity of kiln firing is difficult to estimate, and defects such as deformation, cracking, color casting, and kiln stickiness occur from time to time. Under the extremely strict sorting system, the complete pieces that met the requirements were transported to the capital, while the losers were smashed and buried on the spot. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 20, the imperial kiln factory was abandoned. In the 80s of the <>th century, the archaeological work of the imperial kiln factory site began, and in the process of decades of excavation, several tons of fragments of Ming and Qing imperial porcelain were collected, and more than <>,<> pieces of Ming imperial kiln porcelain were restored.
It is reported that the exhibition will last until August 8. (End)