If an official dies without leaving a will to bury the items given by the emperor, and his or her descendants are grateful for the legacy of their ancestors and the auspiciousness of the emperor's grace, they will deal with it flexibly and pass it on to the world.
Therefore, whether official-style porcelain is handed down from ancient times or unearthed, its essence is a special auspicious device for display that symbolizes the performance and glory of officials.
From now on, we can throw away its long-term and unfair reputation as a burial vessel in the antique world.
It is also because they are special furnishings given by the emperor in recognition of the achievements of officials. Regardless of whether they are handed down or unearthed, as long as they are genuine official products, each of them is a precious and rare authentic high-quality porcelain from the official kiln and is worth collecting.
Such porcelain is not only in modern times, but also in ancient times, its value is very high.
This was demonstrated in the Northern Song Dynasty, such as the more famous legend of lifting an ax to hammer a weapon that occurred during the Renzong period.
Song Renzong was furious and smashed the Ding kiln porcelain with an axe. So what was its origin?
This can be seen from some scenes in the drama "Qing Ping Le".
In it, Song Renzong, who has been a supporting role in legendary stories such as "Bao Qingtian" and "Yang Family General" for thousands of years, finally became a serious protagonist for once.
Song Renzong Zhao Zhen ascended the throne at the age of 12 and took charge at the age of 23.
During the reign of Song Renzong, the country was stable and peaceful, the economy was prosperous, and science, technology and culture had been greatly developed.
High-profile literati such as Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi and others;
One of the four great inventions in ancient times, Shen Kuo, the inventor of the compass;
As well as Ouyang Xiu, who led the ancient prose movement in the Northern Song Dynasty, all appeared during this period.
Moreover, Song Renzong had a generous temperament and did not like luxury. He was strict with himself and lenient towards others.
His temple name is "Ren", which is not simple.
"Benevolence" is known as the highest principle of the moral code of Chinese Confucianism, which shows the status of Song Renzong in the eyes of Confucian scholars.
However, Renzong was very strict with himself and everyone in the harem.
Song Renzong was lucky enough to visit Concubine Zhang one day and saw a piece of Dingzhou red porcelain. So the emperor asked the concubine where it came from.
Concubine Zhang had no choice but to admit that it was a gift from Wang Gongchen.
Renzong was very angry and said, "I often warn you not to accept gifts from ministers and their staff. Why don't you listen to me?"
After saying that, the emperor picked up the ax and smashed the red porcelain on the spot.
If Emperor Renzong was so angry after receiving a piece of porcelain from an official, then this piece of porcelain must not be ordinary porcelain.
The red-glazed Ding kiln mentioned in the story has always been a mystery, and there are different opinions on the Internet.
This is because no very certain red-glazed Ding kiln porcelain has ever been unearthed, only reddish-glazed porcelain pieces have been unearthed.
Therefore, it is generally believed that Ding Kiln red porcelain should belong to Ding Kiln sauce glaze porcelain. Because the glaze color is reddish, it looks like red glaze porcelain.
Song Renzong made him so angry because of a piece of porcelain. This shows that Ding kiln sauce-glazed porcelain was very precious to an emperor at that time.
If it were not very precious, it would not be given to Concubine Zhang as a gift, and it would not be worth the emperor's anger over it.
Due to their rarity, high-quality Ding porcelain has been pursued by many antique collectors since the Ming Dynasty, and has always been a headache for antique appraisers.
Among them, black and purple ding have always been highly praised by collectors.
Internationally, Ding porcelain also has a very high collection status.
In the British Museum, the National Gallery of Asia in Paris, the Asian Gallery in San Francisco, etc., Ding porcelain is collected as a treasure.
In Neon, a purple-glazed gold-painted bowl from the Ding kiln of the Song Dynasty collected in the Tokyo National Museum is regarded as a rare treasure.
"Huh? I actually got a clue about a treasure?"
On this day, Chen Wenzhe was learning about Ding Kiln. Unexpectedly, through the Sui Marquis Pearl, he discovered information about a Ding Kiln porcelain tripod.
Ding kiln ware, whether ancient or modern, is a treasure. This has been confirmed by Song Renzong and Zhao Zhen.
This kind of contemporary fired porcelain can be regarded as a treasure by the emperor, and it will definitely be cherished even more in future generations.
Therefore, a porcelain tripod fired in Ding kiln that imitated the bronzes of the third generation was circulated to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and became the target of collectors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
It's just that no one got this porcelain tripod in the end, and it eventually disappeared in the long river of history.
Porcelain tripods imitating the bronzes of the Third Dynasty were common after the Han Dynasty, but porcelain tripods from Ding kiln are definitely rare.
Also, since the Han Dynasty, bronze tripods have been rarely produced, and those later made for burials are generally pottery tripods.
This makes this Ding kiln porcelain tripod even more precious and cherished!
What's more, this is a tripod, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can own.
So, where is this ancient tripod now?
According to legend, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Tang Yinan who loved collecting antiques, and it seemed that he was obsessed with collecting them.
He often plays with the antiques he has collected at home, enjoying himself.
Sometimes, he also likes to invite his friends to his home to show off his collection.
Friends also know about his hobby and praise him from time to time.
This further increased Tang Yi'an's interest in collecting. Later, he simply spent a huge amount of money to build a hall specifically for storing antiques in his courtyard, named "Xiyu Tower".
Once, one of his good friends, Jin Boling, accidentally purchased a Ding kiln porcelain tripod.
This incident reached Tang Yi'an's ears, and he quickly came to Jin Boling's home, hoping to see this tripod.
Jin Boling readily agreed, and Tang Yi'an took a closer look at the tripod.
It is more than two feet tall, round, plump in shape, and has a white and delicate glaze.
The most eye-catching thing is that the surface of the vessel is painted with colorful gluttons, puffing out clouds and mist, as bright and clean as jade, shining brightly.
Tang Yi'an concluded that this porcelain with fine workmanship and superb techniques was a rare treasure in Ding kiln.
So, he kept pestering him, hoping that his friend would sell him the tripod.
Jin Boling knew very well that the tripod is an important weapon of the country. Rather than collecting it himself, it would be more secure to keep it in the hands of someone who loves it deeply.
So he sold it to Tang Yi'an for 500 taels of silver.
Tang Yi'an returned home and placed the tripod in the middle of the hall of Xiyulou.
In this way, the original jade-like antiques suddenly lost their luster.
Friends come to watch, mainly for Baoding.
Coupled with the owner's bragging, people soon knew that there was a treasure tripod in the Tang family.
It happened that Tang Yi'an had a good friend who was a porcelain worker, and his son Zhou Danquan came to visit, hoping to see the tripod.
Tang Xin'an couldn't resist his kindness, so he went out of the cauldron to observe him. While he was watching, he also made gestures on the cauldron with his hands.
After a while, he used a piece of paper to rub the Taotie on the surface of the vessel.
Tang Yi'an was only curious but did not stop him.
Half a year later, Zhou Danquan suddenly came to visit again and brought a porcelain tripod, which he placed next to the real tripod.