"I see there are many people outside. Do you have any good things that you haven't brought out yet?" Lan
After admiring the porcelain works, Chen Wenzhe looked outside the studio.
There were quite a few people outside, each of them carrying a well-covered gift box, presumably containing some good things.
"Perhaps you have become more and more famous during this period. Under your banner, I have received a lot of good things."
As he said this, Cao Qingchun ran away and clapped his hands.
Then a group of people walked into the office and put down many boxes, large and small.
Cao Qingchun was very proud of the things he received. After all, he had seen them several times, and there was a high chance that they were genuine.
"You bought some bronze pigeon carts earlier. Look, I found a similar one for you." Lan
Cao Qingchun first opened a smaller box, and there was indeed a bronze vessel that looked like a dove inside.
But, when did he buy a pigeon car?
"Are you talking about my two bronze dove carts?"
Suddenly he figured it out, and Chen Wenzhe was a little dumbfounded.
"Yes, the one I found should be better. It seems to be a statue."
Even if Cao Qingchun didn't say anything, Chen Wenzhe could tell that this was a bird-playing statue.
One of the most famous ones seems to be from Chou Kingdom, called Zicha Nong Bird Zun.
The Zi Zha Nong Bird Zun is a wine vessel from the late Spring and Autumn Period, with a height of 26.5 cm and a width of 13.5 cm.
Legend has it that it was unearthed in Jinsheng Village, Yuantai City, Xishan City, and is one of the most famous Chinese bronzes in the Freer Museum of Chou.
The whole vessel is made of a ferocious owl, with a sharp beak, head and body, which can be opened and closed with mortise and tenon joints.
Bird jewelry has feather patterns, back patterns and dot patterns. The neck is decorated with deformed Kui patterns and is filled with back patterns.
The shoulders are engraved with Kui dragon patterns, the back is decorated with high-relief feather patterns, the belly is decorated with scale patterns and Kui patterns, and the feet are decorated with cloud patterns.
On the back of the bird's head are four characters of "Zizha Nongniao" in gold, and a small supporting animal seems to be missing under the tail.
This vessel is said to be an unearthed cultural relic from Tomb No. 251 in Jinsheng Village. The "Zizha Nongniao" statue is probably a wine vessel for Zhao Jianzi or Zhao Xiangzi, the Qing Dynasty of Jin Dynasty.
The four-character inscription on the neck of the bird statue is "Zizha Nongniao".
"Zi Zha" is the name of the maker of the utensil;
The word "Nong" means to play around with.
Viewed coherently, the meaning of these words is that the wine vessel is specially made for pouring wine and is used for people to have fun.
Zi Zha Nong's bird statue is completely black, and the bird's eyes are inlaid with gold on both sides.
According to Si Meiyin, a researcher at the Chinese Art Department of the Freer Museum of Art, the bird statue at the Freer Museum of China is a very special piece.
This bronze vessel may have been stored in the Chinese palace for the royal family to play with during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
The basis for this inference is that Emperor Qianlong collected many bronzes.
Moreover, he wanted these bronzes to be clean and beautiful.
So it was painted black and inlaid with gold.
According to an inventory in 1876, there was a painting and calligraphy sent from the Forbidden City, the sacred capital, to Chahar's palace.
Judging from the number of collections, Qianlong, who loved antiques, collected more than any previous emperor.
According to Mr. Li Xiandeng, a researcher at the National Museum of China and an expert on bronzes.
It is indeed because of entering the Qing Palace that this bronze vessel that exudes mysterious ancient charm - Zi Zha Nong Bird Zun is covered in black.
However, the black color is not dyed with ink, but waxed after being cleaned by the collector.
This kind of bronze ware is known as "Sukeng" ware in the cultural relics world.
The meaning of pit cooking is that in order to protect ancient bronzes and prevent them from continuing to develop green rust, the surface is waxed after removing soil and other things.
This is a method used to protect bronze vessels during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
In any case, this exquisite artifact can be said to be one of the pinnacle works of ancient Chinese bird-shaped bronze statues.
Of course, the one in front of Chen Wenzhe is definitely not a bird statue or a bronze dove chariot, but it is indeed a bird. As for whether it is a pigeon or not, we have to say something else.
The rusty color of this bronze ware made it obvious that it was unlikely to be fake. From then on, Chen Wenzhe became interested.
"Is this a bird-shaped animal?"
Chen Wenzhe is quite familiar with this type of instrument.
He searched around and found an inscription inside the cover. It was three bronze inscriptions cast by Taibao.
This is a Western Zhou Dynasty Taibo bird-shaped 卣, a cultural relic of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is dignified and elegant in shape and has a high level of sculpture.
The most important thing is that this is also a well-preserved item. At least it is no worse preserved than that piece of Niao Zun.
It is really rare to find such a complete and beautiful bird-shaped bird.
I saw it was in the shape of a bird standing with its head held high, with round eyes and a sharp beak, and a wide tail hanging down to the ground.
There are a pair of hairy horns on the head, a pair of fleshy wattles under the palate, a bulging abdomen, thick and powerful feet, and feather patterns on the body. The shape is very vivid.
There is a narrow and long mouth at the back of the bird's head, with a cover attached, and ring ears on both sides of the neck to connect the handles.
On the inside of the lid and inside the throat, there are three characters "太宝管" cast in each.
卣, an ancient wine vessel.
"Shang Shu·Luo Gao": "Use Qi to kill two horses".
Also in "Poetry·Daya·Jianghan": "纒鬯一卣", so the 卣 is a sacrificial vessel specially used to hold the 纒鬯.
What is now called "卣" was first named by the people of the Song Dynasty and is still used today.
The bird and beast shape 卣 has the image of a bird and beast, and is basically similar to the bird and beast statue.
Containers with handles are generally referred to as bird-shaped containers.
In bronze inscriptions, it is common for kings to reward their ministers with "a 卯", which shows that the 卣 is specially used to hold Qi 鬯.
Qicheng is wine with spices (i.e. tulip) added.
Yochang and Zun are generally unearthed in combination.
The bird and animal shapes of the late Shang Dynasty are exquisite in workmanship, with rich and intricate patterns all over the body, giving people a solemn atmosphere in their majesty.
In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, birds and beasts are rare. The basic shape is the same as that of the late Shang Dynasty, but the lines are simpler and cleaner. The overall charm is no longer as fierce and terrifying as the Shang Dynasty, and is much gentler.
Most of the ancient Chinese paintings are purely works of art, especially the various works with natural animals as the theme, which often have special meanings.
In the eyes of people at that time, they were not only specific animals, but also things with divinity attached to them.
People have devoted their admiration and admiration to them.
It was a natural expression of social religious sentiments at that time.
This bronze vessel from the early Western Zhou Dynasty, Taibao Niaoyan, is a hand-me-down.
The object is 23.5 cm high, in the shape of a long-crowned bird. The overall sculpture is in the shape of a bird, with a chicken-like head, especially a long beak like an eagle's hooked nose.
There are double long crests hanging down from the back of the crest, and the sides of the gills look like those of a chicken spitting ribbons. The upper piece can be opened and closed by pecking it for pouring wine.
The bird's legs seem to have been visualized, thick and big like eagle talons.
The two claws happened to bend forward and downward from the belly of the instrument, forming a pillar and landing on the ground.
The bird's tail is flat and semi-curved downward, and the claws and tail are designed to serve as the pillars of the utensil.
Animals are beasts that are only mentioned in the world of mythology but not seen in nature.
They are either exaggerated or graphic, and can be summarized as abstract animals.
This makes the whole device appear more stable, elegant, simple and generous, adding to the viewing effect.