Since large-scale gold and silver wares were unearthed in the Tang Dynasty, Chen Wenzhe was familiar with the shapes of some gold and silver wares, so he could identify the gold and silver wares of the Tang Dynasty at a glance.
Ancient gold and silverware in my country are deeply cherished by people for their precious materials, gorgeous decorations and exquisite craftsmanship.
The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of the development of gold and silverware in ancient my country. Gold and silverware were one of the symbols of the magnificent palace art of the Tang Dynasty.
On New Year's Day in 1982, a Tang Dynasty silverware cache was discovered in Dingmao Bridge, ZJ City, Sujiang Province.
This is one of the three Tang Dynasty cellars that have been exhibited before. What no one knows is that there is a more secret cellar not far from this cellar.
The most important thing is that this cellar is related to another cellar, or they probably have the same owner.
This cellar was buried about 1.3 meters deep, and ten silver wine urns were unearthed.
The urn contains various types of silverware, and large silver boxes, basins, hairpins, etc. are stacked on the west side of the silver urn.
A total of more than 9,500 pieces of silverware were unearthed from the cellar, including wine urns, basins, gilt "Analects of Confucius Jade Candle", turtle-shaped wine ring, gilt wine ring, holder, bowl, box, bracelet, hairpin, etc.
Among them, silver hairpins have the largest number, with 1,760.
A circle of peonies is carved on the abdomen, swan geese are carved under the feet, and lotus petals are decorated on the edges of the feet.
There weren't many utensils like that without the word "Riki" on them in the cellar that Chen Wenzhe saw.
The lotus leaf-shaped salt platform cover has a height of 7.3 cm and a diameter of 20.6 cm.
It cannot be seen from those things that the poor people in the Tang Dynasty were not that luxurious.
Two other box bottoms were unearthed, one with seven lotus petals, a folded flower engraved in the center, and four parrots surrounding it, with all the engraved parts gilded.
The tea spoon has a hemispherical surface and a long flat handle that is slightly curved. The back of the handle is engraved with the seven characters "Hercules" and is 26 centimeters long.
The edge is in the shape of a lotus leaf. The top is decorated with a persimmon pedicle-shaped button, the cover is engraved with a hyperbola, and seven fish tails hang from the edge.
The cover is curved and convex, and is fastened with a snap-on opening.
The other one is not a teaspoon either. It is 33 centimeters long, with a shovel-shaped side, nearly oval, and a long flat handle that is slightly curved. The back of the handle is engraved with the Chinese character "Hercules".
Wide eaves, deep belly, round bottom.
For example, tea boxes in the Tang Dynasty were divided into two categories: small boxes for tea cakes, and large boxes for tea powder.
Many of them have high research value, such as the silver tea cauldron with handles.
The following text explains the uses of tea in detail.
The seven characters "Hercules" are engraved on the inside. The realistic style of this device is weak. The stems and veins of the lotus leaves are very realistic. The carving process is fine, the lines are smooth and the density is uneven. The reason why those things are luxury goods is mainly because
Ordinary people are very particular about how to use it.
A total of two teapots (鑑, fu) were unearthed.
The abdomen is decorated with a diamond-shaped continuous pattern, and the edge of the circle foot is decorated with a modified lotus petal pattern belt.
A silver pot with a handle similar to this was unearthed from a Tang Dynasty cellar in Hejia Village, Chang'an.
Tea is just a measuring vessel, and it is also used to whisk when ordering tea and stir the soup to dissolve the tea powder in the soup.
Is there any specific mention of tea spoons in Lu Yu's "The Book of Tea: Seven Utensils"? "The Book of Tea: Seven Boils" does not say: "Whenever you drink, put it in bowls to make the foam mix evenly." This means that the tea is boiled before it spoils.
Use a spoon to scoop out the tea soup from the tea cauldron, then pour it into a tea bowl and drink it.
Between the two is a circle of modified lotus petal pattern strips, with intertwining lotus flowers alternately and a caviar pattern as a background.
Apart from the tea sets, there are not many silverwares. They are probably also used for drinking tea, such as a lotus leaf-shaped silver salt table cover.
In the Tang Dynasty cellars discovered in Dingmao Bridge, ZJ City, Sujiang Province, many artifacts without the words "Hercules" were found.
It can't be said that just for drinking tea, we came up with very few tricks.
Sencha or boiled tea was popular in the Tang Dynasty. Cake tea needs to be ground into powder and boiled for drinking. Both cake tea and tea powder need to be stored in containers.
Gilt lotus petal-shaped silver tea box, 7.5 cm in height, 9.5 cm in belly diameter, and 6.5 cm in foot diameter.
Such utensils were called 鑑 in the Tang Dynasty.
In addition to those special daily necessities, there are also some luxuries, such as a small silver tea box with a lid and a gilt double phoenix pattern.
The tea spoon is a measuring device.
One piece has a pair of ear protectors and a ring-shaped handle along its surface, and the seven characters "Hercules" are engraved along the edge.
The inner bottom is engraved with the inscriptions "Hercules" and "五十四六一二元".
It is in the shape of seven lotus petals, the top of the box is arcuate, the lid and the box body are connected to each other, the abdomen is straight, the abdomen is drawn upward, and the seven-curved trumpet-shaped circle foot.
"The Book of Tea" says: "It is made of pig iron, Hongzhou is made of porcelain, and Laizhou is made of stone. Porcelain and stone are both elegant vessels, but they are not solid in nature and cannot last long. Use silver to make them extremely clean."
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"The Book of Tea" says: "The fire chopstick, also known as chopsticks, if commonly used, is round and straight, one foot and eight inches. The top is flat, with an onion platform and a hook (suo), and is made of iron or wrought copper."
The silverware unearthed from this cellar can be divided into tea vessels, wine vessels, ornaments, cosmetics and medicinal utensils.
In the center of the cover, a pair of parrots are carved, surrounded by 10 flying geese.
Pour the tea powder into the cauldron and measure out the tea you want to use.
Four pieces of gilt silver tea boxes with parrot pattern, domed lid, double-mouth opening, straight belly folded into a flat bottom, short round feet, diameter 11.4 cm, foot diameter 9 cm.
The reason why Shi Yanyu believes that the cellar and the Tang Dynasty cellar discovered in Dingmao Bridge, ZJ City, Sujiang Province are from the same owner has nothing to do with the inscription "Hercules".
Silver chopsticks were unearthed from the underground palace of Famen Temple in Fufeng, Western Shaanxi Province, and were connected by chains braided with silver wire. There is no record of "a pair of fire chopsticks" under the clothing tent unearthed from the underground palace.
The top is engraved with a pair of parrots holding grass, intertwined with lotus flowers. The bottom is lined with caviar patterns, and the belly of the cover is decorated with a continuous pattern of intertwined chrysanthemums.
There are also 15 plain silver tea boxes, in the shape of a small Datong gilt parrot pattern silver box, with the seven characters "Hercules" engraved on the bottom or inside the circle foot.
"Tea Classic": "Then, use seashells, oysters and clams, or use copper, iron, bamboo, daggers and the like. Then, measure, accurately, and measure. Whenever you boil one liter of water, use powdered
If the square-inch dagger is too thin, reduce it; if it is thick, increase it, so it goes like this."
The cover is hammered and engraved with embossed patterns, with the pattern of two phoenixes holding grass as the main body, and the edges are engraved with eight pairs of flying geese facing each other, with intertwining lotus and fish roe patterns in between;
In the Tang Dynasty, fire chopsticks were called fire stoves. In the Tang Dynasty, charcoal-fired stoves were used to make tea. Li was a stove with charcoal in it.
Tea is a tea boiler. Tea brewing was popular in the Tang Dynasty. Tea tea is one of the important tea utensils. The crushed tea powder is put into tea tea and boiled.
Height 10 cm, diameter 25.6 cm.
After all, there is no silver tea spoon in the tea set.
One piece has a handle and the seven characters "Hercules" are engraved along the edge.
Two small gilt silver tea boxes with double phoenix patterns and lids, 26 cm in height, 31 cm in diameter, 32 cm in belly diameter, and 25.6 cm in base diameter.
Cai Xiang's "Tea Record·Teaspoon" says: "The teaspoon should be heavy, and the whisk will not be strong. Gold is the bottom, and silver and iron are the main ones in the world. Bamboo is the most important, and it is the best to build tea."
For example, the silver fire chopsticks are not fire chopsticks. The pronunciation of jiā is like kuaizi. The lower part is engraved with the seven characters "strong man" and is 32 centimeters long.
It is in the shape of seven lotus petals, with a dragon pattern engraved on the bottom and a flowing cloud on the foot. The engraved place is gilded, and the bottom diameter is 24 cm.