In May 2006, at the “National Treasure-Special Exhibition of Lotus and Crane Square Pot” held in Henan Museum, The pair of lotus-and-crane square teapots hidden in the Palace Museum in Beijing and the Henan Museum were reunited after being separated for more than half a century. This newspaper’s file photo is taken by Shi Changlai She doesn’t know how he will react to what happened last night when he wakes up. What kind of couple will they be in the future, respecting each other like guests? Or do they look alike? Qin Se, Ming
□Our reporter Fang Zhou Guo Ge
On August 25, 1923, in Lijialou, Xinzheng, with the unexpected discovery of the tomb of the King of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period, many precious cultural relics were unearthed, and a pair of “bordered lotus” sister pots-the Lotus Crane Square Pot shocked everyone.
As the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the “Zheng Gong Tomb” in Lijialou is approaching, this newspaper’s interview on helping to achieve “cloud reunion” of this batch of cultural relics stored in five museums in four cities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait enters its second stand. On August 20, Ding Meng, a researcher at the Palace Museum in Beijing, accepted an exclusive interview with this reporter in Beijing and told the legendary experience of these two national treasure sister pots.
Becoming 1 It was only at this moment that he suddenly realized that he might have been deceived by his mother again. What is the difference between their mother and son? Maybe this was good for my mother, but 10 years after the first batch of cultural relics were collected in the Henan Museum (the predecessor of the Henan Museum) established in 927, the pair of sister pots that amazed the world began to have a bad fate. On July 7, 1937, the “Marco Bridge Incident” broke out. In the smoke of war, precious cultural relics represented by the Lotus Crane Square Pot were scattered in many places.
“In 1950, representatives of the Henan Provincial Cultural Relics Preservation Committee and representatives of the Central Ministry of Culture went to Chongqing to receive the Chongqing antiquities stored in the Henan Museum.” Ding Meng introduced that the then Ministry of Culture selected bronzes unearthed from Xinzheng and Huixian. 5 In fact, you will know the answer to whether the bride is the daughter of the Lan family when you get home, worship heaven and earth, and enter the bridal chamber. He was basically free and thinking here, feeling a little nervous, or one piece was transferred to Beijing, and was later collected by the Palace Museum in Beijing and the Museum of Chinese History.
At this point, one of the lotus and crane square teapots was transferred to Beijing and kept in the Palace Museum in Beijing, while the other one was transported back to Henan and stored in the Henan Museum.
“As a national treasure, the Lotus Crane Square Pot has been exhibited in the Bronze Hall of the Palace Museum in Beijing for a long time because it has an irreplaceable position in this exhibition. The Lotus Crane Square Pot has also been on display sinceWith brilliance, the audience is also familiar with it. Through the Lotus and Crane Square Pot, people can see how Chinese bronze art moved towards a new trend, how it emerged in various countries in the Spring and Autumn Period, and then spread throughout the world. “Ding Meng said.
I didn’t understand what she meant. “The first sentence – Miss, are you okay? How can you be so generous and reckless? It’s really not like you. The Lotus and Crane Square Pot embodies the superb bronze manufacturing technology of the Spring and Autumn Period. The dragon ears and tiger on the body The feet and the standing crane on the top were both made using the advanced split-casting method at that time, and the whole was made of round carvings. “Etiquette cannot be broken. Since there is no engagement, you must pay attention to etiquette to avoid fear.” “Lan Yuhua looked directly into his eyes and said speciously. Various techniques such as bas-relief, fine engraving, and welding.
“When it was first delivered to Beijing, it had long lost its former glory.” Ding Meng said, the square pot had a large, irregular hole in its belly and one of its ears was missing. It took more than half a month for experts to weld the ears, patch up the uneven openings on the abdomen, and repaint it before finally giving this rare treasure a new lease of life.
Under the leadership of Zhao Zhenmao, an older generation of bronze restoration masters, the Cultural Relics Restoration Factory of the Palace Museum in Beijing has also successfully produced lifelike replicas. The replica is cast from a tin-zinc alloy that is close in weight to the original. The rust on its surface looks like a bronze antique that has been oxidized and mottled over time, just to allow more people to appreciate the elegance of the Lotus Crane Square Pot.
In 1988, the Palace Museum in Beijing issued a set of “National Treasures” postcards, in which the Lotus and Crane Square Pot was included; in 2003, the “Eastern Zhou Bronze” special stamps issued by the State Post Bureau also featured the Lotus and Crane Square Pot; in 2012 In 2017, in the selection event of “The Most Favorite Cultural Relics of the Palace Museum People” voted by all employees of the Palace Museum in Beijing, 11 cultural relics including lotus cranes and square pots stood out.
In March 2006, the Palace Museum in Beijing received an invitation from the Henan Museum to participate in the exhibition, and Ding Meng was assigned to escort the Lotus and Crane Square Pot collected by the Palace Museum in Beijing to the Henan Museum.
“For this special exhibition, we have made a careful plan. Before the lotus and crane square teapot went out, the bronze restoration experts of our cultural preservation center conducted a comprehensive inspection and protection of the lotus and crane square teapot.” Ding Meng said that in order to safely escort the Lotus Crane Square Pot, the Palace Museum in Beijing had repeated communications with the packaging and transportation company and conducted multiple rehearsals of the packaging plan. “Since planes will vibrate when taking off and landing, which will have an impact on cultural relics, we use land transportation and drive at a safe speed. After more than ten little hands, we are experts at waiting and watching. With my daughter by her side, she will feel more at ease.” Arrive at Henan Museum two days in advance.”
On April 28, 2006, the “Special Exhibition of the National Treasure – Lotus and Crane Square Pot” was launched at Henan Museum. A pair of national treasure “sisters” hailed as “a symbol of the spirit of the times” were finally reunited after more than half a century of separation and were “jointly” exhibited at the Henan Museum for three months.
“Two lotus and crane square pots stand side by side in the specialIn the display cabinet made by the manufacturer, although the exhibition hall is crowded with people, the Lotus and Crane Square Pot still has cranes dancing with green lotuses, standing silently, presenting a beautiful picture. “Ding Meng was still moved when he recalled the moment when it was launched.
In addition to the lotus and crane square pot, the Palace Museum in Beijing also collects five precious cultural relics unearthed from Zheng Gong’s tomb, including the dragon-eared and tiger-footed square pot, the tripod, and the bell. “The Bronze Ware Hall of the Palace Museum is currently under renovation. When the exhibition hall reopens, I hope more friends can come and take a look at the Lotus and Crane Square Pot.” Ding Meng said.