Beijing Forbidden City is the palace of 24 emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also the top royal treasure place where 24 emperors gather rare treasures in the world. It contains fine works from China's 5,000 years of civilization history, with tens of millions of pieces. The reason why the Forbidden City makes ordinary people linger is that it is a treasure trove, which transcends ordinary people's imagination of the rare treasures in the world. Because of its value, many people who love treasures do not hesitate to protect each other with their lives and create miracles in cultural history.
The following introduces the top ten rare treasures in the Forbidden City, covering all categories and are priceless. I invite you to enjoy them here!
"Along the River During the Qingming Festival "
Treasures of calligraphy and painting: dusty warehouse to find famous paintings
Northern Song Dynasty Zhang Zeduan "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" partial
"Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is recognized as the first masterpiece of famous paintings throughout the ages, and is priceless treasure. Written by the Northern Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan, he recorded the buildings and people's livelihoods on the outskirts of the capital in the late Northern Song Dynasty and the Huizong period and the city on both sides of the Bian River. The whole picture is divided into three paragraphs. In the five-meter-long scroll, more than 550 characters of various colors were painted.
This painting was first collected in the Northern Song Dynasty palace and was once in and out of four in and three out of the palace. His last time he left the palace was when he was secretly transported out of the palace by , Puyi and Pu Jie, and then he was taken to Changchun, and finally piled up in the temporary warehouse of the Northeast Museum in a mess. In the winter of 1950, the ancient calligraphy and painting appraisal expert Yang Renkai accidentally discovered the picture. At that time, many fakes of the painting appeared. Yang Renkai initially couldn't believe that this was the authentic one, and his identity was confirmed by multiple appraisers.
" Pingfu Post "
Treasure of calligraphy: sew into clothes and quilts. National treasures are free from robbery.
The Western Jin Dynasty Lu Ji 's "Pingfu Post" is dependent on its rarity and uniqueness in the history of Chinese calligraphy. It is the oldest existing calligraphy masterpiece in China and is respected as "the first post in China". The creation time was at least 1,700 years ago, more than 60 years earlier than the " Lanting Preface " by Wang Xizhi and , and it has not been corrupt yet. The content is a letter from Lu Ji to greet his friend for his illness. Because it contains the words "I am afraid it will be difficult to calm down", it is named "Pingfu Tie".
Lu Ji "Pingfu Tie", on paper, hand scroll, 23.7cm in height, 20.6cm in width.
"Pingfu Tie" was originally an old collection of the Qing Palace. Emperor Jiaqing gave it to the prince as a rare treasure, and then leaked it out of the inner palace. During the Republic of China, it was treasured by the descendants of Prince Gong . In 1937, in order to raise money for his mother's illness, Prince Gong's descendants wanted to betray him, and after several changes, they fell into the UK. Zhang Boju bought it for 40,000 yuan and named his study "Pingfutang". Unexpectedly, the Japanese invaders invaded China in large numbers. Zhang Boju and his family went to Shaanxi to avoid disaster and sewed the "Pingfu Tie" into his suit, thus preserving the cultural relics.
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Why is Pingfu Tie so precious? This first starts with its author Lu Ji. His grandfather, Lu Xun, was a famous general of the Eastern Wu who planned to capture Jingzhou and commanded the fire to burn 700 miles of Liu Bei's 6th company. He himself was the most reputable writer in the six years of Taikang and Yuankang. His representative work "Wen Fu" is China's first systematic creative theory.
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Many famous calligraphy works in history were written by chance. It is probably by accident that the author can express himself more freely and "a masterpiece is natural". Lu Ji's work is written with a bald pen. The brushwork is simple and healthy, the strokes are curved and iron, the structure is dense and natural, rich in natural interest, and has extremely high artistic value. Later generations praised him for "dipping the bare pen in ink to express the pain, and his use of ink is indeed magical, and it is the best in ancient and modern times."
"Plum Magpie Picture"
Weaving and Embroidery Treasure: One Inch Kesi One Inch Gold Jade
Shen Zifan Plum Magpie Picture Scroll, Southern Song Dynasty, Shen Zifan, 104cm in length and 36cm in width.
Scroll of Shen Zifan's kesi "Plum Magpie Picture" is a representative work of weaving and embroidery in the Forbidden City. This picture scroll is silky, woven according to the drawing. The small shuttle in the silk-covered silk is decorated with 15 or 16 colors, and the picture is harmonious in color. He weaved with the technique of "opening the arms and breaking the weft" and skillfully used a variety of kesi techniques. The warp density of the silk thread used is 20 threads/cm, and the weft density is 44-46 threads/cm, and it is fine and fine.It is a masterpiece of outstanding kesi craftsmanship in the Southern Song Dynasty.
The square seals of "Zifan Made" and "Shen Family" are shown in the lower part of the picture. The jade pond has "Seal of Liang's Calligraphy and Painting of Jiaolin", "Secretary of Prince Guo's Mansion", and Emperor Qianlong's imperial pen "Leyi Sheng Xiang", and stamped with seals such as "Qianlong Chenhan", "Qianlong Imperial Treasure", "Sanxitang Essay Seal", "Shiqu Dingjian", "Baoji Re-edited", "Shiqu Baoji", "Qianlong Appreciation", "Jiaqing Imperial Treasure", "Yi Zongnan", "Chonghua Palace Treasure" and other seals. It can be seen that this work occupies an important position in the collection of the Qing royal family.
Ancient Chinese kesi is considered to be the most noble variety in silk weaving technology. The ancients used "one inch of kesi to a gold" to describe the preciousness of kesi works. Kesi is gradually monopolized by the royal family because of its preciousness. The existing treasures of Kesi are mainly concentrated in , the Palace Museum, .
Lang Kiln Red Glaze Straight-mouthed Bottle
Ceramic Treasure: Peerless Red and Achievement Famous Official
Lang Kiln Red Glaze Straight-mouthed Bottle
Jingdezhen has a saying that "If you want to be poor, burn Lang Hong". Because it is extremely difficult to fire, hundreds of kilns are difficult to burn one piece. In the early 18th century, Jiangxi Governor Lang Tingji went to Jingdezhen to preside over the imperial kiln under the order of Kangxi, trying to fire the sacrificial red that had been lost for hundreds of years. Although it was not successful, it successfully fired another brighter red-glazed porcelain. People named this porcelain after his surname.
Asian Fangzun
Bronze Treasure: Shang Dynasty wine utensils, the symbol of the great clan
Asian Fangzun, a bronze wine utensil in the late Shang Dynasty. The old things in the Qing Palace are used as counterparts. One is the Palace Museum in Beijing, which is relatively intact and is the Aoire Palace Museum in Taipei, which is damaged in the circle.
Yaji Fangzun is a representative work of bronze ware in the Forbidden City. The emergence of bronze ware is one of the important signs of ancient China's transition from the barbaric era to the civilized era. Zun is a wine utensil, which was popular from the early Shang Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Fang Zun has fewer passed down from generation to generation. In the 1970s, several bronze ware with sub-drug inscriptions were unearthed in Subutun, Shandong. Judging from the excavated tombs, the scale is quite large. In addition, many objects with sub-drug inscriptions are indicative, which means that they may represent a large family.
Colored lacquer gold pavilion style self-opening door group immortals celebrate their birthdays and birthdays. The treasure of watches: five-year bells. The unique and ingenious
17th century, the Chinese imperial palace had been dripping with copper pots. Italian missionary Matteo Ricci knocked on the door of the Chinese palace with two Western self-tone bells.
Colorful lacquer and gold pavilion style self-opening doors to celebrate the birthday of the immortals is a representative work of the Forbidden City clocks. It is 185cm high, 102cm wide on the surface and 70cm wide on the side. This clock has a total of 7 sets of mechanical systems, which control the timing, timing, and the moving devices in the scenic box, and the technical level is quite high. According to records, this clock took more than five years from the eighth year of Qianlong to the completion of the project.
Qianlong style Golden Bowl Yonggu Cup
The treasure of the palace: casting cups and hope for hope. Jiangshan Yonggu
Qianlong style Golden Bowl Yonggu Cup is a representative work of the palace cultural relics of the Forbidden City. It is 12.5 cm high, 8 cm in diameter, 5 cm in height, and has a back pattern engraved on the edge of the mouth. According to the Qing Dynasty's "Interior Affairs Office" records, Emperor Qianlong attached great importance to the production of this cup. He not only used precious materials such as gold, pearls, and gems in the warehouse, but also worked in detail and revised many times until the emperor was satisfied. Therefore, this cup has always been regarded as a precious ancestral magic weapon by Emperors of Qing Dynasty .
"Golden Bowl" means the state power, and the name "Golden Bowl Yonggu" reflects a desire to maintain the regime forever and consolidate. It is a wine glass specially used by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty when the opening ceremony of the New Year's Day every year. Every New Year's Day, the emperor placed the "Golden Bowl Eternal Cup" on the long table of the long sandalwood, poured Tusu wine, burned the candles with his own hands, and picked up the brush to write auspicious words to pray for peace and stability in the country.
pieces made of carved lacquer cloud pattern disc
lacquerware treasure: carved lacquer masters. The skills are amazing. Dongyang
lacquer lacquer cloud pattern disc is a representative work of the Forbidden City lacquerware. Height 3.3cm, diameter 19.2cm. The wooden body is black painted, and cloud patterns are carved inside and outside. The paint is very thick, crystal clear and round in carving.
Zhang Cheng is a master of Yuan Dynasty carving lacquer. His works are unanimously considered to be treasures in carving lacquer works, but some carving lacquer objects signed by Zhang Cheng are suspected of being faked. This red plate is recognized by Zhang Cheng and a historic work.
Yuan Dynasty was a brilliant stage in the history of Chinese lacquerware craftsmanship. A large number of people appeared in the lacquer carving craftsmanship. They were all famous for their exquisite knife skills and magnificent styles. Especially after Zhang Cheng and Yang Mao's lacquerware were introduced to Japan, it had a huge impact on the country's wood lacquer craftsmanship. The lacquerware fine works they created were praised by Japanese art history experts as "the supreme work of sincerity."
Green Jade Cloud Dragon Pattern Furnace
Jade Treasure: Antique Jade Warehouse. Qianlong's poem
Green Jade Cloud Dragon Pattern Furnace is a representative work of jadeware in the Forbidden City. Produced in the Song Dynasty, 7.9cm in height, 12.8cm in diameter, and is made of green jade in furnace. The whole body is based on the character "官网" and is decorated with dragons, auspicious clouds and sea water patterns. A seven-character poem by Qianlong is engraved on the bottom of the vessel: "When year the temple instrument praises the classics of heaven, it is engraved as the four spirits of Feilong Hall. Mao Bo and Xing Hou are different from the Zhou system, and the ancestor Ding father Gui is like Shang. He is still in the water and read the mulberry sea, but he is cherished to meet Bing Ding. The earthly qi and mutton fat are all changing, and only the clouds and water are light and green." At the end, he signed "The imperial inscription of the Emperor of Qianlong Wuxu Meng Qiu".
During the Song Dynasty, the influence of the "studying things and learning" idea was accepted, and the appreciation of cultural relics became fashionable, and the research on bronze ware in the third generation was also quite fruitful. Therefore, there was another category of jade shapes in the Song Dynasty, which was antique bronze jade, abbreviated as antique jade. This utensil is based on bronze gui, but there are many changes in the shape and pattern of the utensil, and the jade material is not yellow.
