Watching exhibitions at home for 2 years

The South Second Mausoleum Museum in the Han Dynasty houses the figurines of the zodiac. (provided by Yi Xibing)

Guangzhou Museum has the eaves of the Qing Dynasty woodcarving "Pearl River Scenery Map".

Ivory in the Museum of Nanyue King in the Western Han Dynasty.

this spring festival, everyone stays at home. Usually this time is a lively moment of "celebrating the New Year in the museum". Fortunately, in a very short period of time, major museums have launched experiential exhibition projects on new media such as "online museums" and "cloud exhibitions", which to some extent made up for the regret that they were temporarily unable to visit the site. However, suddenly there are too many exhibitions and exhibits on the internet, and it seems that they can't be seen. So, what are the treasures in the museums in Guangzhou that are not known to everyone but are of high value? We might as well use this time to study hard.

Zodiac figurines: The tomb of the Zodiac figurines unearthed for the first time in Guangzhou

was found in Guangzhou Zoo, and there is no time information. Yi Xibing, vice president of Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and head of excavation at that time, said that from the perspective of the structure and characteristics of tombs, the age was from Sui Dynasty to early Tang Dynasty. They are all animal-faced people, all wearing robes, with narrow sleeves, a belt around their waist and obvious folds on their robes. There is a vertical line on the back of the mouse figurine, horse figurine, sheep figurine and dog figurine. The five senses of the animal head are beautifully made and the facial expressions are realistic. Cross your hands, hold your left thumb with your right hand, and press the other four fingers of your left hand against your chest. Burn the head and body separately and stick them together. Among them, the mouse figurine sits cross-legged, with a straight upper body and a pair of horns, 19.2 cm high. Yi Xibing pointed out: "In this 8 yuan Zodiac figurine, only the mouse figurine has horns on its head, which is the first time in the public information of the Zodiac figurine in Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is because the mouse is the first of the 12 zodiac animals that it will wear the crown, or for other reasons, it needs later data to confirm. "

Yi Xibing said that the gestures of this group of Zodiac figurines are also different from those seen in other places during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and they should be a gift. According to scholar Huang Jianbo's research, the passing ceremony was popular in the Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and became a mature etiquette in the Tang and Five Dynasties. These figurines of the zodiac should be the earliest known material about the fork-hand ceremony.

cornice: the earliest description of the north bank of the Pearl River

cornice was originally nailed to the end of the legend board of Shaolin Temple in the tent hall to protect the immortality of the legend of Shaolin Temple's head. In the wooden buildings in Lingnan, the carving techniques are mainly flowers, birds, fish and insects. The cornice of Qiangang Village is a "grand narrative", which describes the customs of the Pearl River in Guangzhou in detail, which is extremely rare.

This work was donated by Hong Kong patriotic entrepreneur Yang Yongde and his good friend, photographer Jian Qingfu, when the Guangzhou Art Museum was built. Wang Jian pointed out that according to the research of Huang Miaozi, Wang Zidou and other famous artists, there are several works by two great painters, but they are not "Day and Night Map of Eight Mountains in Wuhan" and "Inscription of Shi Tao", or the opposite. "Only this" Bamboo Stone Map "(that is," Lanzhu Stone Map Axis ") can be seen when the real artists in Wuhan write a picture on a piece of propaganda paper for two days and two nights." Moreover, this work is made for the other party, which is different from other works made for others and its value is more precious.

Ivory: This is the first discovery. Related Q&A: What do you mean by North-South trade?

North-South trade refers to the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Due to the tense relationship, both sides set up heavy troops on the border and banned all business contacts to prevent spies. When the atmosphere between the two sides eased, people from the north and the south were allowed to communicate, and sometimes the government came forward to conduct large-scale official trade in the open trading places on the border.

this kind of trade between the north and the south was called a mutual market at that time. The main operators are officials sent by the government. The amount of goods traded is huge, and the profits obtained are very rich. The two sides exchange needed goods. After the establishment of official trade relations, many private businessmen followed, which objectively promoted the commercial development and economic exchanges between the North and the South.

related information

after the establishment of the Chen dynasty, it kept in good communication with the northern Zhou dynasty most of the time. However, in a peaceful situation, there are occasional tensions between the two countries. In the first year of Everbright (A.D. 567), Chen Wendi died, deposed the emperor, and the state affairs were dominated by Chen Zhuan. In order to get rid of his political enemies, he began to wantonly kill the old ministers of Wendi. Hua Jiao, the minister, was uneasy and "sent an envoy to lead Zhou Bing and worship Emperor Liang Mingdi".

the relationship between the Chen dynasty and the northern Zhou dynasty tends to be tense, and the southeast region is in turmoil. "Emperor Liang Ming sent the water army to support Jiao (China), and Emperor Wu of Zhou sent Wei Gong Yuwen to Tun Lushan directly, and also sent the country's Changhu Lake to attack Yingzhou in the AD."

Chen Chao sent troops to resist the attack of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and achieved certain victory. In the end, the emissaries of the Northern Wei Dynasty explained the meaning of communication, and Chen Xuandi, who acceded to the throne, agreed to repair it again. Relations between the two countries have gradually eased.