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Chinese porcelain has a history of thousands of years, and its classifications, shapes, and schools are also complicated and majestic. In order to distinguish it from others, it will have its own unique texture when making it. In addition to aesthetics, it is also for the sake of beauty. Recognition, it takes a lot of effort to make people recognize and remember it at a glance. There are many decorative patterns with intriguing and profound meanings that express people's inner yearning for happiness and blessings for life. The following focuses on some ancient traditional decorative patterns in my country.

1. The pattern of two dragons playing with beads

It is two cloud dragons and one fire ball; the dragon is said to be the leader of the "four spirits", which are dragon, phoenix, turtle and lin. "Guang Ya" records that "the one with scales is called Jiaolong, the one with Ji is called Yinglong, the one with horns is called Qiulong, the one without horns is called Dragonfly, and the one that ascends to the sky is called Panlong." In the legend, dragon beads are considered to be a kind of orbs that can avoid water and fire. If the pattern shows multiple dragons playing with pearls, it is called "dragons playing with pearls". If the pattern is two cloud dragons circling with the word "shou" in the middle, it is called "cloud dragon holding longevity". It means blessings of good fortune, peace and prosperity.

2. The auspicious pattern of dragon and phoenix

It is a dragon and a phoenix; it is said that the dragon is the leader of scale insects and the phoenix is ??the leader of feather insects. Wherever the dragon appears, where the phoenix comes, there will be peace in the world and abundant harvests. The dragon and phoenix are auspicious animals and birds in people's minds, and are a symbol of auspiciousness and luck. In addition, it is also called "dragon auspicious and phoenix auspicious".

3. The pattern of turtles and cranes being of the same age

It is a turtle and a crane; the legendary turtle is one of the four spirits and is the leader of the beetle. It is a symbol of longevity and can bring good or bad luck. Therefore, in ancient times, inscriptions were carved on tortoise shells. "Erya Shichong" records "Ten turtles: one divine turtle, two spirit turtles, three photograph turtles, four treasure turtles, five literary turtles, six basket turtles, seven mountain turtles, eight translated turtles, nine water turtles, ten "Fire turtle." Japanese people have a special affection for turtles, and people are often named after turtles, which means longevity.

The legendary crane is a kind of fairy bird. According to "Annotations on Ancient and Modern Birds and Leopards", "Cranes turn pale in a thousand years, and turn black in two thousand years. They are also called black cranes." This shows how long-lived the ancients thought cranes were. Therefore, the crane is often considered to be the representative of longevity among birds. The turtle and the crane are of the same age, which means sharing a long life.

4. The pattern of pine and crane prolonging life

is represented by cranes and pine trees; in ancient times, people believed that pine trees were the longest of hundreds of trees. Ancient books also recorded that "pines and cypresses have a purpose". , It lasts for four seasons without changing Ke Yiye." Therefore, in addition to being a symbol of longevity, pine is often used as a representative and symbol of ambition and integrity. The symbol of "Songs and Cranes Prolonging Years" means prolonging life and longevity or showing integrity and high moral standards. It is also known as "songs and cranes come together in spring".

5. The pattern of the three friends of Suihan

is pine, bamboo, plum or bamboo, plum and stone pine; "it lasts through the four seasons without changing the leaves of Ke Yi". Bamboo is noble and has knots. It is willing to break but never yield, and it is cheerful and generous. People often use the knots of bamboo to express the integrity of the festival. After the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, Boyi and Shuqi entered Shouyang Mountain and died without eating Zhou millet. They were men of integrity. Plum blossoms are not afraid of wind, snow and severe cold. Yang Weizhen in the Ming Dynasty once wrote a poem praising plum clouds, "Thousands of flowers dare to emerge from the snow, and one tree alone can see the green world." The character of plum blossoms has been praised by people of all ages. Pine, bamboo and plum are known as the "three friends of winter". It means praising moral character and noble moral integrity.

Su Dongpo, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, was a noble scholar. He once said: "I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo." This shows that he was obsessed with bamboo. Su Dongpo also wrote a poem saying, "Plum plums are cold but beautiful, bamboos are thin but long-lived, stones are ugly but elegant, they are friends of Sanyi."

6. Longevity Nanshan pattern

Mountains and rivers, pine trees or sea water and green mountains; in the Book of Songs, there is "like the longevity of Nanshan Mountain." In the common couplets in the past, "blessing is like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and life span is as old as the evergreen pines of Nanshan Mountain." Or "blessing is like the East Sea, and longevity is as long as Nanshan Mountain." It means happiness and longevity. It is also called "Shoushan Fuhai".

7. The pattern of three stars shining high

is the three old gods; the legend of "three stars" is the lucky star, the lucky star and the longevity star. It is also called the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity. Legend has it that "three stars" are in charge of misfortunes and blessings in the world, the lucky star is in charge of misfortune, the fortune star is in charge of wealth, and the longevity star is in charge of life and death. "Three stars shine" symbolizes happiness, wealth and longevity.

8. The pattern of having surplus every year

is two whales; the words "clam", "nian", "yu" and "fish" are the same pronunciation, which means that there is a surplus every year. yearning for a wealthy life. Two whales connected head to tail are called "more than one fish (clam) in consecutive years". A woman carrying fish is said to be "rich and rich (the woman) has more than enough fish".

A boy hits the rock and another boy holds a fish, which is called Ji (hit) Qing (Pan) and have more than enough (fish).

9. The design of "Hou" on horseback

is a horse, a bee and a monkey; "Hou" refers to high-ranking officials in ancient times. The implication of immediately closing in on the (bee) and waiting (monkey) is to express a desire that is about to rise. The pattern of a big monkey with a small monkey on its back is called generation generation (back) sealing monkey (hou). If the pattern is a maple tree and a seal, a monkey, or a bee and a monkey holding the seal, it is called Fenghou Hanging Seal or Fenghou Holding Seal.

10. The pattern of Taishi and Shaoshi

is a big lion and a small lion; there is Taishi in the ancient palace name, with "lion" and "shi" being the same pronunciation, and the pronunciation is borrowed. It means that the lion is the teacher, and it also means "the great master (big) and the young master (small)", and it means to teach children to become dragons, a wish of generations of senior officials. There are also designs with a large dragon and a small dragon, which are called "teaching children to become dragons".

11. The Eight Treasures couplets

are eight treasures; the eight treasures are divided into two categories, one is the Eight Treasures of Buddhism and the other is the Eight Treasures of Immortalism. The eight treasures of Buddhism are: -, Dharma conch, precious umbrella, white cover, lotus, treasure vase, goldfish, and Panchang. Generally speaking, they are commonly known as "wheel, snail, umbrella, lid, flower, tank, fish, intestine", or "eight treasures" for short.

The Eight Treasures of the Immortal Family are the protective magic weapons of the Eight Immortals. There are eight treasures including fishing drum, sword, flower basket, fence, gourd, fan, yin and yang board and transverse flute. Also known as "Eight Treasures".

12. The pattern of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea

Each of the eight immortals holds a treasure; there are waves of the sea below. As the saying goes, "Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his magical powers." The Eight Immortals include Zhang Guolao, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu, Tieguaili, Hanzhongli, He Xiangu and Lan Caihe. Legend has it that the Eight Immortals passed by the Eastern Sea on their way back from celebrating the birthday of the Queen Mother. Each of them used magic weapons to protect their bodies and actually crossed the sea to show their supernatural powers.

13. The pattern of the goddess scattering flowers

It is a fairy's basket in the shape of scattered flowers; Buddhist scriptures say that the goddess scatters flowers on the Bodhisattva to test the performance of Buddhist disciples. Good or bad conduct.

14. The symbol of longevity

It is like a rooster crowing with some ears of grain beside it. In ancient times, children often hung a lock around their necks with the words "long life" on it. Live a hundred years. It is a kind of talisman that protects children from disasters and long life. The long crow of roosters (long life) and countless ears of grain (hundred years old) are used to express the hope of "long life".

15. The pattern of a unicorn delivering a child

It is a doll riding on the back of a unicorn; the unicorn is the head of a caterpillar and is one of the four spirits. "Jade Pian" says that Qilin is a "benevolent beast" and is a symbol of auspiciousness and a sign of good fortune and good fortune. There is a baby on the back of the unicorn to express people's desire to have a child at that time.

16. The pattern of five bats holding longevity

There is a longevity peach or a ball in the middle of the five bats; the five bats with the word longevity are the five blessings. In ancient times, people believed that the five blessings were "one said longevity, The second is wealth, the third is health, the fourth is virtue, and the fifth day is to test one’s life.”

17. The pattern of peace and wishful thinking

is a bottle, magpie, and wishful thinking; the bottle represents the sound of "ping", and the magpie crow represents the meaning of "safety", plus a wishful meaning. , and it is called peace and happiness. For a wish to pray for peace.

18. The pattern of teaching children to become famous

It is a rooster leading its neck to crow, with five chicks beside it; using the rooster to teach the chicks (zi) to crow (name), and embody the It means "teaching children to become famous".

In addition, there are also "five sons passing the imperial examination", "teaching children to become dragons", "hoping for children to become dragons", "one grade to be in power", etc.

19. The pattern of wealth in Yutang

is composed of magnolia, begonia and peony; the magnolia (jade), begonia (tang) and Zhuangdan flower (wealth) mean "the wealth of the king's hall" ". If the pattern is five persimmons and crabapple flowers, it is called "Five Generations (Persimmon) Tongtang (Tang)", etc.

20. Heroic battle of wits pattern

An eagle and a bear are fighting; the eagle's "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "the tiger and the eagle have enough wingspan to win against the tiger." Bear, "The Book of Songs and Xiaoya" records, "Wei Xiong Weiba, like a man." It is a symbol of strength. Xiong Xiong agrees with the homonym of Ying Ying, and Ying Xiong means hero. Two raptors and ferocious beasts fight each other, and two brave ones compete with each other and the wise one wins. This is a metaphor for the great wisdom and courage of a hero.

Generally speaking, the development of my country's ceramics in the Ming and Qing dynasties opened a new page and entered a new history with a variety of colored porcelain, especially blue and white wares as the mainstream. period.

During this period, whether on blue and white porcelain or colored porcelain, you can see perfect decorative patterns of landscapes, figures, flowers, fish, insects, birds, animals and other patterns. The materials are vivid, the painting method is majestic, free from stagnation, free and unrestrained, pungent and fresh, concise and simple, full of rich flavor of folk life, which makes people's spirit sharp and strong. This is a precious folk cultural heritage in the history of ceramics in my country.

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