Secret loss of national treasures of Chinese ceramics group process

Published: 16 May 2009 18:56:55

- The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka collection of Chinese ceramics products

February 1998, due to organizing the "Yaozhou Ceramics Exhibition", to the Museum of Oriental Ceramics in Osaka, Japan for a week of work, adopted during the visit, study and communicate with the Japanese counterparts, the Museum's collection of profiles of a certain understanding.

Osaka is located in the Kansai region of Honshu, Japan's second largest city after Tokyo. Its north and the ancient capital of Japan's famous Millennium - Kyoto, adjacent to the east, is close to another famous city in Japan - Nara City, two cities in the history of Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges have leftpage. Osaka"Naniwa", "Namba." According to Japanese historical records: Jinmu Emperor Kyushu eastward voyage by boat to inspect, to Osaka, near the fast-flowing, spray rolling, then this place called "Naniwa." Osaka is the name of the nearby mountainous area on the cho Units large slope and gentle slope, only referred to as the "Osaka", renamed in early Meiji Osaka. The brink of the city Setonaikai city river aspect, it is a time advantage by virtue of Hehai intersection with domestic and mainland China and the Korean peninsula to carry out frequent exchanges, located in Osaka port "Namba chun" is to communicate with overseas focus region.

Known as the "water city" Osaka has a long history, the territory has been found Yayoi ruins many. Historically there have been several generations of the emperor in the capital, located in the city palace ruins Namba is built of seven mid-century palace of ancient Nara period. Relics in the city there are the times of the General Assembly Ping'an Buddhist temple, the Dan Chu Um Edo period, Meiji period Mint spring cloth and so on. Osaka Castle is located in the eastern end of the 16th century are of the overlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka are the most famous tourist attractions, including 13 by the Japanese government designated as important cultural heritage building. Its main building magnificent castle towering, gold-plated copper inlay, very spectacular, the internal preservation of wood, like Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used weapons and painting. This building was destroyed after the event of fire, the Osaka Castle to raise funds for the reconstruction of civil society in 1931, only the city's cherry door because the whole structure and the use of stone from the House, becoming the only remaining relic. Osaka, scenic spots and historical sites as well as Japan's earliest official Temple - Shitennoji in AD 593 when the regent Prince Shotoku was built and also destroyed several reconstruction. Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine is the All-Japan Sumiyoshi Shrine of the total of the Palace, is to worship God to protect the Safety of Maritime Navigation in the third century AD, when created, the four big clubs of the Temple has been designated as national treasures of Japan. Dojima folder in Sichuan and Sichuan Tosabori between between the two rivers in Osaka City Island is located in the North, from the Edo period is the economic, financial center, gathered here in Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library and the Central Public Hall and other Western building are well-known tourist attractions. To specialized collections of Oriental Ceramics, which is famous for its Museum of Oriental Ceramics in Osaka City to the Rose Garden is located in known in the vicinity of Island Park.

Osaka Museum of Oriental Ceramics collection mainly from the old ataka estate (strain) of the collections. Ataka Changan industry will house the original British first, a highly talented art collector, in his, under the guidance of industry ataka 50 from the post-war era began to collect China, Korea and Southeast Asian ceramics, to 1976 when collected around 1000. From 1969 onwards, to be held ceramics exhibition, study tour for the public. 1975 Old ataka estate (strains) of operating the crisis, and its precious collection of the danger faced by separated aroused great attention from society. After the acquisition by the Sumitomo Group in Osaka all the donations and donated huge amounts of money to build museum collections, displayed these valuable collections. November 1982, the Osaka Municipal Museum of Oriental Ceramics officially opened, and since 1992, began collecting Japanese ceramics. At the same time, accepted the donationTaiwan, Japan and South Korea 351 Korean ceramics and Chinese ceramics. Through continuous donations and acquisitions, collections have been continuously enriched, there are approximately more than 2000 items. 90's at the end of the last century, the Museum carried out the expansion. The new museum is the world's first attempt to show the art museum of natural lighting in the space design of innovative, some of the region to allow natural light into the appropriate time, the ceramic color and luster of the original story unfolds exhaustive. At present, the museum has a representative in Osaka are cultural facilities, is also the world's best-known treasure-house of one of Oriental Ceramics.

Museum collection of Chinese ceramics in the number second only to the Korean ceramics, not only a large amount of quality, and many varieties, Time-span length, the glazed pottery from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Ming dynasty blue-and-white, polychrome ware have collection, its collections cover almost the various well-known history of Chinese ceramics kiln mouth of a well-known species, both filled with interesting palace official kiln, and also in the traditional appreciation of the area has been neglectedworks. However, the Qing Dynasty Chinese ceramics collection ataka not within the scope of reason may be mainly has the following two points: One is they think the Tang and Song Yuan and Ming China and the United States most are Chinese ceramics and fully developed to the mature period, so are the Song Dynasty porcelain The porcelain part of the most core; the other is in the collection by its principles of "a thorough perfectionist" that is, Japanese scholars called "ataka taste" by the decision to require the quality of the collection to have a "quiet" and " Jun strong "sense of ceramics think should not be easy to give aesthetic value, more people should have the spirit of Atom exert force.

Osaka Museum of Oriental Ceramics collection of Chinese ceramics in 13, respectively, have been designated as Japan's national treasures, important cultural properties, of which two have been designated as national treasure, 11 were designated as important cultural properties, in addition to 1 was designated as important art. Japanese "cultural wealth" is what we usually call "cultural heritage." Japan's cultural heritage to lead the world back in the early Meiji in 1871, the Japanese government has enacted to protect arts and crafts the "ancient artifacts Protection Act." Japan in 1950 formulated the first "Cultural Heritage Protection Act", provides for the establishment of the Protection of Cultural Heritage Committee, dedicated to the comprehensive protection of cultural heritage. The scope of its protection, including ancient architecture, calligraphy and paintings, handicrafts, natural landscape, cultural relics, such as underground, but also some of the local characteristics of folk activities are also included in the scope of protection. Japan's public and private museum collections have a lot of Chinese relics are classified as national treasures, important cultural properties and important art works, including a number of fine Chinese ceramics. Let us together enjoy these national treasures lost overseas - the Osaka Museum of Oriental Ceramics collection was listed as an important cultural heritage of China's ceramic products.

Droplets temmokus bowls, diameter 12.2 centimeters, the Southern Song Dynasty Jian Kiln Products. Bowl glazed on the outer wall evenly scattered intensive flashing dots shiny silver-gray, light brown and yellow glaze evenlytidy withholding payment process seemingly decorative effect. Bowl wall glazing less than at the end of visible gray black child. This piece of enamel bowls oil droplets or oil droplets in terms of modeling the formation of the effect can be said Song Jian kiln firing are the most perfect a glaze droplets Products, it has been designated as national treasures of Japan.

Glazedroplets are valuable in one of crystalline glaze, Sheng burning point in the popular Tea and Cha Doo-Song, to build the best product quality kiln. Its main coloring agents are iron oxide, of which three iron oxide content of 5.34%, silicon dioxide and iron oxide ratio than other black vitreous enamel the highest in the firing process of iron oxide accumulation, cooling when the formation of saturated and hematite and magnetite precipitates in the form of crystals, the formation of oil droplets flashing shiny metal-like dots. The formation of oil droplets for the firing temperature and glaze layerhave extremely stringent requirements, heat is too hasty and improper control of the redox atmosphere, oil droplets form the result is not satisfactory or should not become the oil droplets. If you have a thin layer of glaze, glaze firing process of gathering together less than or less than, but also the formation of oil droplets or oil droplets can not be too small. Clearly, firing a perfect glaze droplets Products are how not easy.

Oil droplets in the Song Dynasty, also known as "partridges spot" is because the birds like partridge feathers chest stripe. lamp and lamp oil droplets, are then much cherished tea utensils, have Shiyun Song: "Samadhi tea to be, partridges spot in the suction." Chinese VIPs not only use it to hi to doo tea, has also been cool tropic favored the Japanese tea ceremony by the then Buddhist temple in Zhejiang Tianmushan studying Japanese monk brought back, so such black vitreous enamel in Japan known as the "celestial eye" Porcelain is a collection by the Japanese community think the tea ceremony are the world to enjoy the highest status of ceramics. Japan's tea ceremony and its ceramic industry have had a far-reaching impact, the Japanese 15th century the Seto kilns produced temmokus teacup that is, imitation of its production. This incident droplets temmokus bowls is a popular orderly handed down goods. It is the first holder of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's adopted son Guan Bai times, after the inflow is located in Kyoto, Japan, West-ji, by the Mitsui family, Wakasa Sakai came home.