Zhoukou City, Henan Province, are now relics stores have a collection of stone sculptures of the Tang and Song Dynasties period treasures - double-headed Ruishou. (Figure) of the stone carving stone Chek Huang, Hong Si Wen lingering in Shishou, a high-18 cm, 23 cm long; two Ruishou the air in the head, were Niuxiang around and Woyu a circular stone blocks of On. The left side of a right leg after a rose-like, right down the right side of a left ear with his head connected, as in Salisbury torsion fur. Tongshenhunyuan fullness, have lower beard. Block 22 cm diameter circle, 4 cm high, flat bottom. Ruishou shape like lions, open mouth Jan neck, the four heads Nuzheng, as if they are subject to attack, to jump to the same exciting. The use of carved Yuandiao, Daofa SR wide smooth, outlined strong, nuanced characterizations, physical vivid, touching Yitai, with a high degree of realism, shows that the ancient stone carving craftsmen who can create and exquisite artistry.
September 1, 2007, Henan, "Kam Po river Zhoukou line activities," members of the Group of Experts on separate pieces of artifacts were identified, experts believe that this matter of the Tang and Song Dynasties period of the town of seats.
This cultural heritage is Zhoukou City store in May 2006 came from the private collection, assembly sites for the ancient city of Henan Fugou Xian Cui Qiaozhen village. According to those involved memories of the patrimony of this on, have a good-flattering for generations. Cultural Revolution, get rid of the "four olds", the father of the parties as young Qisheng, into the home with wood Bangchui hit on this stone, resulting in the leg after two Ruishou small residual. After repeatedly to dissuade their families, this can be spared and of hiding. Parties to the neighbors, the elderly Wang Yaokui Rogachev, this stone carving works really lot of time, he seven-year-old (in 18 years), in the local temple, seen.
According to information is, seats from the town of the Han Dynasty beginning of the epidemic. At that time, because the seats and seat-woven textile seats. I weave them in the category Most of the crude Liang Xi, Xi Zhu organization. And the use of the seats at the same time there is a seat 1.40 on the items, "the town" with copper, jade, stone made. "Dictionary of Antiquities Collections in diagram" (Li Jinyun
Editor-in-chief in Bingwen, Zhejiang People's Publishing House published in March 2002), introduced: "I shop, in order to avoid-up at the presentation of Volume I Kok, usually in the home town of Siyu. Texture is the town of jade, bronze, stone , Lead quality, and so on. "Relevant information also," since the Han Dynasty-town seats, but not beyond that. " Then, according to this characteristic stone artifacts, was designated as the Tang and Song period of the town of stone seats, a certain truth.
In order to facilitate the understanding of readers Zhu Jun, special history books will be on the accounts of the Lions in mind, for reference.
According to "Han Shu-Western Regions", containing: "Zhang Di chapter and the first year (Year 87), (the rest) Qian Shi Xian division (lion) of, at Stubbs." Yuan said that in the rest of Western Asia (equivalent to Iran today) to send envoys to the then-Zhangdiliuhuan brought a rare gift and the Lions at Stubbs (a no-CHU angle of the animals). This was in the States Luoyang caused no small stir. This lion from the guests from afar began into the Chinese folk life, not only by the courtesy, but people love it there and, respect as "Ruishou" Taidao with the same tiger in the King of the beast Status. Therefore, the lion is in China more as a myth of the animals, and to become China's Kirin Lingshou. Hui Lin Tang Dynasty monk said: "Suan Ni is also a lion, to the Western Regions." Li Shizhen "Compendium of Materia Medica" said: "lion to Western countries, as long beasts." Lion in China have made such good luck, also benefited from Buddhism came to China during the Han. "Dengxia recorded": "Advent of the Buddha Sakyamuni, the days of a finger, a finger, for Shizi Hou said 'the sky underground, Exclusive'."
So the Lions will be regarded as a solemn Buddhist auspicious animals and the preparation of the gods and worship. Many temples in the Wutai Mountain, both houses of Manjusri Bodhisattva riding like a lion. The legend of the Division of human wisdom of the Union Bodhisattva Manjusri is riding a lion first came to Mount Wutai is the manifestation. With this, and so the lion's authority, Han and Tang Dynasties, the tomb of the emperor, Guizhou graves began to appear before the House traces of the lions. At that time, but only in the tomb graves home front, as the Shinto Shen Shou, often with Shima, Danyang, such as stone statue of Health and emissions together, to frighten, to create the psychological fear. At that moment, the stone lions have not entered the civil population, in the form and later also on the stone lions guarding the door to a significantly different characteristics, the stone lion statues Below is not tall stone pedestal, in the Han and Tang relics of ancient stone lions Can see that. At present, China's oldest existing stone lions,is County, Ya'an in Sichuan high-yee tomb stone lions, when relics of the Han. Song-two generations of the Zhou Dynasty bronze collected by the fine print of the painting, there are three-dimensional image of a lion.
In lions carved, because of China's use of vivid carvings division creative ways to stone lions carved in the very realistic, completely by the Chinese stone lions of the. The basic form is curling, magnificent. To the Tang Dynasty, stone lions carved art is peaked. The stone lions in different dynasties modeling have different characteristics: the Han, Tang, tough Weimeng; Yuan Dynasty when the body Shouchang, effectively; Ming and Qing dynasties, more gentle……
At the same time, participation in the identification of experts finds that: This stone carving works of precious stone materials - Hongsi stone.
Hongsi stone produced in Shandong Qingzhou, a major red varieties, liver color, yellow, and so on. Some of both Hui Huang, Hung Wen and other Sesi, texture Qianzibaitai, colourful, with its mixed; some may cloud water, like Yue Yun, also like flowers; like Animals and Birds, like people, Yousi peaks and also Some middle quartz inclusions, such as breaking the ice without cracking Wen others with green stone eyes, or the yellow stripe, and sparkling purple line, and so on. Unreal Shenmiao, endless changes, constitute a stone unique to Hong Si Wen-Cai.
This spread in the civil centuries, or even more than the Millennium stone works, and finally resume their "true colors."
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