Yuan Dynasty Fish Pattern Porcelain Pillow Characteristics and Development History

In our country the oldest pillow is a natural stone, later began to use the initial processing of stone as a pillow. Later gradually expanded to the use of other materials to make pillows, such as bamboo pillows, wooden pillows, jade pillows, copper pillows, etc., the largest number of surviving generations is the porcelain pillow. Porcelain pillow is a daily necessities, it is the more popular ancient Chinese porcelain in a shape. It is said that the first is as a burial of the emergence of meditation, and later gradually become the bedroom bedding and treatment of the pulse of the tool. Porcelain pillow in the Sui and Tang dynasties began to burn a large number of, Song, Jin, Yuan period is the most prosperous, so left a large number of exquisite porcelain pillow.

Porcelain pillow size points, and specifications, the shape of the difference between the specific use of its function and respectively. Ancient practical small ceramic pillow has three kinds: one is the sleeve pillow, because the transportation is not developed, people go out on long trips when the wind and food, often with a small pillow, easy to use at rest; one is the wrist pillow, in the long term people write, in order to prevent the wrist sore, will be a small pillow cushion in the wrist; and then a kind of is the pulse pillow, the pulse pillow is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor diagnose the pulse in the patient's wrist to play the role of the liner utensils, the volume is very small, the weight is very light, in order for the doctor out of the clinic, and the patient's wrist to play a role of the lining. Very light, in order to carry the doctor out convenient. Box-type pulse pillow below the general one or two small holes, they are burned to prevent cracking and set up the vent, and pulse pillow because of the rich implications and practical value, often the most valuable collection.

In the history of the development of porcelain pillow, to the Song Dynasty Magnetic Kiln fired out of the most representative of the porcelain pillow. I have seen a Yuan dynasty magnet state kiln system of small pulse pillow, for white porcelain, modeling such as the intention, pillow surface tire first dress a layer of white cosmetic soil, pillow surface to iron embroidery decoration, pattern for carp playing lotus. The reason why the pulse pillow has a high collection value, more because of its decorative patterns and pulse pillow itself cultural symbolism. Because the Chinese medicine practitioners diagnose the pulse time is relatively long, in order to patient comfort and convenient diagnosis of the condition, only invented than the general porcelain pillow volume short pulse pillow, and even a pulse mattress, pulse bed, etc., and pulse pillow supporting the use of.

After the use of pulse pillows, the patient's wrist calm and natural stretching, making the patient's inches of the mouth of the three parts of the nine marquis of the pulse is shown, Chinese medicine according to the theory of phases, coupled with the judgment of the patient's constitution, only to come up with "one person one side" of the spring back to the hand. From this point of view, the pulse pillow is undoubtedly Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment of the wonderful "helper", and Western medicine diagnosis and listening device has the same flavor. I hold this Yuan dynasty small pulse pillow, the wrist on the pulse pillow, very appropriate. This Yuan dynasty small pulse pillow theme pattern for carp playing lotus pattern, vivid and active, auspicious, beautiful and practical. In traditional Chinese culture, the symbol of fish is a spiritual support, both in Taoism and Buddhism, and even the traditional color "carp leaping over the Dragon Gate". In the Song and Yuan dynasties, fish decorations in the field of ceramics is even more colorful, so this Yuan dynasty pulse pillow in the fish decoration not only has a lot of cultural connotations, but also because of its "festive" in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease has a "happy" meaning.

Of course, in the colorful, each trespassing in the vein pillow decoration, fish pattern is only one of them, according to data records, the vein pillow decoration can be roughly divided into three categories, a class for the evil seeking blessings, so the pattern of more ferocious beasts to tiger, lion, dragon, rabbit as the main categories, of which the tiger pattern is more common; a class of celebratory and auspicious, most of the folk colors, fish pattern vein pillow belongs to this category; a class of symbols of status, mainly for the show of good fortune, and the main purpose is to show off the quality of life. Symbol of taste, mainly to show off power and boast wealth, so there will generally be precious materials decorated.