The Palace Museum exhibited 160 sets of Ruyi. What does Ruyi stand for?

The first exhibition of the Palace Museum in the New Year? Good luck? Officially launched, the hospital said that 160 pieces of Ruyi were carefully selected from more than 2,000 handles in the hospital, which were divided into five units: Jade Ruyi, Bamboo Ruyi, Metal Ruyi, 99 Ruyi and other materials Ruyi, which fully reflected the rich materials, beautiful shapes, exquisite craftsmanship and numerous themes of Ruyi in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Forbidden City also gave a simple tour guide, and the exhibition hall was full of things to see. Outside the exhibition hall, Shenwumen overlooks the beautiful scenery and is comfortable physically and mentally. ?

Ruyi, also known as? Shake the king? 、? Holding friends? Or? What about the handle? Shaped like the Big Dipper, it is flat, one or two feet long and one or two inches wide. The front end is finger-shaped or cloud-shaped, and the back is itchy, so it can't be caught with your hands, which is similar to what you use now? Scratches? 、? Dont Ask For Help? Itching can satisfy, hence the name? Ruyi? . Later, it became an auspicious and beautiful object, which was loved by people from all walks of life and was a common rarity in China. Another point of view is that Ruyi was developed from China's ancient claw stick. In the Tang Dynasty, Miscellaneous Sister Xiyang quoted Hu Zongchuan's History of the Three Kingdoms as saying that when Sun Quan was in power, someone dug up a copper box, which was two feet and seven inches long and covered with glass. Another white jade, as you wish, is carved in the shape of a tiger and cicada, and you can't know why. People asked Hu Zong, and he said: In the past, the Qin Emperor regarded Jinling as the son of heaven, and buried treasures all over the mountains as Wang Ling. What is this cover? ? It shows that the Qin Shihuang period has been satisfied and is regarded as a very weighty treasure. ?

Because ruyi contains auspicious meaning, the son born to Liu Bang and Mrs. Qi of Emperor Gaozu was named? Ruyi? . This shows that in the Western Han Dynasty or even earlier, wishful thinking was what people liked. In addition, two pieces of tooth carving utensils from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty were unearthed in the ancient city of Qufu, Shandong Province. One end is shaped like a palm, the fingertips are bent, and the lower part is connected with a cylindrical long handle. It was used to scratch the back in ancient times. Claw stick? Similar. This can prove that China has been satisfied for a long time, not imported from India. ?

It can be said that before Buddhism was introduced into China, there were claw sticks, and they have become very common objects. Buddhists in ancient India also had this kind of Buddhist instrument, which had the same function as China's claw and staff. After Buddhism was introduced, it was because? Ruyi? Its name is auspicious, and people like it more, so that it has appeared in the sculptures of Buddha statues such as Longmen Grottoes and Dunhuang murals many times, which has played a great role in further expanding its influence and upgrading its status. For example, every important festival or the birthday of the emperor's empresses, Ruyi is often given as a gift, and the royal family will also give Ruyi to princes and ministers. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, Ruyi became more and more popular among the people. Ruyi, as a gift on festivals and birthdays, also as a treasure of the town house, has become a symbol of people's identity and status.