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The easy-to-use inkstone drop is used with the inkstone and ink, and it is wonderful. It is a rare and elegant tool in the study of ancient literati.

Who doesn't like such a toad-shaped inkstone drop?

It is a pity that there must not be many inkstones handed down from the Han Dynasty, and more from the Northern Song Dynasty.

Moreover, compared with the inkstones of the Han Dynasty, the porcelain inkstones of the Northern Song Dynasty are more beautiful.

The first thing Chen Wenzhe saw was a Song Dynasty Longquan celadon toad inkstone.

Longquan kiln toad drops in the Song Dynasty were all discovered in the kiln site in the early years.

One of them is 7 cm high, in the shape of a three-legged toad, with round eyes and a wide mouth, a pair of tentacles on the head, a slightly raised back, and large and small nipple patterns on the back.

There is another one, the breast milk is slightly thicker, and the other two are as fine as pinpoint patterns.

These milk nail patterns are like the warts on the back of a toad. The middle of the back is decorated with scroll patterns, and a round hole for water injection is opened in the center.

The abdomen is light, the bottom heart is astringent and the placenta is burned, and the three legs are naturally supported.

In addition, Jingzhen Kiln also saw a celadon eight-legged toad inkstone from Yue Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, products like the eight-legged toad drop from the Longquan kiln should meet a more particular need.

Gold, silver and tin are especially vulgar.

The other is made of copper, 4 cm low and 13.3 cm long.

Xihu's clan son, the history of the Song Dynasty is listed on the Dezhao house of King Yan, before the emperor Taizu, the whole story can be tested.There is a drain hole under the back of the toad, and a large mouth is left in the mouth of the toad for water discharge.

Its caliber is small, and the size of the whole vessel is obviously smaller than that of inkstones. It is a typical water bowl (Shuicheng).

The golden toad was made of copper, with its head held up to the sky, as if it was worrying why it had so many pimples on its back, should it be on its face?

The tray is 1.5 in height, 10.8 in diameter, and 3.5 cm in bottom diameter.

In comparison, the Southern Song Dynasty was still more prosperous than the Northern Song Dynasty, and there were fewer kinds of artworks produced at this time.

In Taoist stories, he is a demon who can spit out money. He used to be a disaster to the world.

It is 7.4 cm low and 10.3 cm long.

Unearthed from the cellars of the Southern Song Dynasty in Jinyu Village, Suining, Sichuan Province, one large and one large and two Jingzhen blue and white porcelain toad water bowls are now in the Sichuan Song Dynasty Porcelain Museum.

For example, two eight-legged toad drops were unearthed from the cellars of Jiange Song Dynasty. One is made of jade, with a height of 4.6 cm and a length of 11 cm.

The bronze rhinoceros, Tianlu, and toads that are seen today have large bowls in their mouths, which were used by the ancients to store oil and light lamps. Today, they are mistaken for water drop ears, which can be used as toys.

The one seen in the Jingzhen kiln belongs to the copper eight-legged toad drop, which is 4.8 cm high and 8.2 cm long.

Except for the specific difference in the shaping of the image of the toad, its shape and size are similar to those of the Longquan kiln toad drop, so it is more appropriate to call it an inkstone drop.

The copper toad drop unearthed in the Jiange cellar (Hanyang Township) also has a hole in the mouth and a hole in the back.

The copper toad inkstone drop is 6.4 cm low and 12.8 cm long, while the one seen at Jingzhen kiln is an eight-legged golden toad ink drop from the Song Dynasty.

There should be only seven or seven works from the Northern Song Dynasty, followed by works from the Southern Song Dynasty, none of which is a masterpiece, it should be the Southern Song Dynasty Chen Wenzhe's blue and white glazed large-mouthed toad-shaped eight-legged porcelain water bowl.

Therefore, there is no folk saying that "bangs play with golden toads, and catch money at every step".

Liu Kezhuang in the Southern Song Dynasty wrote a poem "Toad Inkstone Drops": it is cast in the shape of climbing sand, and children are stroking it.A person with a back like a thousand years old has a round belly.The utensil is larger than the bottle poppies, and the merits are less than the few inkstones.The trickle of water that is contained, the aftermath of the previous life depends on it.

Compared with double-hole inkstones with droplet columns, single-hole inkstones have worse airtightness, attract dust, and keep water clean.

The eyes of the toad are peach-leaf-shaped, the two hind feet are naturally supported, and the front single foot is bent and squatting as if about to jump.

That is not one of the seven items in "Water Drop Discrimination", and the seventh is not "copper water drop". The following eight-legged toad copper inkstone drop is also a classic among them.

The other is the one without a hole in the back, such as the following Longquan kiln toad drops.

Especially for this kind of stationery, there is only one water outlet, and the dragon handle spoon was equipped before the Qing Dynasty.

The details of this toad image are exquisitely shaped, which is the same as the pictorial representation, and the "beast-like" charm of the toad is more vivid and strong.

It can be seen from the word "casting" that it is likely to be a copper toad drop.

Although this piece is named "water bowl", the diameter of the mouth is only 1.5 cm.

Based on its firing style, the three toad drops should be products of the same period.

In addition to Longquan Kiln, Yue Kiln, Jingzhen Kiln, etc. also have similar three-legged toad drop products.

One is to open two holes, with neither a water outlet nor a water outlet, such as the following Yueyao toad drop.

Of the copper water drops unearthed and handed down from the Song Dynasty, there are only one type of toad drop.

But connoisseurs like Zhao Xihu think that metal materials such as bronze are suitable for inkstones.

Copper has a strong nature, and it is not poisonous when it is stored in water for a long time.

The whole body is full, and the shape is vivid and lifelike.

The drip column is a hollow thin tube, which can be regarded as a matching stationery.

The eight-legged golden toad is an auspicious thing in myths and legends, and it can absorb wealth and town houses to ward off evil spirits.

It is a blue-and-white glazed small-mouthed toad-shaped eight-legged porcelain water bowl by Chen Wenzhe of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is 11.2 cm low and 18 cm long.

The blue and white glazed toad drop unearthed in the cellar of Jinyu Village, and the copper toad drop unearthed from Yuan at the bottom of the temple also have only one hole.

Jingzhen kiln believes that the kind of toad drop with only one hole should be used in conjunction with the drop column.

That piece is 6.2 cm high and 10.4 cm long;

Who is Zhao Xihu, the summary of "Qiku Quanshu. Dongtian Qinglu" is not recorded.

Combined with the view of poetry and prose of the Song Dynasty, copper inkstone drops are also quite popular.

For example, in the Longquan kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty, there is no eight-legged pomegranate bottle, which is similar to the eight-legged toad inkstone, and it is also equipped with no drop column, which can also be regarded as an inkstone.

That is, press and hold the water outlet to cut off the water, release the water, or press or release to freely control the water flow of the water outlet.

Yu Yan of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Xiaxia Rutan": ... It is like a copper water drop. If you twist its orifice, the water will drip, and if you put it, it will drip.

Such stationery does not have the style of literati and artists, nor does it lack original technology, and it cannot even be said to be full of technological crimes.

In addition to porcelain, there were no eight-legged toads made of other materials in the Song Dynasty.

The golden toad has an opening on its back, and water can also flow out of the mouth, which is more common.

There is not one similar to that one, but it is smaller than that one.

These three toad drops not only have a high degree of similarity in appearance, but also have similar glaze characteristics, all of which are gray and white, with a greenish-yellow glaze color and a glassy luster.

This can also be regarded as physical evidence of the popularity of Chandi in the Song Dynasty.

Take the lotus leaf as a tray, and the eight-legged toad stands under the lotus leaf with its head held high.

In contrast, porcelain is more suitable for storing water.

For example, in 1983, the cyan-glazed toad inkstone of the Yue Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty collected by the Cixi Cultural Relics Department is now in the Cixi Museum;

This utensil is exquisite in craftsmanship, with a green glaze color, unique shape and full of interest. It can be called a classic masterpiece of Chandi in the Song Dynasty.

Press and hold the big hole at the top of the drop column with your finger to suck out the stored water, and release your finger to drip it into the inkstone pool.

The following examples of toad drops (including water bowls) can actually be divided into two categories in terms of use.

A Song Dynasty bronze toad inkstone collected by the Palace Museum in Wanwan, that is, without a copper tube.