| The theme of the "hermit seeking" in Chinese literature and painting has a long historical standing and is widely spread in Ming dynasty. The "hermit seeking" patterns on porcelains are influenced by literature and paintings. The Hong Wu court and its recommend system which continues for a long time, also created a condition for the prosperous of "hermit seeking" theme. Though after the mid-Ming Dynasty, recommend system only exist in name, the emperor is still glad to show their aspiration of seeking talented hermit, and this kind of aspiration reflected in porcelain. "Lord Wen visit the talent" "Three Visits to the cottage" "Wu Ding seeking for Fu Shuo" are some usual "hermit seeking"patterns on porcelains. Benefited from the improvement of Jindezhen kiln technique, convenient transport condition and business blossom, the "hermit seeking" patterned porcelains are prevalent in Ming dynasty. The auxiliary patterns are mostly dominated by banana leafs, and the main patterns which express the story of "hermit seeking" reflects the realistic style consistently, the details plump gradually, while increasingly focus on the arrangement of mood, and the composition of the patterns are mostly "hermit&visitor" form. The manuscript of "hermit seeking" patterns often inspired by learning each other between printmaking and porcelain, when distinguishing a "hermit seeking" theme, we should focus on identify some certain object, otherwise we would easily making mistakes. Between the period of the end of Yuan dynasty to the end of Ming dynasty, the shape of "hermit seeking" patterns porcelain evolves from practical living containers to decorative objects, the style turns from crude into elegant, which reflect the varying of their owners. We can conclude a verdict from analyzing the patterns specifically, is that the buyers of those "hermit seeking" patterns porcelains in the end of Ming dynasty, are mostly scholars from business families. |
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