The Treasure of King Lu "reproduces the life of a prince in the early Ming Dynasty
2025-01-16
The heavyweight exhibition "Treasures of the King of Lu - Ming Zhu Tan Tomb Collection" prepared by Shandong Museum after more than two years of preparation has recently been launched. The exhibition is planned from the perspective of "life in the early Ming Dynasty royal palace", selecting 682 pieces (sets) of cultural relics, covering multiple categories such as gold, jade, clothing, lacquerware, etc. The number, scale, and specifications of the exhibited cultural relics are unprecedented, vividly presenting the life of the princes in the early Ming Dynasty. The tomb of King Minglu Zhu Tan was an archaeological project led by Shandong Museum from 1970 to 1971, which unearthed a total of 1116 cultural relics/sets, with a rich variety and most of them well preserved. Among them, the exquisite production of clothing cultural relics reflects the superb craftsmanship of the early Ming Dynasty, while furniture and daily necessities provide important references for studying the shape and evolution of Ming Dynasty artifacts Introduction by Han Minmin, curator of the Collection Department of Shandong Museum. The exhibition is divided into five major sections according to the types of artifacts, among which the prologue introduces the enfeoffment of feudal lords in the early Ming Dynasty and the background of Zhu Tan's identity; The first part, "Carrying the Domain Screen," displays the ceremonial content that indicates the rank and identity of the feudal lords in the early Ming Dynasty, such as coronation and ceremonial attire, as well as carriage and horse guards; The second part, "Anrong Yangzun," showcases the daily necessities of the Ming dynasty's royal palace, showcasing the living conditions of the Ming dynasty princes from all angles and perspectives; The third part "Lu Fu Kuibi" displays the qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, and stationery unearthed from the Zhu Tan tomb; The tail hall section introduces the basic situation of the tomb of King Lu Huang. The Nine Crowns, one of the top ten treasures of the Shandong Museum, is also listed in the exhibition hall and is currently the only well preserved physical crown from the early Ming Dynasty. Several precious collections, including paper crowns, coral hat beads with fruit cores, yellow silk robes with crossed collars and narrow sleeves, and yellow satin robes with crossed collars, which are consistent with the shape of the Nine Crowns, are on display for the first time. This exhibition also showcased for the first time six wooden pendants, which were ceremonial items used to cover the coffin of King Lu Huang. These cultural relics are of great significance for understanding the history of the Ming Dynasty and studying its social and cultural aspects. Another highlight of this exhibition is the display of a re drawn painting based on the "Golden Blue Landscape" unearthed from the Lu Huang Wang Tomb, which is presented to the audience in the form of a video. This is the latest achievement in the cultural relic protection technology of Shandong Museum. Our restorer used the most advanced surveying and mapping technology to extract and detect the lines and residual pigments of the original image. Through MSI multispectral photography, they re painted and colored the painting, and replicated this landscape painting, "said Lu Yuanliang, Deputy Director of the Cultural Relics Protection Department of Shandong Museum. (New Society)
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