Green-Glazed Barn-Shaped Jar with Modeled Decorations
The Green-Glazed Barn-Shaped Jar with Modeled Decorations is a burial object dating back to the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280) in the Wu region of south China, with a history of more than 1,700 years.
The artifact is entirely coated by green glaze and consists of a big jar and five interconnected smaller jars on the top. A small mouse holding food in its mouth peeks out from the mouth of the big jar.
Around the smaller jars are modeled decorations. In the middle is a three-story pavilion, in front of which stands two puppies guarding the gate. Eight attendants are playing musical instruments beside the two gate towers on both sides while birds look for food. Together, it is a joyful scene depicting a harvest celebration.
A tiny tortoise is affixed to the shoulder of the jar. It carries a "stone stele" with 24 Chinese characters, which convey a prayer for good luck and indicate that the burial object was produced in 260 of the Kingdom of Wu (222-280). Surrounding the tortoise are animals such as deer, pigs, and fish.
This exquisite burial object not only depicts the daily life of wealthy families at that time, but also reflects the Chinese afterlife belief that the souls of the dead live in another world.
青釉堆塑谷仓罐
青釉堆塑谷仓罐是三国时期江南吴地的陪葬品，距今已1700余年。
器物通体施青釉，主体为一大罐，上面堆有5只相连的小罐，中心罐口还探出一只口叼食物的小老鼠。小罐四周堆塑出多种装饰，居中者为三层楼阁，阁前有两只小狗看门。两侧门阙旁，八位侍仆正卖力演奏乐器，周围鸟雀则引颈觅食，呈现出欢庆丰收、百鸟争食的热闹场景。在罐子肩部，塑贴了一只小乌龟，背驮“石碑”，上刻24字，寄托吉祥寓意的同时，也点明了器物制作的时间：东吴永安三年（260）。龟四周贴塑鹿、猪、鱼等动物。
这件精美的陪葬器物表现了当时富裕人家的日常生活情景，也反映出中国人“事死如事生”的生命哲理观。
