If National Treasure Could Talk Copy No. 4 "Longshan Eggshell Black Pottery Cup"

4. Longshan eggshell black pottery cup? 0.2 mm exquisite

Collection unit: Shandong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology

Era: Late Neolithic (Shandong area ) Longshan Culture (4600-4000 years ago)

What is everyone’s understanding of thinness, as thin as cicada wings, as thin as money lips, 1 cm, 1 mm, or even 0.2 mm.

More than 4,000 years ago, during the Longshan Culture period in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in China,

The simplest materials met the pinnacle of craftsmanship, and a very small number of thin-walled sculptures were unearthed The black pottery cup has left an eternal legacy of that era.

The early civilizations of the earth were the first to be illuminated by the simple luster of pottery.

The black pottery cups of the Longshan period are so unique in the world of colorful pottery. different.

Four thousand years ago, the Black Tao Cup of the Longshan Period was praised by the world’s archaeological community as one of the most exquisite creations of earth civilization.

The unearthed eggshell black pottery cups have different shapes. They are not mass-produced. Behind the craftsmanship, each piece is full of faith and respect.

The ultimate craftsmanship makes the black pottery cup unique in the world. Today's technology restores the original craftsmanship, and it is still difficult to achieve such an extreme thinness.

Such a thin-walled pottery body is very easy to break during rapid rotation. Making such small vessels requires very strict requirements on the precision of the fast-wheel disc equipment and the stability during rotation. ,

Since no kiln site has been found so far, we can only stop at imagining how these power equipment worked more than 4,000 years ago.

Eggshell pottery is made from fine mud deposited in rivers and lakes in ancient times. After repeated washing, it does not contain any impurities. It is the most pristine material and can be achieved to the extreme, ensuring the drawing of the utensils. Shaping, and the fineness and hardness after molding.

The temperature of the kiln and the timing of the firing determine the final fate of the pottery.

The black technology of prehistoric times may be like this. The unique kiln carburizing technology penetrates carbon molecules into the micropores of the carcass at high temperatures. The calendered carcass surface becomes black. Present.

This mysterious, black metallic luster, with its intuitive visual impact and shock,

makes people involuntarily feel awe.

A sincere heart that cannot be acted upon rashly.

It is conceivable that at that time, the production of such high-end utensils may have been monopolized by a specific class. What was the purpose of spending such manpower and material resources to achieve an extreme? Perhaps as a ritual vessel, the existence of eggshell pottery can be reasonably explained.

Using standardized systems and exquisite craftsmanship to express the illusory rituals in sacrifices is an appeal for power and hierarchy.

During the Longshan Culture era, in the coastal areas of Shandong on the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the production of pottery changed from casual to strict technological procedures, which heralded the gradual formation of a new social order for mankind.

If the eggshell black pottery cup is a ritual vessel, then the regret in the hardness of pottery can only be made up for by bronze in the future.