The West Building of Suzhou Museum was completed and opened
Wonderful appearance of the new landmark of Jiangnan culture
Strolling in the west hall of Suzhou Museum, you can see the dappled light and shadow cast by sunlight on the gray wall everywhere.
The long glass corridor connects 10 box-shaped buildings in series, echoing the parallel pattern of water and land in the ancient city of Suzhou, combining the classical and elegant artistic conception with modern design.
At the end of September, the West Pavilion of the Suzhou Museum, located at the foot of the Lion Rock in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, started trial operation. Its exhibition area is 4 times that of the museum, including the Suzhou History Exhibition Hall, the Suzuo Crafts Hall, the International Cooperation Hall, the Painting and Calligraphy Hall, and Su Se Life. There are more than 2,000 pieces (sets) of cultural relics on display, such as the museum and the exploration experience hall, in an effort to create a new cultural landmark with both Jiangnan temperament and international perspective.
Narrate the long history of Wudi
"There is heaven on the top, and Suzhou and Hangzhou on the bottom." "You will see you in Gusu, and people will sleep in the river." This is the first impression many people have of Suzhou.
But Suzhou is not only gentle and beautiful. The "Pure Jiangnan" general history display on the first floor of the Subo West Pavilion shows a richer and more diverse urban character.
The black clay pottery in the hands of the ancestors of Liangzhu, the flavor of mulva in the mouths of celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the sound of canal paddles in the ears of the people in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Qinghui of the Wumen School of painting... The three aspects of "people" have connected Suzhou's cultural heritage for thousands of years.
Li Jun, the curator of Suzhou History Exhibition, said that there are two criteria for selecting cultural relics, one is that they can reflect major historical events, and the other is that the cultural relics themselves have high artistic value.
In the unit of "Wu Gou Zhonghui", a bronze sword gleams with dignified cold light, the body and grid of the sword are gilded, and the head of the sword is left with traces of inlaid jade.
This Wu Wang Yu Xuan sword is the longest inscription among the weapons of the Pre-Qin Dynasty. The 75-character inscription on the sword involves three wars between the three Wu kings, Shou Meng, Yu Ji, and Yu Xuan, and Wu Yue Chu.
Behind the ancient weapons, the shadows of swords and swords on the multimedia installations and the statues of figures wrapped in metal wire are reminiscent of the stories of Wu assassins such as "Special Assassin King Lao" and "Yue Li Assassin Qingji", reflecting the early martial traditions of the Wu people.
Thousands of years later, Fan Zhongyan founded the earliest and largest local government-run school in Suzhou in the Song Dynasty, which laid the foundation for Suzhou's cultural prosperity.
The unit of "Fu Xue Chu Kai" exhibited a jade turtle new seal, white lettering, chiseled seal type "Fan Zhongyan Yin" four characters, the font is upright and comfortable, simple and thick.
Next to the plum blossom window, there is a five-color flower satin scroll, which is the "letter of appointment" for Song Zhezong's appointment of Fan Zhongyan's second son, Fan Chunren, in the third year of Yuanyou (1088).
This scripture provided a model for studying the official system of the Northern Song Dynasty, and was also a testimony to the talents of the Fan family.
The exhibition hall showcases important archaeological discoveries in the Suzhou area over the past decades, such as the Tianbaodun Tomb of the Han Dynasty, the Tomb of the Three Kingdoms in the Black Pine Forest, the Huangsipu Site in Zhangjiagang, and the Fancunjing Site in Taicang.
Many tombs of the Three Kingdoms have been excavated in the black pine forest area of Huqiu since 1997, most likely to be the tombs of the Sun Wu royal family.
The stone beast inserts, stone cases, and dynamically displayed line-carved stone screens unearthed from the tomb of Hei Songlin, together with the stone door lintels and stone flower windows unearthed from the tomb of Sun Jian and Sun Ce, jointly restore a living space in the Three Kingdoms period of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The Fancunjing site in Taicang, discovered in 2016, unearthed 150 tons of Longquan kiln porcelain in the middle and late Yuan dynasties. The number is staggering, filling the gap in the large-scale Yuan dynasty sites in southern Jiangsu.
In the “New Certificate of Maritime Silk Road” unit, the celadon-glazed and gossip-patterned stove, white-glazed and brown goblet and other export porcelains are arranged one after another, demonstrating that Taicang Port in Suzhou was once an important node on the Maritime Silk Road.
In the "Paintings and Calligraphy in Suzhou-Special Exhibition of Paintings and Calligraphy in the Collection of Past Dynasties", the treasure of the Subo Town Hall "Seven Gentlemen" met with the audience again after a few years.
On the long scroll, seven ink bamboo drawings drawn by six masters of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Tianyu, Ke Jiusi, Zhao Yuan, Gu An, Zhang Shen, and Wu Zhen are laid out one by one. A brief history of bamboo.
The "Seven Gentlemen" is an old collection of the Kuoyunlou in Suzhou. According to the textual research done by the Gu family, this work has been spread in an orderly manner since the Qing Dynasty. It is the epitome of the continuous Jiangnan culture.
Presenting exquisite craftsmanship
Entering the "Remembrance of Suzhou" exhibition hall on the second floor, through the hollow partition in the shape of Taihu stone, a white jade elephant from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty comes into view.
This is a famous jade in the collection of the Subo Museum. It uses a variety of techniques such as relief, line carving, and three-dimensional round carving to carve a huge piece of Hetian jade seed into a plump, long-nosed elephant.
A boy clings to an elephant, holding a branch in his left hand and a chrysanthemum in his right.
The homonym of "Xixiang" is "auspicious", which has the beautiful meaning of "prosperity and auspiciousness, peace and image".
"Tiangong Kaiwu" says "Although good jade is a master of capital, skillful workmanship will push Suzhou county", it shows that Suzhou jade craftsmanship led the time, and the black bone clay gold fan popular in the Ming Dynasty was also made in Suzhou as the best.
A moon cave door opened out of the sky-blue exhibition wall, and a dazzling Ming Dynasty folding fan was unfolded inside the door.
It was unearthed from the female coffin in the tomb of Wang Xijue and his wife. It has delicate bamboo bones, painted black lacquer and rain gold, and has a fan-faced black ground. It is decorated with golden diamonds and triangles of different sizes. It still shines after hundreds of years.
Made in Suzhou, "All gold, silver and glazed glass are all exquisitely exquisite", and "Suzuo" has become synonymous with high-quality hand-made.
The Suzuo Crafts Gallery is divided into three parts: In the unit of "Sculpture Linglong", jade carvings of Lu Zigang, bamboo carvings of Zhu Sansong, and end inkstones of Gu Erniang, etc., show the emergence of various categories of jade, bamboo and wood tooth carving; "Zhuqili" In the unit, simple as Ming-style furniture, as gorgeous as Taohuawu New Year pictures, and elegant as a red sandalwood inlaid with gold silk birdcage, which reflects the pursuit of poetic life of Suzhou people; in the "Embroidery" unit, Su embroidered clothing, tapestry scrolls, Song brocade patterns show the exquisiteness of Jiangnan weaving and embroidery.
The dazzling array of exhibits brings visual enjoyment. The jingle of gold and silver jewelry and the melodious movement of silk and bamboo orchestras make the audience in the exhibition hall feel like they are in the prosperous ancient streets.
“We deliberately selected some folk cultural relics for display. Although they are not high-level, they can vividly reflect the customs, folk conditions and living conditions of the Jiangnan region.” said Xu Jie, the curator.
A set of modern piano, drum, silk and stringed instrument ornaments are small and exquisite, and they are made into 24 mini instruments such as guqin, pipa, gongs and drums with purple jade, jasper, hibiscus stone and other materials.
This set of ornaments contrasts with the real musical instruments such as Huqiu brand mahogany erhu and sanxian, showing the developed craftsmanship of the folk musical instruments in Suzhou.
The development of Suzhou musical instrument production technology has something to do with the popularity of opera in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
At that time, large families often invited the "Tang Ming" or small oratorio troupe to their homes to temporarily set up a stage to perform Kunqu Opera. The objects after the stage were dismantled were packed in boxes for easy carrying on their shoulders, so they were called "Tang Ming Du ".
In the exhibition hall, there is a mahogany carved "Tang Ming Lantern" made by folk artists during the Republic of China. It is shaped like a double eaves and is equipped with glass lights of various colors.
Nowadays, this kind of "tang name duty" is rare in the world, and it is even rarer to make such exquisite work.
For thousands of years, Suzhou craftsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a precious intangible cultural heritage.
In addition to exhibiting ancient art treasures from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the Suzuo Arts and Crafts Museum also presents many contemporary art works, such as the green jade goblet "Qi" produced by the Chinese arts and crafts master Jiang Xi, and the "Humble Administrator's Garden" palace fan designed by Xing Weizhong. Let people feel the inheritance of ingenuity and the innovation of skills.
Play the function of entertaining and teaching
During the National Day holiday, the Discovery Experience Hall of the Subo West Pavilion has become a paradise for children.
A "floating Gusu City" is built in the museum. The twin towers, Wumen Bridge, and Suzhou Weaving Mansion are connected by a slide. Children are free to shuttle here, learn Suzhou dialects, listen to Suzhou nursery rhymes, and play mortise and tenon joints. Garden sketches.
The Discovery Experience Hall is located on the basement floor with an area of 4,500 square meters. It is an exclusive space for children aged 3-12.
In the sandy simulation archaeological site, children become "little archaeologists" and dig out 3D printed "cultural relics" by themselves; in front of the "curiosity cabinet", you can see the wall of animal fossils, specimens and models. The collision of different disciplines and civilizations.
The Subosi Museum highlights the educational function of the museum, sowing the seeds of learning history and appreciating art in the hearts of children through interactive games.
In the International Cooperation Pavilion on the second floor, the re-engraved Pantheon dome and Roman columns bring the audience back to the Western classical era.
As a special exhibition for the opening, the "Rome: City and Empire" exhibition presents 267 ancient Roman cultural relics including large-scale sculptures, handicrafts, paintings, and gold and silver ornaments.
This is the first time that the ancient Roman collections of the British Museum have been exhibited together in Asia. Since then, the two museums will launch a series of exhibitions around the main line of "world civilization".
"Let Jiangnan, view the world" is the brand new concept of Suzhou Museum.
Xie Xiaoting, secretary of the Party branch and executive deputy director of the Suzhou Museum, introduced that the West Pavilion is positioned in a misplaced development with this museum. Larger venues to plan original exhibitions and introduce well-known museum exhibitions at home and abroad, and strive to become an experience center for world culture and Chinese civilization."
There is a simple and vigorous wisteria in the pavilion area of the Subozhong Palace, which was planted by Wen Zhengming, the leader of Wumen painting circles more than 400 years ago.
In 2006, the architect I.M. Pei grafted "Wenteng" with wisteria selected by himself to build a shade of green for the Subo Tea Room.
Nowadays, a specially-treated vine has been moved into the exhibition hall of the Subosi Pavilion, and together with the geometric roof, it forms a highly design landscape, which is in the same vein and reborn in ancient times.
With the help of a brand-new venue platform, Suzhou Museum will continue to build on its own characteristics and provide audiences with better public cultural services.
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