China News Service, Guangzhou, May 26 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) "It's Only Gorgeous - The Exhibition of Han Dynasty Beads Unearthed in Guangzhou" opened on the 26th at the Erling Museum of the Southern Han Dynasty in Guangzhou.
The exhibition selects 232 pieces (sets) of bead ornaments from the Han Dynasty unearthed in Guangzhou. Through the four parts of "dazzling", "ingenious", "beads and jade on the side", and "beauty and beauty", the exhibition will show the public the artistic beauty of Han Dynasty bead ornaments, as well as its carrying capacity. historical information such as the production process, technology dissemination, cultural exchanges between the East and the West, and mutual learning of civilizations.
Since its establishment in the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou has been conducting trade and cultural exchanges with Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas by sea. It has not been interrupted for more than 2,000 years. It is an important node city and commercial city on the ancient Maritime Silk Road. An important window for exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations.
232 pieces (sets) of beaded cultural relics on display Photo by Chen Chuhong
The person in charge of the Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology said that more than 20,000 bead ornaments from the Han Dynasty have been unearthed in Guangzhou archaeology. These bead ornaments are rich in material, diverse in shape, colorful, and come from a wide range of sources, some directly imported from outside the territory, and some from inland Some of them are made locally; in terms of production technology, they either imitate exotic-style utensils, or import materials for local processing.
All kinds of bead ornaments, or natural jade, or artificially refined metals, or artificially synthesized materials, fully reflect the aesthetics and wisdom of the ancestors.
These Han Dynasty bead ornaments have witnessed the trade and cultural exchanges between Lingnan and surrounding areas, especially with Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia and the Mediterranean coast by sea, and reproduced the vivid historical picture of Panyu in the Han Dynasty. .
Since 2016, the Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology has conducted a comprehensive research on the Han Dynasty beadwork unearthed in Guangzhou, and published the academic monograph "Research on the Han Dynasty Beadwork Unearthed in Guangzhou".
From 2021, the institute has launched the project of "Research on Han and Tang Beads Unearthed in Lingnan and the Maritime Silk Road".
This exhibition is a concentrated display of the results of the special research.
People watching the exhibition Photo by Chen Chuhong
The exhibition focuses on immersive viewing and interactive experience, and arranges a restored marine scene from the ground to the ceiling. Teachers from the School of Fine Arts Education, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts are invited to carry out the activation and utilization of cultural relics with the theme of Han Dynasty bead ornaments unearthed in Guangzhou. The design is in line with contemporary Aesthetically trendy artworks are displayed.
Beaded replicas are also available for viewers to try on.
In addition, students from South China Normal University and other colleges and universities arranged the "It's Only Gorgeous" beadwork catwalk and the "Song of Harmony" disc encouragement, which were performed at the opening ceremony of the exhibition; teachers from the School of Fine Arts Education, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts also demonstrated the dragonfly eye glass beads of the Han Dynasty in Guangzhou. Firing technique.
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