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Linyi Wulibao Han Dynasty Stone Reliefs - "Kitchen Picture" (a set), collected by Linyi Museum

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"Skewer" has a history of more than 2,000 years

Grilling skewers in one hand and fanning with the other

Isn't this modern barbecue?

In the Han Dynasty stone relief "Kitchen" in Wulibao, Linyi, a chef is barbecuing.

High-end ingredients

Often only the simplest cooking method is needed

The Han Dynasty people more than 2,000 years ago

Lamb, beef, chicken, fish

Cut into large pieces and string them on a string

Set up the " burning stove" and light the mulberry charcoal

Holding the skewers in one hand and fanning with the other, waiting for the food to come out of the oven

This scene is exactly the same as modern barbecue

Although it is almost the "soul seasoning" - cumin and chili

(It had not been introduced yet)

But I think the meat skewers are also crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a fragrant aroma

In the Han Dynasty stone relief "Kitchen Picture" in Wulibao, Linyi, there is also a scene of two people barbecuing, one of them is barbecuing while the other is fanning.

Barbecue has a long history in China

Burn (fán) , Zhi (zhì)

Burn (ruò) , Cannon (páo)

These are the words used by ancient people to refer to barbecue.

Finally they decided

"Roasting" is used to refer to barbecue food

In the Han Dynasty stone relief "Kitchen" from Wulibao, Linyi, the chef is cutting meat.

In addition to the barbecue chef, there is also

There are also people who specialize in fish butchering, meat cutting, fire making, etc.

There are also hangings on the food rack above my head.

Birds, pig legs, sheep heads, cow heads, rabbits, etc.

This group of Wulibao in Linyi

Han Dynasty stone reliefs depicting kitchen scenes

Not only does it record the food of the Han Dynasty

It also allows us to see the life of the Han people more intuitively.

The Han Dynasty stone reliefs unearthed across the country

It has become an important cultural relic for future generations to understand the social outlook of the Han Dynasty.

In the north of the giant coffin chamber of Xin Zhui's Mawangdui tomb, there is a low lacquer table with a full set of tableware, five dishes, a bowl of soup, a bowl of wine, and a few skewers of barbecued meat. This is not much different from the kitchen-themed scenes in the Han Dynasty stone reliefs.

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"Encyclopedia of Life in the Han Dynasty" on Stone

The stone reliefs are important relics from the Han Dynasty.

On a square stone

Stonemasons use stone as material and knives as pens.

Lines and light interweaving

Created the entire universe from astronomy to geography

The Han Dynasty relief stone of welcoming guests and traveling with carriages and horses in Wulibao, Linyi. The picture is divided into four layers, and the content of each layer is different.

Sometimes, on the same stone

Even tells a different story

Covers travel by car, cooking and banqueting

The game of Liubo, men farming and women weaving, etc.

Real life pictures

Reflects the Han Dynasty

Politics, economy, thought, culture, folklore

etc.

It is a microcosm of Han Dynasty society.

A fishing scene from a rubbing of a Han Dynasty stone relief from Wubaizhuang in Linyi.

They supplement the deficiencies in historical records.

Our understanding of the Han Dynasty

History, Thought, Customs and Etiquette

Even the study of the entire history of the Han Dynasty has an immeasurable role

Therefore, it is also called the "Han Dynasty Epic" on stone.

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Scattered perspective composition method of Han Dynasty stone reliefs

Still in use today

As a representative work of Han Dynasty art

The Han Dynasty stone reliefs are majestic and unique

From the carving technique

There are both "deep picking" and "shallow picking"

There are both "yang line engraving" and "yin line engraving"

The two contradictory techniques of "depth" and "yin and yang"

Creating a silhouette effect on the rubbing

Clean and neat, also eye-catching and bright

The "Kitchen Scene" (rubbing) on ​​the Han Dynasty stone relief on the front balcony of Zhucheng, Shandong, shows us the scenes of slaughtering sheep, drawing water, cutting vegetables, chopping wood and grilling meat.

In artistic techniques

The stonemasons, most of whom left their names

Use extraordinary artistic imagination

Combining realism and romanticism

Realistic yet exaggerated

Use simple lines to create a lively and enthusiastic atmosphere

The scene of fish cutting in the Han Dynasty stone relief "Kitchen Picture" in Wulibao, Linyi.

The Han Dynasty stone reliefs also creatively used

Head-on view, side view, top view, overlapping

A combined approach

For example, the scene of cutting fish in "Kitchen"

It's a side view

Above it is a fish cut in half from a bird's-eye view.

Composition from different perspectives

Forming the imagination of multi-dimensional space

This scattered perspective composition method

Became the standard perspective composition mode of Chinese painting

Still in use today

Became a milestone in the development of Chinese classical art

Source: CCTV News