Ceramic stove

[Pottery stove]

Pottery stove is 31.8 cm long, 21 cm wide and 12 cm high in the Eastern Han Dynasty

The ceramic cooker is square and made of gray pottery. There are two cooker eyes in the front and rear. There is a word “” beside the cooker eyes. The rear bulge is arranged with a flue. In addition to the diamond pattern, the cooker surface also has patterns such as oxlegs, fish, turtles and tool hooks. On the side of the stove, a man pulled an ox, holding something in his hand, as if preparing to kill an ox. On the other side, the tiger fought with the monster. The front of the stove is the mouth of the stove, and there is one person on the left and right sides of the mouth of the stove, with the words “husband” and “” beside it. The upper part of the mouth of the stove is slightly higher, which acts as a barrier to the ashes. The back of the stove is decorated with a walking tiger. The image of the ceramic stove is carved in shallow relief, which is concise and concise, and consistent with the style of the stone and brick portraits of the Han Dynasty

The use of fire is one of the important factors that promote the transformation of human beings from animals to humans. It can not only warm, but also change the diet structure and expand the range of food, thus promoting the change of human body and intelligence. In the process of long-term use, humans gradually became familiar with the habits of fire and began to dig the fire chamber to improve efficiency. The fire chamber can be seen as the prototype of the stove. The appearance of stoves was around the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Shi Ming · Shi Gong Shi said: “Cooking stoves, making food, also creating food.” The Han Book · Five Elements Annals said: “Cooking stoves are the basis of breeding.” Compared with fire stoves, stoves have better airtightness, can improve cooking efficiency and save energy. Most of the stoves were found in the tombs of the Han Dynasty. The common ones were one-eye stoves, and the complex ones were as many as several eyes. Generally, cooking tools, chicken, duck, fish and other food are printed on the surface of the stove, and there are characters, dragons, tigers, monsters, cooking and other contents on the side