Five-colored Tianshi Zhang cut the small plate with five poison patterns

[Five-colored Tianshi Zhang cut the small plate with five poison patterns]

Five-colored Tianshi Zhang cut the small plate with five poison patterns, which is 1.9 cm in height, 10.6 cm in diameter and 6.6 cm in foot diameter
Skimming mouth, shallow arc wall, circle foot. Interior and exterior blue and white multicolor decoration. The picture of Tianshi Zhang chopping five poisons is painted on the inner bottom. Tianshi Zhang stands on the slope under the tree with his sword. Toads, scorpions, snakes, etc. are painted around. There are eight groups of calamus leaves, broken pomegranate flowers and wormwood arranged alternately on the inner wall. The outer wall is painted with calamus leaves, broken pomegranate flowers, wormwood, etc. arranged alternately, with snakes, scorpions, toads, centipedes, geckos, etc. The blue and white double circles on the outsole are printed with the blue and white regular script “made in the calendar year of the Ming Dynasty” in six characters and double lines
From the decorative theme on the plate, it should be a scene item specially made by Jingdezhen Royal Kiln Factory for the court during the Wanli period for the Dragon Boat Festival. The design implies “dispelling poison and evil spirits”
The Dragon Boat Festival is the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is a traditional festival in China, also known as “Dragon Boat Festival”, “Dragon Boat Festival”, “May Festival”, “Ai Festival”, “Summer Festival”, etc. As the weather gets hotter in May, bacteria are easy to breed. Poisonous insects such as snakes, scorpions, toads, centipedes and geckos (commonly known as the five poisons) come out in succession. Pandemic disease often occurs, which makes May also known as the “bad month” and May 5 as the “bad day”. Therefore, people try every way to ward off the plague and eliminate the evil at this time in order to be healthy. People hang wormwood, calamus, pomegranate and garlic on the door of every family on the Dragon Boat Festival. Because the leaves of calamus are like swords and are called “Pujian” and “Shuijian”, people believe that inserting them on the door can kill thousands of evil spirits. Wormwood has a peculiar smell and can be used to cure diseases. People think hanging it on the door can ward off poison gas. The red pomegranate flower is the flower of this season. It also has the function of curing diseases and can avoid disasters. Garlic head is like a hammer. It smells pungent and has the function of eliminating diseases and inflammation
Zhang Tianshi Mingling, also known as Daoling, is the founder of the Wudou Rice Road in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He teaches people to believe in Taoism and cure people with Fushui Mantra. Later Taoists respect him as Tianshi. According to the legend, Tianshi Zhang has great powers and is protected by dragons and tigers, which can eliminate the five poisons and dispel the plague. Therefore, the folk custom often hangs the portrait of Tianshi Zhang on the Dragon Boat Festival to dispel the evil, eliminate the evil, and protect the house