“Shendetang made” pastel dragon racing and phoenix boat chart plate

[The “Shendetang made” pastel dragon race and phoenix boat map plate]

The “Shendetang made” pastel dragon race and phoenix boat map plate is Qingdaoguang, with a height of 5.4 centimeters, a caliber of 28.5 centimeters, and a foot diameter of 17.8 centimeters
Open plate, shallow arc wall, and circular foot. Interior and exterior pastel decoration. On the inner wall, near the mouth, there is a golden color depicting Ruyi’s head pattern, and on the inner bottom, there is a pastel color depicting a dragon boat race and a phoenix boat race. Children in the water are struggling to row a dragon boat and a phoenix boat, respectively. A child stands on the head and tail of the dragon boat, each holding a command flag and a call sign to direct, while a child at the tail is blowing a gong to cheer. On the head of the phoenix boat stood a child holding a command flag and a call sign to direct. The rest of the children in the two boats are struggling to paddle. Five children standing on the shore are setting off firecrackers and shouting to cheer for both sides. The outer wall is painted in pink with intricate flower patterns and miscellaneous treasures, including calligraphy and painting, brush ingots, Fangsheng, Ruyi, coral, rhinoceros horn, copper coins, etc. The outsole is embossed with alum red colored regular script “Made by Shendetang” in four characters and double lines< This disc has a regular shape, delicate brushstrokes, and the font of the "Shendetang made" logo is neat and tidy. "Shendetang" refers to the imperial palace of Emperor Daoguang in the Yuanmingyuan, with a signature of "Shendetang made" porcelain. It should be specially made for Emperor Daoguang by the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Factory during the reign of Emperor Daoguang, for use when he lived in Shendetang. From the pictures of dragon boats and phoenix boats painted on the plate, it can be seen that this plate should have its special purpose, and should be a scenic item for Emperor Daoguang to use during the Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon boat racing is one of the main customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that it originated from the ancient Chu people who died because they couldn’t bear Qu Yuan, a wise minister, to throw himself into the river. Many people rowed boats to catch up and save him. They scrambled to catch up with each other and found no trace of Qu Yuan when they reached Dongting Lake. Since then, on May 5th every year, people have to row dragon boats to commemorate Qu Yuan. The main purpose is to disperse the fish in the river by rowing dragon boats to prevent the fish from eating Qu Yuan’s body


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