Jingdezhen kiln blue and white porcelain sculpture Hai'aoshanzi pen holder, age: Yuan, size: 9.3cm high, 11.4cm wide, 2cm thick. Unearthed by Hangzhou Chaohui Road Storage and Transportation Company on August 11, 1988. Hangzhou Museum.
This blue and white pen holder is shaped like five fingers, and it is in the shape of a mountain peak. The sea turtle looks up, its mouth is slightly open, its belly is empty, and there is a small hole on its back for water injection. The upper part of the four peaks is decorated with Ruyi cloud head pattern, and the lower part is decorated with sea wave pattern. Paste a round cake behind the clouds at the top of the second peak. Some scholars believe that the round cake symbolizes the sun, and its overall shape has the meaning of "rising with the sun" and "taking the lead"; Some studies also believe that the sea turtle is actually a toad, and above the clouds is a bright moon, which conveys the poetic meaning of "a total monarch will enjoy the bright moon tonight, and who wants to ride the toad?" "The polar sea in the east is blue, and the bright moon will rise to the sky". The pen holder is hand molded, with the craftsman's fingerprint on the back. The body is delicate and white, and the blue and white flowers are used to decorate the peaks, clouds, waves, Aoyan and sea rocks. The overall shape is small, elegant and interesting.
