It is hard to say which one is more valuable, the large Yuan blue and white porcelain jar of Xiao He chasing Han Xin under the moon or the imperial edict of Zhu Yuanzhang.

One is the only imperial edict in the world, and the other is the only blue and white jar in the world. Which one do you think is more valuable? This is clearly a question of Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong.

In the Yuan Dynasty and even in the Ming Dynasty, there were still a lot of Yuan blue and white porcelain jars, which can be seen from some ancient books and history books. Similarly, there were a lot of imperial edicts during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor for 31 years in his life. God knows how many imperial edicts he issued in his life.

But whether it is the imperial edict or the Yuan blue and white porcelain jar, in modern times, they are almost unique. Their value can only be described as inestimable.

Putting this confusing thought aside for a moment, Yang Jing continued to pull up the thatch underneath the large Yuan blue and white porcelain jar.

The height of this Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain jar of "Xiao He Chasing Han Xin Under the Moon" is less than 30 centimeters, and Yang Jing estimated that its belly diameter is more than 33 centimeters. According to the size of this large iron box, the first layer can hold at least four such large jars, but this layer only holds one large jar, and the space between the large jar and the iron box wall is filled tightly with thatch. It seems that the Japanese knew the value of this large jar, and in order to better protect it, they did not put more.

In other words, if the ground underneath is not entirely covered with thatch, there should at least be a large pot underneath.

Sure enough, after a few pulls, another large Yuan blue and white porcelain jar was also pulled out.

This large jar is almost the same size as the first one, and its cloud pattern, blue material, and shape are almost like twin brothers. If it weren't for the different pattern on this large jar, Yang Jing would have really thought that the second large jar was also a "Xiao He Chasing Han Xin Under the Moon" jar.

The pattern on this large jar was a pattern that Yang Jing had never seen before, at least on other Yuan blue and white porcelain.

The pattern format of this large jar is almost identical to the first one, and both are painted with imported blue pigment. The first layer of the neck is decorated with water ripples; the second layer of the shoulder is decorated with peony patterns; the third layer of the abdomen is the theme of the story; the fourth layer of the lower part is a treasure painted inside a deformed lotus petal pattern, commonly known as the "eight big codes".

This decorative format is also used in the other nine large Yuan blue and white figure jars that have been unearthed.

The theme pattern on the third floor depicts a general in armor riding a horse at full speed. The general carries a quiver with many white-feathered arrows on his back. However, the general does not hold the reins with both hands. Instead, he holds the bow in his left hand and the reins of the horse in his right hand. Both the man and the horse are lifelike. Not far from the general, there is a big stone. Strangely, on this big stone, a white-feathered arrow is slightly slanted and inserted into the stone, halfway!

Apparently, the general, who was riding a horse at full speed, had just shot an arrow for some reason, but unfortunately, he missed the target and hit a large rock instead...

Although the whole pattern is not large, it is painted vividly. Whether it is the general's movements, the horse's expression, or the shape of the big stone, they are all painted with extreme exquisiteness.

Although Yang Jing had never seen this pattern before, as soon as he saw it, he knew what story the theme pattern of this Yuan blue and white porcelain jar depicted.

When he was in elementary school, Yang Jing learned a poem called "Song of the Frontier in Response to Zhang Pushe's Poem, Part Two" written by the Tang Dynasty poet Lu Lun, which is also known as "Song of the Frontier" for short.

This short poem about a general hunting a tiger is based on the biography of General Li, which was written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, and recorded the deeds of the famous general Li Guang. The original text is: "Guang went out hunting and saw a stone in the grass. He thought it was a tiger and shot it. The arrowhead sank into the stone. He looked at it and found it was a stone."

Meaning: Late at night, the forest was dark, and suddenly there was a strong wind, the grass was rustling and shaking; the frogmen were talking about a white tiger pouncing on them. At this time, the general was riding his horse past the edge of the forest, and he was quick-witted and shot an arrow with a full bow...

The next morning, the general remembered what happened in the forest last night and returned to the scene along the same route. He was shocked: in the bright morning light, he clearly saw that what he shot was not a tiger, but a huge rock. He crouched there in fear, and the white-feathered arrow actually penetrated deeply into the edge of the rock!

This poem describes the story of General Li Guang, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty, who "rode his horse at full speed at night and drew his bow to shoot stones."

In other words, this large Yuan blue and white porcelain jar with figures should be called "large Yuan blue and white porcelain jar with Li Guang drawing his bow at night".

This is a very famous story that has been circulated among the people for thousands of years. Unexpectedly, this story was also painted on a large Yuan blue and white porcelain jar.

This large jar is also a jar containing stories about characters that have never appeared before, and its value is also inestimable.

Obviously, these two large jars should be a pair of large jars. Regardless of the shape, pattern format or blue pigment, these two blue and white large jars should have been fired in the same kiln, especially the patterns with theme stories. One is the story of Xiao He and Han Xin in the early Western Han Dynasty, and the other is the story of Li Guang, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty.

Whether it is the story of Xiao He chasing Han Xin under the moon or the story of Li Guang drawing his bow at night, these are stories that have been passed down for thousands of years. These two large Yuan blue and white porcelain jars use these two stories as the theme patterns, and they are obviously a pair!

What does it mean to have a pair of almost identical large Yuan blue and white porcelain jars depicting stories about people?

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