Wednesday, March 23, 2011

3 artifacts that have evolved into today's modern version












Artifact 1: Wucai Dish
Functions: It is a dish and thus food can be placed on it. It can be used as a gift as the paintings on it represents longevity and good fortune.
3 differences to its modern day version:
(1) It was made out of porcelain as seen in the picture which was the main material used in the past. However, in the modern days, depending on the situations, many other materials such as plastic are used to make such dish.
(2) The painting on the dish was probably hand-painted. In contrast, in the modern day, such sights are rare as it takes a lot of time and effort.
(3) The painting on this dish is intricate. In contrary to the modern day, such dishes with intricate paintings are hard to find.




















Artifact 2: Blue and White Vase
Functions: It is a vase which is used to store flowers or plants. It can be given away as a gift due to its intricate painting.
3 differences to its modern day version:
(1) It was made out of porcelain which was mainly used in vase-making back then. However, in the modern day, more materials are used to make vases, such as plastic and glass.
(2) The shape of this glass is common in the past. In contrast, in the modern day, there is a variety of shape and sizes of vases.
(3) The paintings both in blue and white painted on the vases are widely used in the past. In contrary to the modern day, such vases are less seen and there are even vases with no paintings on them at all.













Artifact 3: Blue and White Wine Ewer
Functions: It is a bottle that is used to contain wine in the past. People can drink from it directly as well.
3 differences to its modern day version:
(1) Porcelain was used to make wine bottles in the past. However, in the modern days, it is not common for wine bottles to be made out of porcelain since most of them are made out of glass.
(2) The shape of these wine bottles are widely used in the past. In contrast, in the modern day, the wine bottles take on another form which is a conventional wine bottle shape.
(3) The wine ewer can be used to store any type of wine. Moreover, it can be reused. In contrary to the modern day, the conventional wine bottles usually store a specific type of wine. Moreover, although it is reusable, it is not common for people to do that as well.

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