The banana outside the curtain caused the shower, the door knocker caused the patina, and I caused you through the Jiangnan style…——”Blue and White Porcelain”
A piece of “Blue and White Porcelain”, the ancient style has a pleasant aura, and the aftertaste is endless. Perhaps you are either immersed in Jay Chou’s perfect singing skills, or indulged in Fang Wenshan’s beautiful artistic conception and talent, but the careful little Erlang I noticed such a key word – door knocker.
So, what exactly is a door knocker? When did the long-standing cultural creativity of door knockers originate?
What is a knocker?
The door knocker, also known as the ringer, is composed of two parts: a base and a small ornament. The pedestal is called “shop head”, “door shop” or “copper li (li)”. This part is generally made of a ring-shaped, square, combined graphic or special-shaped cymbal-shaped metal member that is buckled above the outer frame of the door, and then a metal ring or metal pendant is connected to the high convex position in the middle, which is part of the small pendant.
Lion’s Head Knocker (Image source | The ingenuity of delicate and lightweight knocker gadgets)
In ancient times, there were no electronic doorbells, and the gentle Chinese who valued etiquette and common sense would stand at the gate when visiting relatives and friends. After the sound, it was grandly opened. In addition, in terms of expression, the shop head also has the function of designing decoration, decorating and designing gate stores.
The head of the shop is the door eyebrow with the meaning of warding off evil spirits. According to the classification of raw materials, gold is called gold shop; silver is called silver shop; copper is called copper shop. Its type system, there are lid-shaped, there are beast kisses, and there are scorpion-shaped ones, which are good for guarding. There are also those in the shape of turtles, snakes and tigers, which are used to ward off evil spirits and seek blessings.
According to statistics, the origin of door knockers can be traced back to the Warring States Period at first, and it is not difficult to see that the history has a long history. In Chinese feudal society, this door knocker had strict hierarchy rules. In the Tang Dynasty, only genuine mobile games and the gates of Taimiao could experience the dominance of “Pu Shou Xian Huan”. Ordinary people do not meet the conditions. All interior decoration is not allowed in the yard. If you make a mistake, it will be a tragedy.
The “History of the Ming Dynasty” also records the model specifications of the door knocker:
The gates of the four cities of the county and the prince’s mansion are decorated with red lacquer gold nails and copper rings; the gates of the Gongwangye mansion are made of green oil copper rings; Fifth grade official gate black oil tin ring; sixth to ninth grade official gate black oil ring buckle…
The “smart” of the door knocker
“When it comes to door knockers, you have to mention how many “smarts” the door knockers have!
The first is in the design. The connection between the shop head and the door knocker turns out to be flexibly buckled in a ring by the beast mouth of the shop head spirit pet, which fully reflects the strong new Chinese literary aesthetics and new style in the cultural creativity of ancient Chinese architecture. Chinese craftsmen are smart.
The second trick of the door knocker is on the drawing. In the hands of the Chinese people who have a strong sense of home, door knockers also have a variety of different design patterns and metaphors. For example, “Pianbat” means “Tianxi”, and “sunhuazi” means “many children”; if there are more common animal heads such as “lion” and “tiger”, it is the same as the stone lion at the gate. Wang’s power went to suppress the courtyard and prayed for safety; or he used the water-soluble “li” among the nine sons of Longsheng to express the meaning of fire safety, or he used hexagonal design and decoration to symbolize “liuhe”. , Kaiyin “Deer Crane Lives Longer”…
It can be seen that the door knocker is like the patron saint of the gate, it silently guards the gate, guards the house, carries the light and shadow of the years, and becomes the most complete guardian of historical time. As if knocking on the knocker, the old man of time will gently open the door of the heavy historical time for everyone, so that everyone will be exposed to the drizzle of historical time.
So the question is, in today’s era of ancient buildings being updated and modernist designs all over the place, how will such a door knocker permeated with cultural connotations be integrated into social development and life?
Zhumenfu first door knocker phone case
Appropriate scheme design: The design concept of the mobile phone case comes from the ancient Zhumen, and the Zhumen door ring is turned into a mobile phone case, and the raised door nails can also have a certain safety effect.
Colorful tones: The red color is very eye-catching, it will be much easier to find out if it is all on the phone
Time-saving and labor-saving use: The first door ring is turned into a mobile phone ring, and the ring bracket and the mobile phone case are firmly adhered and not easy to fall off, which is easy to use
Safety and environmental protection: choose new safe and environmentally friendly materials, and carry out the best user experience
Post time: Apr-26-2022