Jian Sword Buddha

mariusgmioc · 21st April 2021, 06:46 AM

Thank you Philip for the very interesting information!

Reading your explanation I remembered another very interesting aspect:

the museums in China have very small collections of Chinese porcelain.

And this is because of two main reasons:
1. throughout the whole history of China, porcelain was a main export product and was exported in massive quantities;
2. during Mao's "Cultural Revolution" porcelain has been considered as a symbol of aristocracy and decadence and was systematically destroyed.

So I was thinking that maybe the "Cultural Revolution" thing may have impacted the jian swords as they also were a symbol of aristocracy.

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21st April 2021, 06:46 AM	#30
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	Thank you Philip for the very interesting information! Reading your explanation I remembered another very interesting aspect: the museums in China have very small collections of Chinese porcelain. And this is because of two main reasons: 1. throughout the whole history of China, porcelain was a main export product and was exported in massive quantities; 2. during Mao's "Cultural Revolution" porcelain has been considered as a symbol of aristocracy and decadence and was systematically destroyed. So I was thinking that maybe the "Cultural Revolution" thing may have impacted the jian swords as they also were a symbol of aristocracy.