纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 064大卫对瓶（6）

（单词翻译）

"Zhang Wenjin, from Jingtang community, Dejiao village, Shuncheng township, Yushan county, Xinzhou circuit, a disciple¹ of the Holy Gods, is pleased to offer a set comprising one incense-burner and a pair of flower vases to General Hu Jingyi at the Original Palace in Xingyuan, as a prayer for the protection and blessing² of the whole family and for the peace of his sons and daughters. Carefully offered on an auspicious³ day in the Fourth Month, Eleventh year of the Zhizheng reign⁴."There's a lot of information here. We're told that the vases were purpose-made to be offered as donations at a temple, and that the name of their donor⁵ is Zhang Wenjin, who describes himself with great solemnity as a disciple of the holy gods. It gives his home town, Shuncheng in what is now Jiangxi province, a few hundred miles south-west of Shanghai. He was offering these two grand vases along with an incense-burner - the three would have formed a typical set for an altar. The incense-burner has been lost, or at least has not yet been found. The specific deity⁶ receiving the offering had only recently become a god. He is General Hu Jingyi, a military figure of the thirteenth century, who was elevated to divine status because of his supernatural power and wisdom, and his ability to foretell⁷ the future. Zhang Wenjin's altar set is offered in exchange for this new god's protection.

信州路玉山县顺城乡德教里荆塘社奉圣弟子张文进，喜舍香炉花瓶一副，祈保合家清吉，子女平安。至正十一年四月良辰谨记。星源祖殿，胡净一元帅打供。

这段文字信息量很大。我们了解到瓷瓶的制作目的是为了供奉在寺庙里，供奉者为张文进，他恭敬地自称为“奉圣弟子”。文中提到的他的家乡顺成位于今江西省，在上海西南几百英里外。他供奉了一对大花瓶和一个香炉（这三件套是常见的供品组合)，但其中的香炉至今未被发现。受供的神明是胡净一元帅，他本是十三世纪的一位名将，后因超凡的力量与智慧以及预言未来的能力而位列仙班。张文进供奉物品，便是为了祈求他的保佑。