How often do you see this kind of pottery? Have you ever wondered about the meaning of the picture?
Here is one of the stories surrounding the pattern.
There was once a Mandarin who had a beautiful daughter, Koong-se. She was forbidden to leave her father's Pagodo garden as she had been promised in marriage to Ta-jin. He was a noble warrior duke who had lots of money. No one was allowed to see her face and so the birds became Koong-se's friends. She would feed and talk to them every day.
The Mandarin employed a secretary, Chang, who also fed and talked to the birds. A pair of turtle doves began passing messages between the two and they fell in love.
Here is one of the stories surrounding the pattern.
There was once a Mandarin who had a beautiful daughter, Koong-se. She was forbidden to leave her father's Pagodo garden as she had been promised in marriage to Ta-jin. He was a noble warrior duke who had lots of money. No one was allowed to see her face and so the birds became Koong-se's friends. She would feed and talk to them every day.
The Mandarin employed a secretary, Chang, who also fed and talked to the birds. A pair of turtle doves began passing messages between the two and they fell in love.
Chang sent Koong-se a love poem in a shell which floated into the streams of the Pagoda garden. She
replied, adding sails to the shell and sent it back down the stream.
They did not communicate again until the wedding night on which the Mandarin held a grand banquet for the wedding guests. They all became very drunk and Chang, borrowing the robes of a servant, passed through the guests unseen. He came to Koong-se's room and they embraced and vowed to run away together.
They were spotted escaping and the Mandarin, the Duke and the guests gave chase across the bridge. The couple escaped on a little boat which was carried by the tide to a distant island.
They settled on the island and became farmers.The Mandarin, in his anger trapped all the birds in the garden in cages. He then ordered his men to find his daughter and Chang.
After many years, the Mandarin had become very bitter in his failure to capture the two lovers. He then had an idea. He released the two turtle doves and they headed straight for Koong-se and Chang. They were found, captured and thrown into the maze under the Pagodo garden. There they tried in vain to escape but died in each others arms.
replied, adding sails to the shell and sent it back down the stream.
They did not communicate again until the wedding night on which the Mandarin held a grand banquet for the wedding guests. They all became very drunk and Chang, borrowing the robes of a servant, passed through the guests unseen. He came to Koong-se's room and they embraced and vowed to run away together.
They were spotted escaping and the Mandarin, the Duke and the guests gave chase across the bridge. The couple escaped on a little boat which was carried by the tide to a distant island.
They settled on the island and became farmers.The Mandarin, in his anger trapped all the birds in the garden in cages. He then ordered his men to find his daughter and Chang.
After many years, the Mandarin had become very bitter in his failure to capture the two lovers. He then had an idea. He released the two turtle doves and they headed straight for Koong-se and Chang. They were found, captured and thrown into the maze under the Pagodo garden. There they tried in vain to escape but died in each others arms.
The gods were touched by their love, and at the very instant that they died transformed them into love birds. They now live forever, kissing each other happily in eternal love.
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