Barbie dolls in the Song Dynasty: the prosperity of the toy industry maps social development

According to the "Wulin Old Things", "There are a lot of famous things in Ruoer's play, especially in the ginkgo, such as ginkgo, guessing sugar, blowing, playing, cherishing, thousands of cars, roulette. Every event rate is dozens People, all of which are thought to be the places where they eat and eat, are all in their place." According to "Ducheng Jisheng", Hangzhou "has a special pediatric drama candy, such as playing cherish, shrimp sugar, Yi Niang swing, Thick sugar and the like."

The so-called "children's play", children's drama candy, all refer to toys. These toys are no longer worthy of examination. "Blowing children" is probably a whistle that can be blown. "Tricky" "Thousands of cars" are different gyros , "Shrimp sugar, Yi Niang playing swing, thick sugar "It is a food toy that can be enjoyed and eaten." Some of the things that people still play today, such as small knife guns, scorpions, cards, fishing rods, babies, slingshots, scorpions, kites , chess, etc., have been sold in the Song Dynasty market.

Grinding music toy

Every year on the seventh day of July, the festival is simply the toy shopping carnival of the Song people. On this day, the streets and alleys of Tokyo are all selling 'grinding and drinking music', which is a small plastic earth ear. It is said to be decorated with carved wood, or with red yarn and blue cage, or decorated with gold beads. This "grinding and drinking music" is the most popular clay doll in the Song Dynasty ("Mu-Yi Le" was originally the Sanskrit "Moth-Luo Luo" voice, somehow borrowed by the Song people to name the clay doll), its status is equivalent to today Barbie doll .

Like the Barbie doll, the “Make-up and Drink” is well-made, with a figure, hands, feet, face, and hair that are lifelike, and also comes with beautiful mini clothing. "Drunkard Talks" said: "The capital is a day (that is, 乞 节 ) ) 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多 多There are those who are extravagant to China, and the South is a clever child." "The Victory Record" also said, "The Royal Street sells Mohou Luo, with a red vest, a blue gauze skirt; also has a back wearing a hat. "In particular, the "grinding and drinking music" made by Wu Zhongming's famous artist Yuan Yuchang is the most amazing. "The clothes are stunned and squirmed according to the spurs" (Ming "Gu Suzhi" volume fifty-six). The mud man is equipped with mechanical devices inside.

In the ordinary citizens of the Song Dynasty, the rich family and even the royal family, there are loyal fans of "grinding and drinking music", "forbidden and your family and gentry for the time to chase" ("Tokyo Dreams"). When the wind came, the children of the Song Dynasty liked to imitate the style of “grinding and drinking music”: “Children in the city, holding new lotus leaves, and acting like a throat. This Dongdu (汴梁) is circulated, so far, I don’t know how to write it. Also" ("The Nightmare Record"). The grown-ups boast that a child is cute and charming, and they will also say that they are "grown and happy." Since the "grinding music" is popular in the world, the price can not be too cheap, "the price is not cheap"; you, "a pair of thousands (text)." The “grinding and drinking music” produced by the famous artist Yuan Yuchang is more expensive, and the price of each pair is “three dozens”.

In addition to "grinding music", merchants will of course introduce other toys in the day of the art, such as "Yanyan, 鸳鸯, 鸂鶒, turtle fish, etc., painted in yellow wax", called "water float" There are also "small on the small board, spin seedlings, seedlings, small cottages and flowers, for the small family of Tianshe, all in the village", called "valley"; "carved into a pattern with melon", called "flower "Melon"; and "Mung bean, adzuki bean, wheat, in the porcelain, in the water, buds a few inches, with a red basket of color", called "breeding." These novelty things, "all in the street color screen account set up the sale of goods" ("Tokyo Dreams").

During the Lantern Festival in the Song Dynasty, it was the peak season for the hot sale of lanterns: "Tianjie Tea House has gradually sold out the lights and so on, which is called the 'light market'. Since then, every night." When people describe "the most products," they are "excellent."

There is a kind of "boneless lamp", which is "mixed glass ball"; the horse-drawn lamp "horse rides the character, rotates like a fly"; there is also a giant lamp called "big screen", "watering transfer, one hundred activities", It is driven by water; the "glass cannon lamp" sold in Park in the night market is also very delicate. The Song Dynasty Fan Chengda has a poem written in the festival of the Yuan Dynasty: "The light fish is hidden." "The glazed pot bottle stores water and fish, and it is reflected by the light." Here is the "glass gun light." Another Southern Song poet, Ye Yin's "The Fish in the Glass Lamp" is more detailed: "The head is not yet squatted, and the sacred palace crystal. Although the game is narrow, the music is in the round. There is fire and burning tail, no Waves can be emotional. Once chaotic, change the thunder and thunder. "Think of this "glass cannon lamp" can not only raise water, fish, but also candles, candlelight and fish shadows, should be very beautiful.

Only a rich, leisurely society will be so focused on making toys for children and even adults.