2022-6-30
有一段時間之前看於丹教授的趣品人生，記得對於教授的一泡茶印象深刻。是當於教授在電視採訪中說到唐代茶聖陸羽的時候： https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=163089119113917
且不管這是不是口誤，因為在唐朝的時候，尤其是在陸羽的年代，人們是不會泡茶的，只會煎茶，一泡茶的說法，是因為電視劇看多了，一種現代人到古代去穿越的說法。但是先別笑，網上還真的有人，把從前的小便盆骨董，當成了煮湯的盆在賣：
Rare Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston Peter Rabbit Soup Bowl
Wedgwood Beatrix Potter PETER RABBIT Child's Chamber Pot Potty
所以即便是有人拿此小便盆，泡上一杯茶，也還是會有人，搶着去喝的。不過之所以說是小便盆，是因為是給小孩子用的，嬌小可愛，有孩子們喜歡的卡通畫片，其實它仍然是大便盆，或者用更政治正確的說法叫方便盆，男女老少大小便皆宜，而且也是有名的廠家生產的。
Wedgwood Royal Semi-Porcelain Lowell White & Brown Flowers Chamber Pot
成人的屁股大，用的便盆，自然更大一些，花紋和裝飾，也更講究一些，尤其是貴族。那一天逛街，在Goodwill店裡，碰巧就看到了一個，是十九世紀末，Lois瓷廠生產的：
雖然隨着歲月的流逝，Lois瓷器廠名不見經傳，可是同一家瓷器廠生產的同時代居家必備的浴盆和淋水器，也可以見到：
下面這一個便盆，是英國前首相邱吉爾曾經用過的，在二戰期間倫敦防空洞的地下室里，算是見過大世面的了：
When the Nazi air attacks forced Churchill and the rest of the Cabinet to stay within the bomb shelter of the Cabinet War Room complex, the facilities were very limited. Churchill preferred to spend the night at #10 Downing Street or in a flat in the building directly above the war rooms, but on several occasions he was forced to spend the night underground. Here you see the apartment used by Churchill when he was forced to spend the night in the bunker. And yes, that's his chamber pot on the floor at the foot of the bed.
孔二先生說，食色性也，吃喝拉撒睡，乃人生大事。這一點不管是邱吉爾，或是老羅斯福，甚至女王和國王慈禧老佛爺，都不能例外。下面這一套廁所用具，就是在紐約老羅斯福故居裡面發現的：
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City in 1858. His father was a very successful businessman and philanthropist, they lived in a nice brownstone at 28 East 20th Street. You can visit it today, and see the family's chamber pot among other furnishings. The master bedroom contains the water bowl and pitcher used by the Roosevelts.
甚至在英王威廉八世的宮殿裡面：
King William III and his mid-17th century "close stool," which is on display at Hampton Court.
在抽水馬桶被Sir John Harrington發明之前，倫敦最搶手的公務員，就是人見人羨的掏糞工人了：
如果溷到能給英王陪如廁或給女王沖便盆的工作，那更是出人頭地，榮宗耀祖也揚名立萬打破頭的美差使了：
Believed to be a portrait of Sir Anthony Denny, Groom of the Stool to Henry VIII.
早晚一泡，哈哈！
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