Shoushan Stone Tames Tiger Arhat

[Shoushan Stone Taming Tiger Arhat]

Shoushan Stone Taming Tiger Arhat, carved by Zhou Shangjun in the Qing Dynasty, is 12cm high, 12cm long and 10cm wide. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Arhat sat and stroked the tiger’s back with a smile. The tiger raised its head and crawled on Arhat’s side, gentle and lovely. Arhat’s robes depict exquisite lotus and phoenix patterns, with fine and smooth lines. The object held by the right hand is missing. At the bottom of the seat, the official script “Shang Jun system of Zhou Bin in ancient Fujian” is carved in eight characters
Shoushan stone is a unique precious colored stone in China. It is translucent, colorful, soft and easy to attack. It is a famous stone for making buttons. It is mainly distributed in the northern suburbs of Fuzhou, at the junction of Lianjiang and Luoyuan, and has more than 100 kinds. Shoushan stone can generally be divided into three categories: Tiankeng, Shuikeng and Shankeng. According to the trend of ore vein, it can be divided into three systems: Gaoshan, Qishan and Yueyang. It is reported that the massive mining of Shoushan stone began in the Song Dynasty and was used for carving. The exquisite ones were sent to Bianliang as tributes, and became the objects of several cases of appreciation by the dignitaries. The collection of Shoushan Stone began from here. The seal was made of Shoushan stone at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and has continued to this day. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the carving and collection of Shoushan stone became more and more popular, and the collection of original stone became popular
Zhou Shangjun, Mingbin, a native of Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, is known as “Zhou Bin Button” because of his stone making ability to convey Yang Yuxuan’s beauty. According to documents, Zhou Bin served in the Qing Palace Building Office during the reign of Qianlong.

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