Shoushan stone carving Kuilongwaniu “the treasure of Yongzheng’s imperial pen”

[Shoushan Stone Carving Kuilongwaniu “Treasure of Yongzheng Imperial Brush”]

“Treasure of Yongzheng Imperial Brush”, Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, Shoushan Stone Carving Kuilongwaniu, Chinese Seal Script. The face is 13.2 cm square, the height is 15 cm, and the button height is 6.5 cm
This treasure is huge in size, with nine Kui dragons appearing in the clouds on the Vanuatu, with different shapes. The shallow relief around the treasure is Bogu Kui dragon decoration, simple and elegant, and the workmanship is fine. It is a typical stone carving of Shoushan in the early Qing Dynasty. The work file of the Office of the Interior Affairs Office of the Qing Dynasty records the production process of this treasure in detail: the first year of Yongzheng (1736) “On the 17th of the first month, the eunuch Su Peisheng, the leader of the Maoqin Hall, handed over the Kuilong button treasure of Shoushan stone, and wrote the Zhu character ‘The Treasure of Yongzheng’s Imperial Brush’. Purpose: The seal sample was presented and then engraved. Here it is. On the 19th of the first month, the seal sample was taken by Zhang Zhaozhuan, the craftsman Teng Jizu, the southern craftsman Yuan Jingshao, the engraver Zhang Kui, and the Prince Yi presented it. Purpose: The seal sample was taken by Zhang Jingshao, but the strokes were fine, and the pen was taken by Yuan Jingshao Draw another seal. Then Teng Jizu asked Zhang Zhao what he thought about the “Zhi” character seal method. Thank you. On the 22nd day of the first month, two seals were taken by Zhang Zhao, three seals were taken by Teng Jizu, three seals were taken by Yuan Jingshao, a craftsman, and three seals were taken by Zhang Kui, a letterer. Purpose: Zhang Zhaogu is allowed to write the “treasure of Yongzheng’s imperial pen”, and the word “zhi” is horizontally drawn down, and engraved in good time. Thank you. It was carved on the 29th of the first month. Prince Yi submitted the receipt. Message: Keep this treasure alive. Thank you. ” It can be seen that this treasure was carved in the first month of the first year of Yongzheng’s reign, and was the earliest completed among the first batch of precious seals made after Yongzheng’s accession to the throne. The Baowen was written by Zhang Zhao, a famous calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, and was partially revised according to the opinions of Emperor Yongzheng. It is an important weapon in Yongzheng’s seal


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