Shoushan Stone Kuilong Bridge New “Treasure of Yongzheng Imperial Tour”

[Shoushan stone Kuilong Bridge button “Yongzheng imperial treasure”]

“Yongzheng imperial treasure”, Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, Shoushan stone, carved Kuilong Bridge button square seal, seal script in Chinese. The face is 10.8 cm square, the height of the hole is 9.2 cm, and the height of the button is 2.8 cm
This treasure was made in the first year of Yongzheng (1723), According to the Work File of the Office of the House of the Qing Dynasty, in the first year of Yongzheng’s reign, “On the 23rd of the first month of the year, Prince Yi handed over the stone book of Niushou Mountain on the Sixi Bridge, with the order that it should be changed into Kuilong style and engraved with the” Treasure of Yongzheng’s Imperial Reading “. Here it is. On the 19th of April, the stone book of Niushou Mountain on the Sixi Bridge should be changed into Kuilong style and engraved with the” Treasure of Yongzheng’s Imperial Reading “, and then matched with the brocade box, which Prince Yi presented.” This treasure is one of the first imperial seals made by Emperor Yongzheng after his accession to the throne. According to the opinion of Emperor Yongzheng, the printing buttons were altered to show the appearance of two Kui dragons playing across the bridge. The upper part of the printing body was covered with a bucket, and the surrounding and buttons were carved with a cloud pattern of Kui dragons. Kui Long is plump and vigorous, and the details are meticulously carved, which can be used as a model for studying Shoushan stone button carving in Yongzheng period


寿山石夔龙桥纽“雍正御览之宝”钤本