Chang Fossil “Qianlong Chenhan” Treasure

[Chang Fossil “Qianlong Chenhan” Treasure]

“Qianlong Chenhan” Treasure, Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, made of Changhua stone, with a square seal carved in the shape of a small landscape of a lotus pond, and seal characters in Chinese. The surface is 8.4cm square, and the overall height is 15.2cm
This seal is carved from Changhua chicken blood stone. Although there is not much imprinted chicken blood, only filaments are scattered on the top, the texture is extremely warm and moist, similar to ox horn jelly. In particular, the sculptor ingeniously conceived and carefully arranged the different colors on the surface of the material, making it a rare artistic masterpiece. The lotus leaves of the canopy are densely covered, with red stamens or buds, or in full bloom; Two cranes roam among the lotus bushes, leisurely and contented; Mandarin ducks swim shoulder to shoulder, while fish swim under the water. There are dragonflies, spiders, frogs, small crabs, egrets, and other birds and insects among the lotus leaves, which are vibrant and naturally reminiscent of the charming scenery of the southern water country. The entire work has a novel and unique design, exquisite carving, and vivid and vivid image. It has been described as “a giant and skillful hand, with a small painting”, reaching a relatively high artistic level, and is one of the most exquisite sculptures in the Qianlong Emperor’s seal
This print is a literati seal. There are sometimes many inscriptions among the mountains and stones around the print, with flexible calligraphy, meaningful words and sentences, and great charm. On the stone in front of it, the author wrote, “The lotus pond is thirty miles away, and there is a breeze rising from all sides. Mandarin ducks cannot fly away, only among the lotus flowers. When I passed the West Lake in summer, I saw the lotus flowers blooming. I copied them on the stone and compared them with the clouds in a broad and elegant manner.” It can be seen that this seal was made in the 24th year of Qianlong (1759), and was based on the scenery of the West Lake. Through the inscriptions, it is not difficult to imagine the author being quite satisfied with his work and often commenting with friends
Today, it is unknown when and by what means this desk Qing confession, which originally expressed the elegant spirits of literati, was collected in the palace. After Emperor Qianlong carved it into an imperial seal, he also couldn’t put it down and often stamped it on top of his imperial calligraphy and paintings, which also reflected the elegant emperor’s literary temperament from one aspect


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