Green Jade Lucky Beast Button “Protecting Tai and Maintaining Ying” Seal

[Green Jade Rui Beast Button “Baotai Zhiying” Seal]

“Baotai Zhiying” Seal, Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, made of green jade, Rui Beast Button gourd shaped seal, Chinese seal script. The face width is 2.4 cm, the length is 4.1 cm, the overall height is 3.1 cm, and the button height is 1.9 cm
“Maintaining stability and maintaining prosperity” means that when one is in prosperity, one should always be respectful and cautious, so as to maintain a satisfactory state, that is, when one is in prosperity, one should always be modest and cautious
Emperor Qianlong was the first emperor in the Qing Dynasty to systematically propose the idea of “maintaining stability and maintaining prosperity”. In the middle of Qianlong’s reign, after the victory of the war to unify Xinjiang, the Qing Dynasty entered its heyday, and Emperor Qianlong’s political strategy also changed. “Keeping profits and protecting prosperity” repeatedly appeared in his imperial poems and articles, and was constantly elucidated. “On this day, we will strive for prosperity and prosperity, and at this time, we will maintain stability and maintain profitability.”; “Only with a heart of profit and prosperity, I will work hard day and night, always mindful of this intention, and I am willing to share it with my subjects both at home and abroad.”. “Keeping profits and maintaining prosperity” has gradually become a basic strategy for governing the country
After Emperor Jiaqing’s accession to the throne, he still took this as a policy strategy, repeatedly stated it, and constantly encouraged himself to “protect the Thai people in times of hardship, and maintain prosperity as if he were cautious and prudent”. When tracing the achievements of his father, Emperor Daoguang also attributed the so-called “Nine Haves Returned to Huai” situation to Emperor Jiaqing’s “rule of bearing down on the tired and respecting the Xi, and adhering to the rules of keeping profits and protecting the Tai”, indicating that Emperor Jiaqing also attached great importance to the strategy of “keeping profits and protecting the Tai”. This Fang Baoxi can be said to be an example
It is undoubtedly of positive significance to advocate “keeping profits and protecting prosperity” to prevent emperors from becoming arrogant and extravagant due to their own profits and prosperity. But using it as a governance strategy will gradually deprive the ruling group of their enterprising spirit and “protect the constitution” to maintain the status quo, leading to various crises. This was the case in society after the late Qianlong Dynasty


青玉瑞兽纽“保泰持盈”玺钤本