Green Jade Orchid Pavilion Xiuxi Mountain

[Blue Jade Orchid Pavilion to make water in the mountains]

Blue Jade Orchid Pavilion to make water in the mountains is 11.6 cm high, 31.5 cm wide and 7.8 cm thick in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty
The sapphire is yellowish brown. As a whole, it is a long and narrow mountain terrace with mountains and water. Three pines stand upright in the middle, and an old man sits on the railing in the Panasonic pavilion. The left rock wall is engraved with the regular script “Lanting”. There are several clusters of Cangzhu under the pavilion. There is a water pot on the small stove. A boy is holding a fan to light a fire and prepare tea. To the right of this group of pictures is another scene. One person plays the piano in the middle, and the other four people either sit or stand to listen. Nearby, a boy was lying on the rocks near the water, holding an object to play with something floating on the water. Then to the right, the two stood side by side. One of them seemed to hold a pen to chant on the rocks, while the other boy stood by holding an inkstone. There are also three scenes on the left side of the pavilion. Under the stone wall, two people sat opposite each other with books and made a discussion. On the left, there are two people sitting on their knees by the river. One of them seems to be calling the boy to fetch wine. Close view of the two children near the river are preparing wine to look back at the caller. The scene is well arranged and has different tastes, which are both relatively independent and integrated. The composition is quite ingenious. The back of the hill is engraved with the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion of Emperor Qianlong Ding Mao (the 12th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign, 1747) and the Jiapingyue (the 12th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign, 1747), with the two seals of “Tai” and “Wang Bu”. The large yellowish-brown spots paint an autumn scene
The practice of grinding jade with narrative and pictorial decorative patterns began in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, jade paintings were more popular, and most of them transplanted landscapes, figures, flowers and birds, allusions, and poetic artistic conception to the surface of jade utensils for the expression of landscape, but this kind of expression was mostly flat. Yushanzi, as one of the indoor furnishings, was very popular in the Qing Dynasty. There were not only the massive Dayu flood control map Shanzi weighing up to ten thousand kilograms, but also the exquisite and elegant ones that could be included in hundreds of events. The medium-sized desk furnishings Shanzi was even more numerous. Yushanzi draws on paintings, poems, and historical stories, carefully arranges them and displays them in three dimensions. Some of them are more engraved with poems and seals, and become a three-dimensional carving art that combines poetry, calligraphy, painting, and printing


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