There are stones in the mountains, echoing in the flood, wrapped in recklessness. The stone of one fist, polished by thousands of years of wind and rain, carved by skillful craftsmen, the realm of the great can be na wanchuan. After thousands of years of development, Shoushan stone carving in the Qing Dynasty entered its heyday, whether it is the mining of stone materials or carving techniques, it has reached an unprecedented peak. During the Qianlong period, Shoushan stone carving was more innovative on the basis of absorbing the techniques of tooth substitute and wood carving, and the level of craftsmanship was exquisite.
Fishing tree cultivation reading, Akiyama travel
LOT 199 Qingqianlong Wang Su Shoushan Stone Circle Carving "Fishing Tree Cultivation Reading" "Autumn Mountain Travel Map" Dashanzi 22.6 cm Height; Starting price from 29.3 cm Length: RMB: 6,000,000 Beijing Zhonghan Autumn Auction 2021
This Qianlong Shoushan stone carving is made of Shoushan stone, and the double-sided circular carving is intended to be a scene, with a huge volume and fine carving, which is particularly rare, and is a rare treasure of the Shoushan Stone Mountain Zi of the Qianlong Court.
Shanzi follows the natural texture of the stone, using relief carving, through carving, line carving and other processes, digging out the belly carving as cliffs, pavilions, pines, bridges, valleys between the old pine plates, auspicious clouds, fishing trees ploughing and reading, each of them has its own fun, there is a special natural interest, can be described as a wonderful sky, a great view. Between the mountains and stones, the pine trees are lush and thick, the mountain springs are turbulent and flowing, the winding paths are quiet, the pavilions and bridges are like bridges, coats walk in between, the characters talk happily, the scenery is extremely rich, and the meaning is vivid and interesting.
"Fishing Tree Cultivation Reading" of the Yake with the window side book "Huangshan Wang Su Write" drop money and "Wang Su" print
This layer of carved pavilions stands between the mountains, and there are many inscription plaques on it, or "Penglai Palace", "Purple House", "Xingmu Stone Residence", "Shen Yin", etc., the inscription is clear, the structure is beautiful, and it is in line with the artistic conception. Between the mountains and forests, you can see the characters such as yake reading by the window, the fisherman's mountain spring drawing water, the farmer's cliff farming, the woodcutter's mountain rest, and the shepherd boy riding a cow in the forest, which is very pleasant and wonderful.
Farmer farming in "Fishing Tree Farming Reading"
The fisherman of "Fishing Tree Cultivation Reading" draws water
The woodcutter of "Fishing Tree Cultivation Reading" rests
The shepherd boy riding a bull in the "Fishing Tree Ploughing Reading"
On the other side, in the corner of the mountain, the book "Autumn Mountain Travel" falls on Zhu Yin's "Su" section. High rock cliffs meet, cloud peaks and valleys, undulating, low forest azure, stream bridges, houses and houses, the whole side of the pale yellow stone to show the late autumn mountain forest leaves, grass and trees yellow scenery, array of small scenes constitute the mood of travel. From right to left, you can see the traveling merchant Jia marching in the middle, and there are more old people coming down the mountain with their canes, and chatting in the porter's pavilion.
"Autumn Mountain Travel", Luo Zhuyin "Su" section
The merchant jia of the "Autumn Mountain Tour" transported goods
The old man of the "Autumn Mountain Journey" came down the mountain with a cane
Especially in the lower left of Shanzi, in front of the door of the plaque "Drunken Bard Grass Hall", there are two people who seem to return home after the trip, the master sits on the side of the bag, and the boy is knocking on the door but no one responds, which is quite poetic of "should be pitied and the teeth are printed with moss, and the small buckle wood is not opened for a long time", which is very interesting.
"Autumn Mountain Trip" home knocking on the door
Orderly and orderly
There are many kinds of materials for making Shanzi, and the court often uses all kinds of jade and bamboo, and Shoushan stone is also among them, but it is more rare because of the rarity and non-regeneration of rough stones. Since the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, the mining and carving of Shoushan stone have gradually received attention, and the written records of Enjoying Shoushan Stone such as "Guan Shi Lu" and "Hou Guan Shi Lu" have been circulated, and they have reached their peak in Qianlong. Not only the folk, Shoushan stone because of the texture of warm, colorful, clear color, but also by the Qing Dynasty emperors love, the court Shoushan stone carving, appreciation into the prosperous stage, often there are local skilled Shoushan stonemasons nearby materials, with superb craftsmanship carving on the world's wonderful products, and then by local officials into the palace, as a palace decoration for the royal family to enjoy.
In the court of the Qing Dynasty, Shanzi was not only used for elegant literary rooms, but also as a palace tribute, such as Qianlong's fifty-three years as a great Yuzhi water map Yushan, according to the Qianlong Emperor's edict, it was displayed in the Leshou Hall of the Ningshou Palace District of the Forbidden City.
Qianlong fifty-three years as the Great Yu Zhi Water Map Jade Mountain
Collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing
It can also be seen that the National Palace Museum in Taipei has a collection of tushanzi, an ivory landscape figure carved in the three years of the Qianlong Dynasty, which is also a subtle product in the court carving of the Qing Dynasty, which takes the traditional Chinese landscape painting intention, which is very similar to the meaning of this Shoushan Shishanzi at this auction.
Qianlong three years of sealing qi carving ivory landscape figure Tu Shanzi Collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei
The book "Shoushan Stone Examination" says: "Recently, someone carved in the stone of Shoushan Mountain in Jingshi, the mountain road is rugged, the trees are dense, and there are houses and pavilions. Dr. Ichicha, standing and entertaining, one driving three horses to climb the mountain, two people making inquiries in the boat, asahi came out from behind the mountain. The original title 'Like the Rise of the Sun', the next engraving of the word 'Wang Su', the law of gaogu, the stone quality is warm, and the work is very fine. ”
Wang Su is the top Shoushan stone carving master of the Qing Dynasty, the fine works have not been passed down from generation to generation, coincidentally, it can now be seen that the Tianjin Museum collects wang Su Shoushan stone round carving landscape figure Dashanzi, and the word "Wang Su" is used in the book, and the materials and carvings are the same, but the Qianlong Dashanzi photographed this time is better in terms of richness of content and the artistry of the scene.
Qing Wang Su carved Bai Shou Shan Shi Shan Zi Tianjin Museum collection
The pattern and chapter of the landscape carved by this mountain are inspired by traditional Chinese landscape paintings, especially the mountain stones show a technique that resembles the technique of phiphi, and is more three-dimensional. Because of the shape of the situation, the complexity of the simple, the twists and turns of the near and far scenes, orderly, layered and vividly expressed. The whole mountain is made of unique materials, unique shapes, special layout, magnificent momentum, fine carving, orderly craftsmanship, proper craftsmanship, wild and unrestrained knife techniques, not disorderly, sharp and refreshing lines, and not in the drawbacks of shoddiness. In the inches of heaven and earth, everything is concrete, several refinements into the realm of spiritual dust, the carved landscape and water figures, that is, the paradise envisioned by the owner of the Pavilion, the high artistic attainment, the ingenuity of ingenuity, the stone carvings of Shoushan made by Wang Su are difficult to stand out of their right, enough to be proud of their peers, which can be called a generation of masterpieces.