Gu Youshiyun: "The golden incense moves the head of the mantis darkly, and the sound of the jade pendant comes to the pheasant tail high." "For beautiful and exquisite things, out of innate love for beauty, many people will have the idea of collecting. Calligraphy and painting jade handicrafts, these are the commodities in the hearts of those who are enthusiastic. And just like the good jewelry of the dragon in Western legends, those members of the royal family in our country are also extremely fond of it. Every generation of imperial palaces had luxurious collections, as was the case with the Qing Dynasty.
The Qing Dynasty, once a powerful dynasty, was indeed a powerful dynasty. But unfortunately, the failures in the late Qing Dynasty eventually led them to decline. In 1912, when the last emperor Puyi was still young, the former Qing Dynasty had already declared its end. Although he still lived in the Forbidden City, he had long since lost his original meaning.
But despite this, the former imperial palace still retains its magnificent appearance. During this time, Puyi's daily life was to taste the various precious cultural relics left by his ancestors. It should be known that during the Qianlong period, this emperor was a down-to-earth collector, and many of the collections of the Qing Palace were from his hands. And our last emperor learned from the Qianlong Emperor every day to appreciate it, especially after the big wedding in 1922.
However, just as the so-called "Pifu is innocent of his guilt", the palace full of treasures has long been targeted by many people. In 1924, Feng Yuxiang directly launched a coup in Beijing to force Puyi to leave the Forbidden City and swallow most of his property. In the face of the menacing "robbers", Emperor Xuantong was also not in a hurry, and left with a breeze in his sleeves. But after living the life of an emperor, did he really give up these collections? Apparently not.
Not to mention that Puyi had already begun to smuggle cultural relics through his own hands a long time ago, just when he left calmly, he still took a treasure in the way of sewing in his cotton clothes. And this collection can be described as a truly priceless object, which accompanied him for almost half of his life and was not willing to sell.
This treasure is the beloved object handed down by Qianlong Ye - Tian Huang Three Chain Seal. It is just a seal made of Tian Huangshi throughout, and three independent seals are connected by a chain. And this alone can already show his preciousness. To know that Tian Huangshi can be called "the king of the stone", so far the world is only China's Fujian has output, whether it is rarity or texture is the absolute best.
In addition, each seal is also very promising. A square seal writes "Only the Essence is Unique", and an oval seal writes "Lotte", which are all words from the "Book of Shang" that symbolize the principle of thinking of danger in peace. The last square seal is engraved with the four characters of "Qianlong Chenhan" inscribed by the Qianlong Emperor himself, integrating his lifelong thoughts and ideas here. In addition, the skills needed to be manufactured itself are also as rare as magic.
It was such an absolutely rare treasure that Puyi took away from the Forbidden City. Fortunately, after 26 years of ups and downs, he donated it voluntarily in 1950 when he returned to China, and he was once again best protected. However, this is not a good thing, if it fell into the hands of those warlords, judging by the soft and fragile characteristics of Tian Huangshi, it is likely that it will no longer exist in the turmoil, which is a great loss.
As a cultural relic, the Tian Huang Three Chain Seal can also be regarded as a rich resume. Not to mention its experience in the Qianlong period, just by following Puyi's days, it was a rather extraordinary journey. Today, it has been regarded as a priceless treasure by the Palace Museum, in an absolutely safe environment. At the same time, in 1997 it was also made into a stamp cover, so that the regret of not being able to visit was compensated in this way, and the precious handicraft should let the world know its light.