Xiang Yuanbian (1524-1590), a native of Ming Jiaxing (present-day Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province), was a native of Molinshan, nicknamed Xiangyan Jushi, The Head of Mandarin Duck Lake, and the Master of Retreating Secret Zhai. Pictured: Xiang Yuanbian "Baizi Tu" axis, ink on paper, 84.6 cm in length, 26.5 cm in width. Collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing.
In addition to being a famous collector and connoisseur, Xiang Yuanbian was also a painter. The picture shows (mobile phone horizontal view): Xiang Yuanbian's "Fanlin Picture Scroll" color on paper, 25.8 ×86 cm, collection of Nanjing Museum.
Because of his family's wealth, Xiang Yuanbian spared no expense in collecting calligraphy, paintings, jade, etc., and the quality and quantity of the collection were amazing. Pictured: Xiang Yuanbian's "Imitation of Su Shi Shou Xing Bamboo Map" collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
Xiang Yuanbian is also a stamping demon, stamping on the collection, compared to the stamping small master Qianlong, more than that. Pictured (mobile phone horizontal view): Xiang Yuanbian "Landscape Map" volume, 30.2×92.7cm, New York Metropolitan Collection, USA.
In the Tang Dynasty Chu Suiliang's "Orchid Pavilion Preface", some people have counted that the above Collection Seal is 215 squares, and the half-print is 4 squares. Among them, the Xiangyuan seal accounted for 98 pieces, and Qianlong's was only more than 10 squares.
Stamp the seal of the mad demon is really quite a lot! Pictured: Part of the seal of Xiang Yuanbian.