Qing Dynasty stone carving lotus heron pattern (front) Since the appreciation of cultural relics and art works, journalists have been eager to organize the appraisal evaluation problems of collectibles into articles. But before and after a few articles, I thought it was not ideal. After a friend said: "With a large and empty one to explore the identification and market, why not focus on a certain boutique, deep interpretation, both the image and the depth is more convenient for the reader to understand." The reporter thought it was good. I visited the collectors and asked them about their collections for their identification, appreciation, and market. background knowledge: Lapis lazuli (English: Lapislazuli, from Latin), in ancient China, it was called Yulin, Jinjing, Yuyu, Qinglan and so on. Buddhism is called å nu or glaze. It is one of the seven treasures of Buddhism. The chemical formula is an equiaxed crystal system. The crystal form is a rhombohedral dodecahedron, and the aggregate is a dense block-like or granular structure. The colors are dark blue, purple blue, sky blue, green blue, and the like. Qingjin stone carving lotus heron Opening story: The collector W Jun shot a lapis lazuli otter in the UK several years ago. After being friends, I will not be able to transfer them at a good price. However, recently, W Jun was somewhat depressed: because his friends didn't know why and for what reason, they brought the otter to an auction house – want to auction? Or seek identification in the name of an auction? In short, the auction house did not accept this thing, which made the friend's heart bottomless and passed the message to W Jun. Therefore, W Jun pleaded with advice and will redeem the lapis lazuli. Seeing the water squatting on the outside and returning to his side, W Jun has some inexplicable feelings. He told reporters that it was not because the auction house did not accept this thing and felt embarrassed, but in this way it was speechless with the otter once again. So the reporter asked for advice on the related issues of the otter in W... The full name of this otter and its texture and age? The full name of this utensil should be called "the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Otters are also commonly referred to as leeches. It is a water storage device placed on the book case for storing water and is an important tool for the library. The otter has a variety of textures, such as jade, ivory, copper, bamboo and horn, ceramic or coral, etc. In short, many materials will be used by the ancients. Otter. This otter is carved from a piece of lapis lazuli. It is carved in a three-dimensional round shape and engraved with an adult heron. Three small herons are surrounded by it. Accompanying them are lotus leaves and lotus. The lotus roots are adorned with the herons, and the herons are used to lick the lotus branches. The body of the adult heron is hollow, and it can store water inside. The cover button is delicately designed as a small heron. The pedestal is made of red sandalwood, which sets off the taste of the water. This lapis lazuli otter wins with natural texture, and the deep blue penetrates the brownish yellow and milky white spots, and the whole body of pyrite shines in the sunlight. The whole machine is both elegant and simple, and it also shows the noble and fresh quality. Inferred from its exquisite carvings, it should be a rare literary utensil made in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. You call this artifact "the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the golden stone carved lotus heron pattern"? Is the lotus heron pattern the standard style of the Qing Dynasty? Where is the basis for judging the middle of the Qing Dynasty? Because the heron is a wader that is active in wetlands and woodlands, they have long mouth, long neck and long legs, and they often become one of the themes of Chinese literature and Chinese painting. "Lu" and "Lu", "Lian" and "Lian" are homophonic, expressing the auspicious meaning of "Lianlu Lianke, Feihuang Tengda". It is not appropriate to break the waterfowl in the utensils into a heron, because the body shape of the utensils lacks the length and height of the heron, but the posture of the swimming water is closer to the ripples. I also noticed that it has a toe on the toes and is similar to duck waterfowl. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to call this artifact "Lianchi crepe". If you use the more ambiguous title "Lianchi Waterfowl", it seems that there is no handle. However, in ancient China, the depiction of good and auspicious things often combined many things together. For example, we called Tianlu, evil spirits, and even lions and unicorns as the beasts. Similarly, we integrated some auspicious and auspicious birds. Then give Lin a catchy title. Hong Kong Bonuses once photographed a jade carving "Qinglonglong Double Heron Wearing Lotus" ornaments, among which the birds known as the double herons and my artifacts and their imagination. China's depiction or sculpture of auspicious objects often uses abstract exaggeration and kneading techniques. I think that some titles can be approximated and can express auspicious meanings without much problem. In the eyes of the ancients, the lotus also symbolizes "reproductive worship", such as "fishing lotus", "Lianshengguizi", etc., which is widely popular among the people. The lotus pattern gradually evolved into one of the ancient Chinese traditional ornamentation, which has been widely popular since the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Speaking of the "in the middle of the Qing Dynasty", one of my Tibetan friends even thought that it could be pushed to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. He felt that this sculpture is more ancient than the Qianlong's fine carving. Perhaps this inference was influenced by the "Spring Water Jade" during the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. In my opinion, the meaning expressed by art can be traced back a long time. Since the Five Dynasties, there have been frequent pictures of lotus pond water birds in ink painting. In the Yuan Dynasty, the "Lianchiyu" and "Lianchiyu" were also everywhere. It is more common to develop this type of subject matter in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. In particular, the carvings of the works of the Qianlong period were meticulous, and there were also some ancient expressions. From the overall composition of the artifact, the auspicious meaning and the aesthetic of the times, it is more in line with the era of the mid-Qing Dynasty. In addition, the identification of a lapis lazuli carving cannot surpass the contemporary art of engraving. Although the hardness of lapis lazuli is not as good as Hetian jade, its hardness is also 5 to 6 degrees, which is glassy and slightly oily. It is obviously inseparable to make jade tools on such hard materials. Here we will not repeat the ancient craftsmanship, magnify the picture, it is possible to savor the lines that are slowly milled out and the lingering lozenges that are all over the body. Perhaps the original red sandalwood base of this utensil can also be the basis of my generation. Antique wenwan with a beautiful base has a icing on the cake. It is said that in the sixty-year period of 60 years of Emperor Qianlong's reign and the four-year-old throne of the Emperor Qianlong, in order to facilitate play and appreciation, he ordered the base of the box for the wenwan. So the founding office under the supervision of the emperor, the base design and production of various literary plays. According to the written records, due to the indiscriminate squandering of the Qianlong dynasty, the financial difficulties of the Jiaqing and Daoguang courts, the production scale and craftsmanship and texture of the rosewood fittings were far less than before. Therefore, the remains of the rosewood furniture, including exquisite utensils and accessories, can be regarded as the Qianlong period, which has become another auxiliary basis for the work. This piece of red sandalwood base, according to the actual uneven boring pit under the lapis lazuli carving, is suitable for the smooth placement of the carving. Under the waist, the Peng tooth is hollowed out to depict the wrap pattern and the wishful pattern, and the five feet are the deformed pattern. The whole shape is simple, and the relief effect of the ornamentation is strong. It is a rosewood block with the style of the palace office in the Qianlong period. The jade carvings we usually see are many, and the lapis lazuli seems to be far less than the jade in the eyes of the Chinese people. Does this affect its value? In fact, in the concept of jade in a broad sense, it also covers many beautiful stones such as lapis lazuli. Chinese people love Hetian jade since ancient times, and lapis lazuli obviously cannot match it. However, this stone was developed and used as early as 6,000 years ago. It is one of the ancient jade and the seven treasures of Buddhism. Because it belongs to a rare gems, it is regarded as a “treasure†by the Arab countries, and Afghanistan also regards it as the “national stone†of its own country. In China, it began in the Western Han Dynasty, and was called Yulin, Jinjing, Yuyu, and Qinglan. Because the lapis lazuli "hue is like the sky", it was especially used in the Qing Dynasty regardless of the Pearl or the Belt. I heard that today's Beijing market, the price of lapis lazuli has risen month by month, and its bracelets and pendants are especially popular among young men and women. A friend who opened an antique shop said to me: "If you don't dig up some materials, you can weigh more than a pound. The price of stone raw materials is higher than that sold to your friends. Moreover, this sculpture is still Antiques hundreds of years ago, the historical value is not taken into account." And I can only laugh and not speak, because I know that it is not good compared to - the contemporary pendant bead string and the ancient ornaments represent different pursuits of different tastes and hobbies, is the other end of the diversified collection. Those who chase bracelets and pendants don't bother to pay attention to things that belong to ancient times. From another perspective, the quality of lapis lazuli used in the production of beads and pendants should be superior. Good lapis lazuli color is dark blue and pure, no cracks, fine texture, no calcite impurities. When people choose lapis lazuli, the color is uniform and there is no crack, and the fine texture is beautiful and the beautiful Venus is better. I then carefully observed the leeches with a magnifying glass and found some cracks. I have been worried that this artifact may have been bumped and damaged in history and has been repaired. Later, I denied this suspicion, because the gum was not found in the crack of the utensil. If there is a bump, the slender parts such as the branches in the carving should be broken, and the lid may be broken and broken. If there is damage, there must be a lot of broken scorpions. Under normal circumstances, the smashed scorpion will be filled in the repair, which can be easily observed under the magnifying glass. Many broken mites can not be found at all, so they must be filled with glue. Awkward vacancies. None of these conditions exist, the cracks are smooth and extend, and should belong to natural cracks. Of course, the presence of cracks will significantly affect the quality of the lapis lazuli. No cracks are best, followed by microcracks, and the more pronounced the crack, the lower the quality grade. If this otter material is used in today's jewelry, the pearling rate should not be high and it is not suitable for hanging. However, making it into a piece of carving, just hiding many of its own defects, became a good ancient art that turned into a magical. Since this work is very good, what does the auction do not take this work? According to my personal understanding, some auction companies with large scale and rich experience will get quite a lot of high-quality resources when they collect, and there is no shortage of auction items on the general level. They may put too much attention on some rare items, and it is easy to ignore those things that are "small shadows only". In addition, auction companies prefer to get goods from experienced antique dealers or famous collectors, and the proportion of authentic and fine products will be much higher. Under normal circumstances, the things that ordinary retailers send are often more defective and of lower quality. I even think that it is easy for my business manager to let the business manager of the auction company feel uncomfortable with my friend carrying this "insignificant" thing. I do think that in the same type of auction, things that may not be able to be photographed are better than this one. But maybe someone else is sending a batch of goods, and even can make a special one. Then some art-level things are more common under the cover of high-end items. In fact, we often see the auctioned items on the auction floor again. This is because these things have been exposed in the filming, they are already very famous, and these lots have been tested by the market, and have already appreciated a lot on the basis of the truth, so the holders are willing to bring them, the auction company is willing to accept Investors are willing to buy. The auction house was saved and saved, and the customers were very happy. Auction companies like to auction these things can be imagined. Because the number of "back shots" has increased, it has basically been able to support the company's business volume, so it is not very likely to accept the things sent by outsiders. Of course, some of the auction company's business personnel identification ability is not strong, the quality of the things sent by the stranger is not accurate, plus the lack of the lot, so it is more picky. You have given this lapis lazuli lottery a lot of awards, so from what angle do you appreciate this piece of art? First of all, the lapped lines of this lapis lazuli otter are very smooth, the twists and turns are very round, and the proportion of the works is appropriate, which can give people a sense of overall harmony. Secondly, in more such subjects, or two birds, we can easily judge that they are accompanied by males and females; or the same size, play and play; however, the design of the big belt and three small is very novel. I really saw at an animal photography exhibition that the pictures of the female birds with a group of small birds playing in the water did not have a companionship. Perhaps it is the inspiration of life. This sculpture embodies the humanistic feelings of “mother loveâ€, “care†and “teacherâ€, and gives the viewer a warmth. Perhaps the painstaking efforts of design makers are worth mentioning. You see that the lotus leaf and the lotus flower, including its stems, seem to be blown to the side by the wind, and the waterfowl is against the water, full of movement, and seems to have a metaphor for seeking hard work. When the three birds swayed the lotus branches, the small birds that were designed to cover the buttons seemed to be carrying a small insect, which broke the dull and full of life. You mentioned the problem of the value of lapis lazuli and Hetian jade. Of course, I am sure that Hetian Yu is in a high position in people's hearts. But here I also want to remind you that when we read through a lot of materials, we will find that the carvings of lapis lazuli are not as much as that of Tian Yu. The value of this luxuriant lapis lazuli is being explored if it is based on the principle that things are rare. At present, because of the strict restrictions on the exit of lapis lazuli in Afghanistan, the raw material of lapis lazuli is very rare, and the collection of gold and jade carvings in the market is also very rare. I also want to say that in many art, sculpture should be among the best. Although this lapis lazuli work is called otter, its furnishings are obviously higher than practicality. The general utility leeches are round mouth bulging, or flat round belly, so as to facilitate water storage and grinding, in which porcelain is more. In my opinion, some of the work-like works have been designed as otters, but they are mostly ornamentals rather than practical ones. The otter developed into the Qing Dynasty, especially during the Qianlong period, and the furnishings began to increase. Perhaps the furnishings and practicality of the otter became the boundary between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. Finally, I would like to say that the carved pieces are equipped with precious rosewood bases, which is enough to cherish the degree. It should also be noted that the number "two" is engraved below the base. It should usually be interpreted as the number of this base, which should be worthy of some research. Disposable Nonwoven Shoe Cover Disposable Shoe Covers,Nonwoven Shoe Cover Fabric,Low Weight Shoe Cover Cloth,Shoe Cover Non-Woven Fabric Changzhou Shengqiang Textile Factory , https://www.czsqfz.com
