Colorful and beautiful Qinglong jade pen holder

There are a large number of jade pen holders in the Qing Dynasty. The jade pen holder is large in size, and the appearance is suitable for carving patterns. Especially in accordance with the popularity of jade picture books carved by the literati paintings, the jade pen holder has become an important carrier for the jade carving process, and has further promoted the production of jade pen holders. . The royal imperial jade pen holder of the Qing Dynasty represented the highest level of jade pen tube making at that time, and the works of Kangxi and Qianlong were the most exquisite.

Qing Emperor Qianlong Baiyu fishing rods read the square pen holder

Qing Emperor Qianlong Baiyu fishing rods read the square pen holder

In the history of Chinese jade articles, jade-style houses and utensils appeared in the Song and Liao period, which was more than a thousand years ago. For example, in the tomb of the Southern Song Dynasty in Zhejiang Province, the Yuzhu Mountain, the rabbit-shaped jade town, the jade ink bottle, the jade pen wash, etc. were unearthed. The tomb was unearthed in the tomb of Princess Chen Guo of the Inner Mongolian Naiman Banner. The appearance of these jade-style houses and utensils was related to the maturity of painting and calligraphy art at that time and the literati's ethos of advocating and pursuing beauty and jade. The literati in the Ming and Qing Dynasties attached great importance to the utensils and furnishings. The pen holder was used to insert pens. It was an essential tool for the writing room. At the same time, the pen holder was decorated with various patterns. Therefore, it was also an important stationery, including a bamboo pen holder. And the number of jade pen holders is large.

Qinglong white jade "Gao Shi You Shan" pen holder

Qinglong white jade "Gao Shi You Shan" pen holder

Jade pen holders are more common in Qianlong

The jade pens in the Kanggan period are generally made of Hetian Baiyu and Jasper (or sapphire). They are cylindrical, square-shaped, bamboo-shaped and stump-shaped. Among them, the cylindrical shape is the most common, and the appearance is often bas-relief. Patterns, and engraved royal poems and years. The Emperor Qianlong’s love for jade has almost reached the realm of “obsessedness”. The Qianlong Emperor, who especially loves jade and voluntarily literary, has created many royal pen holders and has become a treasure trove of Chinese handicraft treasures.

Throughout the Qianlong period, although the output of jade articles was gradually increased after the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the past twenty-four years, the jade material produced in the imperial court was generally dominated by jade and jasper, and the rare jade was the most difficult to see, let alone Sheep fat white jade aniseed. For example, the 2009 Qingli Long Biyu Yushi Shishi collection pen holder appeared in Beijing Poly Auction, the transaction price was 6.72 million yuan, although the price is not the highest, but the characteristics of the jade pen holder in the Qianlong period, the pen holder is jasper, use the whole It is made of jade carving, cylindrical, thick and round. It is made of deep carving and yin carving. The carvings are distinctly layered, the layout is simple and elegant, and there is no cheesy. On the wall, the jade craftsman uses multi-level embossing techniques to subtly complete the dense composition, interspersed with clouds, rocks, trees, and characters. The four words in the front of the pen holder are carved into the book, which represents the story of the entire pen holder. There are two bookboys in the lower left corner. The former carries books, while the latter uses picks. Looking forward, three ancient pines stand on the hills, and there is a book boy next to the book, and then behind the pen holder. It is a stone room full of books. Five lovely bookboys carefully placed the precious books in several cases and hid them in the stone room. This pen holder has carved eleven cute bookboys, and the movements are vivid and natural. A multi-level embossing method should be inherited from the bamboo carving style of the Ming Dynasty. According to the archives of the Qing dynasty, in the fifty-nine years of Emperor Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong praised "this book is a collection of books in the stone room, which is engraved without damaging the quaint, and can be used for the play of the literary room". It can be seen that Qianlong is highly respected for such subjects.

The jade used in this pen holder is a typical Xinjiang jade jade jade used in the mid-Qing Dynasty court jade. It is characterized by a light-colored "sapphire spot" and a green emerald "copper spot" in the middle of the jade. Although there are freckles, but through the ingenious conceiving of the masters of the jade, and the incredible wisdom and elaborate layout, the shortcomings of the jade material are turned into a stunning autumn image like Chinese painting. These ingenuity uses and skillfully The engraver, the top jade master of the non-manufacturing office.

Hong Kong Christie's 2007 autumn clearance Qinglong Baiyu crane deer Tongchun pen holder 5,408,750 Hong Kong dollars deal

White jade pen holder is hard to find

With the attention of collectors in the past two years to the auction of "Royal Blood", the price of such auctions has been increasing year by year. The reason is mainly because the jade articles and crafts of the royal system are exquisite, the craftsmanship is exquisite, the preservation condition is good, and most of them are inherited, so the collectors dare to bid for such auctions. The jade pen holders are mostly made in the Qing Dynasty, especially the royal imperial system. The selection is very particular. In addition to the engraving work, it is also necessary to pay attention to jade, which has become a highlight of the auction. Compared with porcelain and bamboo pen holders, the number of jade pen holders is relatively small, which is relatively rare. Among them, the white jade pen holder has the highest value, and each product can be sold at a high price.

Of the top 10 auctions for all materials, there are 4 jade pen holders (one of which is on the leaderboard twice), all of which are royal royalties, and the transaction price has broken 10 million yuan. In the first place in 2007, Christie's Autumn Auction in Hong Kong, "Jade Jade Carvings - AlanandSimone Hartman's Important Jade Collector II", in the Qing Emperor Qianlong Baiyulu Hetongchun pen holder sold for HK$540.875 million, which is more than 5 times higher than the estimate. It has also become the third highest auction price for all material pen holders in the past years.

The pen holder is white jade, which is cylindrical, and the bottom is filled with five heads. The wall is surrounded by landscapes and figures, and the style is like a Chinese scroll. A pair of fairy deer are slowly walking in the pine forest. Walking through the overlapping forests, a crane stands alone under the pines, looking back at the flying companions in Xiangyun, one-on-one, harmonious and symmetrical. After the mountain, an old man's right hand, a long hair, a long robes, a robes, sleeves like the wind, the child holding Ruiguo followed by the level, the two boys holding the Ganoderma lucidum in the distance, moving? Hey, rest on the stone case, the small bridge in the mountains, the tall pines and straight, the bananas swaying; the other old man holding the Ganoderma lucidum, the boy next to him holding the peach branches on his shoulders, followed with joy. The overall carving is simple and natural, the mountains are overlapping, the peaks are undulating, the ancient pines are straight and straight, and there are several long ganoderma lucidum trees under the trees. The mountains and rivers are flowing, the clouds are floating, the vitality is full, and the characters are vivid.

The style of this kind of landscape painting was inspired by the blue and white porcelain pen holders of Kangxi period. It was mostly used on large jade articles and was most popular during the Qianlong period of the 18th century. This device is meticulously crafted and may be the largest pen holder in the private collections that we have seen so far. It is quite rare. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a white jade pen holder that is only one centimeter larger than the pen holder. Originally owned by Mr. Jin Congyi of Hong Kong, he was transferred to the Dr. ErnestVio collection in Vienna. The volume is huge, the materials are excellent, and the pens that are well-circulated have such high prices.

Beijing 匡时2010秋拍清乾隆御制白玉雕如意常青松枝瑞鼠纹笔筒25.2 million

A pen holder has risen 14 times in 7 years

In 2010, the white jade carving of the 匡 常 常 常 常 常 2010 2010 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 The body of the tube takes the ancient pine section as the main body, and the ancient pine, ganoderma lucidum and squirrel are used for decoration. The outer wall of the pen holder is embossed and loosely wrapped, the number of ganoderma lucidum under the pine tree is several, and the squirrel plays in the middle, making the pen tube overflowing like a painting, fresh and elegant. The picture, together with the superb carvings, is really addictive. From the overall point of view, this white jade pen has a divine shape, and the concept is exquisite and not cheesy. In the vagueness, you can feel the deep literati taste in it, and finally become the jade pen holder transaction price list with a high price of 25.2 million yuan. Second place.

This lot was appeared in the 2007 Hong Kong Sotheby's Autumn Auction "The Emperor Jingxi Xiqing Qing Dynasty Palace Art Treasures, the Moon and the Clouds and the Ming Dynasty", which was sold for HK$18,870,500, which exceeded the estimate by 3 times. The historical record, although the record has been broken, but still stays in the third place in the transaction price list. The same pen holder, when the 2003 Sotheby's Autumn Auction in Hong Kong appeared, the transaction price was 1,742,400 Hong Kong dollars. The same lot has 14 times in 7 years, and it occupies the second and third place in the ranking of the transaction price all the year round. It can be seen that this white jade pen is a rare treasure in the court jade. It is hard to imagine that it will appear again next time. What kind of price storm will be set off when the scene is taken.

Throughout the jade pen holder transaction price list, you can find that the lottery items entering the list are basically after the emergence of more than 50 million yuan in the price pen holder in 2007, it can be seen that the emergence of the sky-high pen holder completely opened the price increase channel of the jade pen holder. The era of the jade pen holder that was shot more than 3 million yuan in 2006 has long been known as the sky-high price, and the jade pen holder has occupied two popular elements of the royal imperial system and the increasingly scarce jade raw materials. In the future, it will surely be more sought after by collectors.

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