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印章，又称“图章”，是中国传统文化的代表之一。在我国古代，印章历史悠久，自古以来，印章有两大类功能：一是象征功能，二是证明功能。前者用于象征权力和等级，后者则用来证明身份和行为。玺印的起源根据遗物和历史记载，至少在春秋战国时已出现，战国时代已普遍使用。起初只是作为商业上交流货物时的凭证，秦始皇统一中国后，印章范围扩大为证明当权者权益的法物，为当权者掌握，作为统治人民的工具。随着时代的进步，印章的象征功能逐渐弱化，而印章的证明功能则成为主要功能。印章文化与书法、绘画、诗歌并称为中国四大传统艺术。可见中国印章文化在中国传统艺术文化中有着的重要地位。制作印章的材质颇多，其中包括金、银、铜、玉等。自明清以来，和田玉石制作的印章成了皇家及达官贵人们最喜爱的物品。至如今，也是许多文人雅士、收藏艺术家的心头所好。和田玉印章不仅玉料十分珍贵，也与古代文人崇尚“君子比德与玉”、“君子无故，玉不去身”等品格完美契合，把传统的和田玉文化和印章文化以及雕刻工艺进行融合展现，将实用、把玩、收藏集于一身，具有极大的收藏价值。
The seal, also known as "seal", is one of the representatives of traditional Chinese culture. In ancient China, the seal has a long history, since ancient times, the seal has two categories of functions: one is the symbolic function, the other is the proof function. The former is used to symbolize power and rank, while the latter is used to demonstrate identity and behavior. According to relics and historical records, the origin of the seal appeared at least in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States Period was widely used. At first, it was only used as a certificate for commercial exchange of goods. After the unification of China by the First Emperor of Qin, the scope of the seal was expanded to prove the rights and interests of the authorities, and it was held by the authorities as a tool to rule the people. With the progress of The Times, the symbolic function of seals has gradually weakened, while the proof function of seals has become the main function. Seal culture, calligraphy, painting and poetry are called the four traditional Chinese arts. It can be seen that Chinese seal culture has an important position in Chinese traditional art culture. There are many materials for making seals, including gold, silver, copper, jade and so on. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the seals made of Hetian jade have become the favorite items of the royal family and dignitaries. Until now, it is also the heart of many literati and collectors. Hetian jade seal not only jade material is very precious, but also with the ancient literati advocated "gentleman compared with jade", "gentleman without reason, jade does not go to the body" and other characters perfectly fit, the traditional Hetian jade culture and seal culture and carving technology to integrate and show, practical, play, collection in one, with great collection value.
近期我公司征集了一套乾清宫和田青玉印章，此件和田青玉印章一套为4个，以和田青质玉料琢成，缜密透亮，玉质温润古朴，印章光洁素雅，均匀纯净，品质完美，细腻通灵，仔细端详发出深沉的绿光，雕工简洁流畅。器形整体精简，方形印面，雕工精美。印章表面分别由金墨绘有梅兰竹菊的植物图案并配有诗句，将书法的美和绘画的美淋漓尽致的表现在印章上，印章也变的独具特色。印章结构四方大气，简单又不失精致，带有文人雅气，玉质温润，打磨光滑，浑圆饱满。印章上绘有的四君子梅兰竹菊，梅花象征高洁志士，兰花象征世上贤达，竹子象征谦谦君子，菊花象征世外隐士。梅花即便是在恶劣的环境下生长，它依然能开花，代表着不畏艰险、奋勇前进、百折不挠的精神；兰花生长在深山中，开花淡雅，代表着美好、高洁、贤德；竹子枝杆挺拔修长，凌霜傲雨，代表谦逊的胸怀；菊花有着达观乐天的胸襟，开朗进取的气质。单从从艺术品鉴上来说，就十分具有珍藏价值。
Recently, our company has collected a set of dry Qing Palace and Tian Qingyu seal. This set of 4 Qingyu seals is made of and Tian Qing jade material, which is rigorous and transparent. The jade quality is warm and simple. The seal is smooth and elegant, uniform and pure, perfect in quality, delicate and spiritual. The overall shape of the vessel is simple, square printing, exquisite carving. The surface of the seal is painted with plant patterns of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum in gold ink, and is equipped with poetry. The beauty of calligraphy and painting is vividly expressed on the seal, and the seal becomes unique. Seal structure square atmosphere, simple yet exquisite, with literati elegance, jade gentle, polished smooth, round and full. The seal depicts four gentlemen plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, plum symbolizes noble people, orchid symbolizes the world sage, bamboo symbolizes the humble gentleman, chrysanthemum symbolizes the hermit. Even if the plum blossom is growing in a harsh environment, it can still bloom, representing the spirit of brave, brave and indomitable; Orchids grow in the mountains, flowers elegant, representing beauty, noble, virtuous; Tall and slender bamboo branches, frost and rain, representing the humble mind; Chrysanthemum has a generous mind, cheerful and enterprising temperament. From the point of view of artistic appreciation alone, it is very valuable.
中国是“玉石之国”，六、七千年前，中国的先祖就开始开发利用玉石，玉石的功能从先秦时期玉器以礼器为主，隋唐之后则以装饰、陈设占据主导地位，即远古时的“巫玉”发展到“官玉”，乃至演变到“民玉”，无不蕴藏着深刻的中国传统的哲学思想和人生理想和深厚的文化底蕴。 纵观数千年的玉石文化历史长河，突出的是“琢”字，正所谓“玉不琢不成器”。和田青玉印章雕刻极其困难，要求雕刻师拥有极高的雕刻技艺，在整个印章雕刻过程当中，出现任何纰漏将前功尽弃，所以很多雕刻师并不愿意雕刻和田青玉印章，这也就导致了和田青玉印章制造本生就极为稀少，传世的和田青玉印章就更是稀有之物。本件印章本身是选用上好的和田青玉雕刻而成，选用这种材质做印章的雕刻除非是当时期的宫廷的财力支持方可雕刻成品，民间很难做到，所以此件藏品的收藏价值极高，也反映出了康乾盛世工艺水平在全球来看都是极高的。在这个历史背景之下也能看得到本件藏品高昂的经济价值与收藏价值，乃旷世珍品。
China is the "jade country". Six to seven thousand years ago, China's ancestors began to develop and utilize jade. The function of jade was mainly ceremonial in the pre-Qin period, and was dominated by decoration and furnishings after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, that is, the ancient "Wu jade" developed to "official jade" and even evolved to "people jade". All of them contain profound Chinese traditional philosophical thoughts and life ideals and profound cultural deposits. Throughout the thousands of years of jade culture and history, the word "cut" is prominent, which is the so-called "jade is not cut." Hetian Qingyu seal carving is extremely difficult, requiring the engraver to have a very high carving skills, in the whole seal carving process, any mistake will be wasted, so many engravers are not willing to carve the Hetian Qingyu seal, which leads to the Hetian Qingyu seal manufacturing is extremely rare, and the Hetian Qingyu seal handed down is even rarer. The seal itself is carved from the best Hetian green jade. The engraving of the seal made of this material can only be done with the financial support of the court at that time, which is difficult for the people to do. Therefore, the collection value of this collection is extremely high, and it also reflects the high level of craftsmanship in the prosperous period of Kang and Qian in the world. Under this historical background, we can also see the high economic value and collection value of this collection, which is a rare treasure.
随着文化的演变，印章逐渐成为文人墨客展现其精神的物件。大多数文人都会选择亲自去设计篆刻自己的心中所想的印章，因此以寿山石、青田石、昌化石为代表的三大印石曾在历史上兴起，这类石头严格来讲并不属于玉，其质地较软，随便用刻刀、砂砾都能使之改变形态，易于广大文人雕刻，故文人中玉印较少，而这类石印居多。在众多的印材里，玉石的质地比较坚硬，一直都是由专业的篆刻师来制作完成，因此一般玉印制作都很精良，章法严谨。尤其是明清时期，印章的观赏性、实用性得到了空前的发展。和田玉被国人称为国玉及国产名玉，古代四大名玉之首，也被称为宫廷玉，清代乾隆皇帝最喜爱的玉石就是和田玉。
With the evolution of culture, seals have gradually become objects for literati to show their spirit. Most of the literati will choose to personally design their own seal in the mind of the seal, so the Shoushan stone, Qingtian stone, Changfossil as the representative of the three seal stones have risen in history, this kind of stone strictly speaking does not belong to jade, its texture is soft, casually use the carving knife, gravel can make it change shape, easy to carve, so the literati jade seal less, and this kind of stone seal more. Among the many printing materials, the texture of jade is relatively hard, and it has always been made by professional seal cutters, so the general jade seal production is very sophisticated and strict. Especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the appreciation and practicality of seals were developed unprecedentedly. Hetian jade is known as national jade and domestic jade, the first of the four famous jade in ancient times, also known as court jade, the Qing Dynasty emperor Qianlong's favorite jade is Hetian jade.
此为乾清宫和田青玉印章，乾清宫始建成于明永乐十八年，乾清宫是明清十六个皇帝的寝宫，位于紫禁城内的中轴线上。乾清宫的建筑规模很宏大,整个建筑群由三大殿和一个园林组成,除了皇帝住所,也是皇室举行各种重要仪式和活动的场所。乾清宫东西两侧的日精门和月华门代表着日、月，左右并列两个永巷，东西列六宫，共为十二宫，它代表着十二个星辰，犹如众星拱卫着它。在封建社会中，把天看作是万物的主宰，皇帝则是“真龙天子”，“受命于天”，所以乾清宫的建染布局严格地按照君权神授的思想，突出了一个“天”字，并代表了天子的神圣和威严，象征着皇帝是江山和土地的唯一占有者和最高统治者，显示了封建帝王的无上权威，所以此印章从出处这一方面来说也是地位的象征。
This is the green jade seal of the Dry Qing Palace and Tian. The Dry Qing Palace was built in the 18th year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty. The Dry Qing Palace was the residence of the sixteen emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, located on the central axis of the Forbidden City. The architecture of the Qianqing Palace is very large, the whole complex consists of three halls and a garden, in addition to the emperor's residence, but also the royal family held a variety of important ceremonies and activities. On the east and west sides of the dry Qing Palace, the Sun Jingmen and the Yuehua Gate represent the sun and the moon, and the left and right side are two permanent lanes, and the east and west are six palaces, a total of twelve palaces, which represents the twelve stars, as if the stars guard it. In feudal society, heaven was regarded as the master of all things, and the emperor was the "true dragon and son of heaven" and "ordered by heaven". Therefore, the layout of the Qianqing Palace was strictly in accordance with the idea of divine authority of the king, highlighting the word "heaven" and representing the holiness and majesty of the Son of Heaven, symbolizing the emperor as the sole owner and supreme ruler of the land and the land, showing the supreme authority of the feudal emperor. So this seal is also a status symbol from the provenance.
古往今来，印章是权力、身份的象征，也是责任、信用的体现方式，更是文人雅士把玩的心爱之物。古代印章就是身份的象征；名家手工篆刻的印章具有艺术收藏价值，也具有很高的收藏价值。传统印章都是手工篆刻，更有纪念意义，能够铭记一生。人们经常可以在一些书法作品或者画图上看到作者的印章，这也是书画作品中不可缺少的组成部分，缺了印章就不是完整的书画作品。同时，印章还有一种“信物”的功能，足以起到印证作用。宋朝、元代以后，世人注重了书画题跋和署款，书画们逐渐认识到印章的艺术作用，并注意在书画作品中发挥这一作用，使书、印合璧的艺术得以形成。此印章作为艺术品，价值表现在两个方面，一是其外形设计，也就是印钮的设计、铸造技艺及后期更高层次的深加工技艺，二是印面文字的书法和镌刻艺术，加之它的材料和历史背景，实在是难得的珍品印章。
Through the ages, the seal is the symbol of power and status, but also the embodiment of responsibility and credit, and it is the beloved thing that scholars play with. The ancient seal was a status symbol; The seal cut by the famous hand has the value of art collection, and also has a high collection value. Traditional seals are hand-cut, more memorable, can be remembered for a lifetime. People can often see the author's seal on some calligraphy works or drawings, which is also an indispensable part of calligraphy and painting works. Without the seal, it is not a complete painting and calligraphy work. At the same time, the seal also has the function of a "token", which is enough to play a confirmation role. After the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, people paid attention to the inscriptions and postscripts of calligraphy and painting, and gradually realized the artistic role of seals, and paid attention to playing this role in calligraphy and painting works, so that the art of combining books and seals could be formed. As a work of art, the value of this seal is expressed in two aspects, one is its shape design, that is, the design of the printing button, the casting technology and the later higher level of deep processing technology, the second is the calligraphy and engraving art of the printing text, coupled with its material and historical background, it is a rare treasure seal.
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