Beautiful Shoushan stone works of art not only contribute to the material civilization in human social life, but also contribute to the development of spiritual civilization. It can cultivate people's sentiment, beautify the soul and prolong life. For example, Guo Gongsen, a master of arts and crafts in China, created Qu Shui Xing Yun with the falling flag stone as the material, describing the grand occasion of Lanting in 353 AD (the ninth year of Yonghe). As Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, praised in Preface to Lanting Collection: "Yonghe is nine years old and ugly at the age of ten. In the spring, I will repair things in the Lanting of Huiji Mountain. A group of smart people never miss, but some of them are long and salty. There are mountains here, and there are bamboo cultivation in Maolin; There are also clear water currents and fast-flowing water currents, which reflect left and right. Take it for granted that water is flowing, ranking second. Although it is not as prosperous as the string of silk and bamboo, it is enough to love. The weather is clear, the sky is clear and calm; Looking up at the size of the universe and overlooking the prosperity of categories; Therefore, extremely entertaining, I believe that cola is enough. " The layout of the works is reasonable, the realm is broad and poetic. Others, such as the high mountain stone Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest, are also Guo Gongsen's representative works. Feng Jiuhe's alpine stone "Birds and Flowers" shows the beauty of spring, birds and flowers, and eternal vitality. Chen Jingxiang's "Courtship Chicken", made of high mountain stone, pioneered the hollow carving technique in Shoushan stone carving (1956). A hen fluttered in a chicken cage, and several cocks outside the cage jumped for love. It was really cute. The "underwater world" created by Lin Hengyun with high mountain stones is widely carved by hollowing out. Not only are the artistic images of red, yellow, ochre, white, black and gray arranged reasonably and harmoniously, but there are shades or shades in the same color, which makes the works look unique. Especially the rocks that originally weighed more than 65 kilograms, after his careful carving, only less than 20 kilograms remained. In this way, the works are more vivid in color and contrast; The combination of reality and reality is exquisite. All kinds of fish are swimming around in the water and having a good time. Jiang Zaixun, a master of Asian arts and crafts, is carved in stone and named Meng Jia. She has a graceful woman's posture and expression. Together with the budding of spring, is it forbearance, tenacity, hope, or ... what makes me feel is a kind of unyielding quality and optimistic attitude. However, the more soulful things are, the less people can understand them. But it also shows the uniqueness of works of art that are different from other common things.
Those Shoushan stones with dim color and poor texture can not be used as stone carving materials, but can be widely used in industrial production, such as refractories, paper, rubber, plastics, coatings, paints, ceramics, cement, chemical industry and so on. Shoushan stone carving is carved into handicrafts, which has high appreciation and collection value. The original stone of Shoushan Stone has its own appreciation and collection value because of its texture, color and grain.
The collection of Shoushan Stone began as early as the early Ming Dynasty. Because during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (1368~ 1398), the Shoushan Guangying Courtyard, which was built in the third year of Tang Guangqi (887), was burned in the fire. After the fire, there were many Shoushan stones in the former site of Guangyingyuan, later called "Siping Stone". Therefore, Ming and Xu Huobo wrote in the poem "You Shou Shan Temple": "Grass invades the old site to leave the foundation, and rain washes the empty mountain to collect precious things." "Duanyan Stone" refers to the "Shoushan Stone" collected by monks in "Guangyingyuan". But at that time, Shoushan stone was not collected for artistic appreciation, but for making utensils after carving.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Cao discovered and began to collect Tian Huangshi. In the Qing Dynasty, "Shoushan Stone Fever" was in full swing all over the country, so when collecting Shoushan Stone carvings, it also set off a craze for collecting Shoushan Stone. Shoushan stone can be processed into priceless Shoushan stone handicrafts, and its own texture, texture, color and derived culture are of great collection value. For example, Tian Huangshi in Shoushan Stone has the value of "ten times easy gold". Collecting a piece of land and yellow stone is a "safe" for assets, and it can also be said to be a symbol of the amount of property.
Therefore, since ancient times, there have been examples of "thousands buying Tian Huang" or "thousands buying Tian Huang", but more collections are for artistic appreciation. There are still many modern Shoushan stone collectors who are keen on collecting original stones. 1982 There was a professor in the United States who "bought Tian Huang for 10,000 yuan", that is, he bought a Tian Huang Yuan stone with two weights. There is a collector in Taiwan Province Province who specializes in collecting "Furong Stone" in Shoushan Stone. Qi Baishi, a painter in China, has a wonderful story about "Billionaire with 100 Stones". He has a collection of 1000 pieces and is one of the "Three Yin Shi" in China, nicknamed "Prince of Thousand Stones".
Shoushan stone carving first appeared on the stone statues in the Southern Dynasties, but the carving skills were rough, and there were no examples of collection except the stone statues. Liang Kejia's "Three Mountains" said that Shoushan Stone began to be mined in large quantities in the Song Dynasty for carving. Exquisite was sent to the capital of song dynasty as a tribute and became a palace plaything. The big ones show several cases for dignitaries, while the small ones are ornamental items in the hands of literati. The stone carving art of Shoushan in Song Dynasty has reached the level of appreciation. So there is a history of "collection". But most of them were collected by the imperial court and dignitaries. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Shoushan stone lettering led to the appearance of Shoushan stone printing button art. Collecting Shoushan stone printing materials and Shoushan stone printing buttons became the "patent" of the literati at that time, and it has been influencing to this day, becoming a historic social atmosphere.