Marble tub-Hunan found a Qing Dynasty marble tub

Guiyang, June 19 (Xinhua Lu Yi correspondent Yan Shidun) reporter learned from the Guiyang County, Hunan Province, cultural relics management was informed that the recent collection of cultural relics in the Qing Dynasty to a collection of stone. Marble tub, left and right sides were engraved fishing fishing plowing, lotus, bluegrass and other patterns, surrounded by decoration, very fine.

Hunan Chenzhou City Art Collectors Association Chairman, chief appraiser Chi Fumin introduction, fishing fishing farming is the Han farming society "four industry", represents the basic working style of the Han working people, the Marble tub pattern just reflect the ancient residents daily life.

The Marble tub is 1.1 meters long, 0.5 meters wide, 0.5 meters high, weighing about 500 kilograms. Positive to take engraved techniques, three-dimensional sense of strong. One of the fisherman, the husband, the woodman must be visible, expression complacent; academy, pavilion half hidden half, like there Lang Lang book came. The left side of the engraved lotus leaves Tingting, lotus curl Zhengyan Yan Yan. The right side of the sunny blue grass elegant, blooming orchid and not brilliant.

Marble tub with a block of common wind flint carved from the appearance of simple and vigorous. The hardness of the flint, although the density is relatively small than the limestone, but can be carved out of such a beautiful stone, indicating craftsmen not only doubled hard work, as well as talented art.

Chi Fumin said that fishing fishing plowing, orchids, lotus is a typical traditional craft pattern of the Qing Dynasty, from the composition, craft and weathering point of view, the Marble tub should be carved in the late Qing Dynasty. These patterns, but also reflects the stone master of the pastoral life, indifferent life of longing.

According to reports, Guiyang Ming and Qing Dynasties of wood carvings, stone carvings in southern Hunan region is renowned, is an important component of the ancient building components. This discovery of the Marble tub, although after a hundred years of weathering, but well preserved, used to store water, fish drip leaks.