一对带有云和岩石图案的方形密封件 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	一对带有云和岩石图案的方形密封件
品名（英）	Pair of Square Seals with Cloud and Rock Pattern
入馆年号	2007年，2007.52a, b
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1900 - 公元 1999
创作地区
分类	海豹（Seals）
尺寸	Each: 高 2 9/16 英寸 (6.5 厘米); 宽 13/16 英寸 (2.1 厘米); 深 13/16 英寸 ( 2.1 厘米)
介绍（中）	16世纪末，篆刻成为中国文人艺术的一个重要分支，当时艺术家们开始使用软石或皂石作为工艺。各种皂石，特别是来自中国东南沿海福建和浙江省的皂石，很快成为首选材料，因为它们质地细腻、颜色诱人、光泽细腻、触感细腻、半透明如翡翠。自那以后，这些石头一直受到艺术家和收藏家的高度尊重。由于过去几个世纪的广泛开采实际上已经耗尽了它们的来源，它们现在的供应极为有限这对印章，每一个都是方形棱柱，顶部轻轻弯曲，由都成康石制成。都成康石因其在福建省的出现地而得名，以其醇厚的琥珀色和细腻的纹理而闻名。在光滑抛光的表面上，云朵和岩石是印章侧面常见的装饰图案，它们被巧妙而流畅地雕刻成低浮雕。
介绍（英）	Seal carving became an important branch of Chinese literati art during the late sixteenth century, when artists began using soft stones, or soapstones, for the craft. A variety of soapstones, particularly those from Fujian and Zhejiang provinces on China's southeastern coast, quickly became the preferred material, chosen for their fine texture, attractive colors, subtle luster, sensuous feel, and jadelike translucence. These stones have since been held in the highest esteem by artists and collectors alike. As the extensive exploitation in the last few centuries has practically exhausted their sources, they are now in extremely limited supply. This pair of seals, each a square prism with a gently curving top, are made of duchengkang stone, which is named after the site of its occurrence in Fujian Province and celebrated for its mellow amber color and fine grain. On their smoothly polished surface, clouds and rocks, common decorative motifs on the sides of seals, are skillfully and fluidly carved in low relief.