雞血石之二 (Chicken blood stone example 2)

在中國文物中，印材一直是受到文人雅士喜愛的主題之一，而在印材中最特殊的應該是產於浙江昌化的雞血石，因為雞血石並不像其他印材講究繁複的雕工，反而特別重視血色和質地自然肌裡紋路的配合，從而產生趣味，因而麗質天生的條件在眾多印材中出類拔萃，而非一般工藝品。

aaaa雞血石發現於中國明代（公元1368年）至今已有六百年的光景，於清代乾隆間（公元1736年至1795年）以後更被王宮貴族重視，除了雕刻工藝品外，又將它切磨成印章，作為皇宮、王府貴重珍藏品。據清道光三年（公元1823）年所修（昌化縣志）記載：雞血石中有紅點如硃砂、質地亦有青紫如玳瑁者為上品，良可愛玩難得罕見矣。

產地：浙江省臨安縣昌化鎮玉岩山。 石名：雞血石（印石之后） 質地：硃砂與葉腊石共生的天然凍石（歸屬半寶石）。紅色成分：硃砂、血形有片血、條血、硃砂點血。 
質地成分：葉腊石是形成凍石的主要元素，可產生各種色彩。

Relics in China and India has been the subject material literati favorite themes, and in the most special printed material should be produced in Zhejiang Changhua Bloodstone, Bloodstone because unlike other printed material exquisite carving complex, but special attention color and texture of natural muscle co-ordination in the lines, resulting in fun, and thus the conditions of natural beauty excel in numerous printed materials, rather than general crafts.

aaaa soapstone found in the Chinese Ming Dynasty (AD 1368) has been six century ago, Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1736-1795) was aristocratic palace after more attention, in addition to carving crafts, but again it is Cutting into the chop, as the Royal Palace, the palace precious treasures. According to the Qing dynasty three years (AD 1823) year of repair (Changhua County) records: Bloodstone has red spots such as cinnabar, texture also bruising as hawksbill for the top grade, good playing pretty rare rare carry on.

Place of Origin: Zhejiang Lin'an County, Changhua Town, Yu Tor.
Stone Name: Bloodstone (OVL after)
Texture: cinnabar and pyrophyllite symbiotic Natural steatite (vesting semi-precious stones).
Red component: cinnabar, a blood-shaped piece of blood, of blood, cinnabar some blood.
Texture Composition: pyrophyllite is the formation of the main elements of steatite, can produce a variety of colors.