Description: 印紐為螭龍鈕,是典型的清中早期宮廷印璽標準制式。鈕的四面各一螭,上面一螭,頭前有靈芝,脊背突起,兩側有細毛 紋,四足三爪,交錯有秩均靈動霸氣。印正上方留有一極小凹口,是提示用印者鈐蓋時印文正方向的留痕,亦為清代宮廷 印璽的特徵。其以整塊壽山旗降石雕刻而成,質地細膩,光潤瑩亮,色呈黃褐,沁色自然,包漿古拙。壽山石是製作清 代璽印十分重要的材質,尤為皇親貴冑所喜,且乾隆帝的寶璽中有609方之多是用壽山石刻制的。《漢書·司馬相如傳上》 有:「於是蛟龍赤螭」,顏師古註:「文穎曰:『龍子為螭』」,螭龍寓意吉祥美好。本品印面呈方形,減地陽文刻「讀 書擊劍」篆文,運筆硬朗遒勁,頗見厚實穩健之氣象,獨有一番古拙蒼勁的金石韻味。整個印章,宏觀莊重大氣,微觀精 美華麗,皇室氣息不言而喻。此印應為雍乾時期的親王或帝王繼位前的座右銘印璽,清宮現藏這一時期的璽印中有「讀書 析理」、「讀書依竹靜」、「讀聖賢書」等,不論材質還是制式,並且文意等均可參照,同時這一時期的「恭儉惟德」等 幾枚壽山旗降石印璽印紐與此件藏品雕工一致,最為特殊的是「親賢愛民」一方,其石紋石理與此枚相連,根據清宮活計 檔記載,清宮諸多印石均為宮廷造辦處切割設計,所以更印證此方為宮廷印璽無疑,同時近代中國宮廷印璽部分流失海 外,此枚不光藝術收藏價值高,應該未來研究意義和價值更具潛力。 the seal is powerfully carved in high relief with four chilong on each side and one chilong on the top, each horned mythical beast meticulously rendered with a finely incised mane above piercing eyes and a pronounced snout, the seal face carved with a four-character inscription reading du shu ji jian ('Read book and yield sword') , the lustrous stone of a rich caramel colour with grey inclusions skilfully utilised to portray the darker fur and mane of the chilong. This seal should be the seal of motto of the prince or emperor in the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods.Similar seals have been discovered and archived from this period of the Qing dynasty. According to the original documents, many of the seals in the Qing Palace are cut designs by the court office, so it is more evident that this lot is an imperial seal, of high value and possessing great potential significance for future research.