龟在中国古代文化中被誉为国之重宝，与龙同列，奉为重大吉兆，是天下大治的象征，因而得以高踞于庙堂之上，与天地神灵列祖列宗同享世人膜拜；同时，古人又将龟崇信为灵兽，为吉祥之兽，称它能知天命辟邪恶，将其视为能够给人们带来吉祥如意，富贵安康的大宗宝物。
古人将龟认为是灵物，甲骨文以龟甲为主，用火灼烧以占卜。远古时期又曾经以龟壳作为货币使用，被认为是贵重的东西,是富贵的象征。龟本性耐饥渴，长寿，生命力强盛，也是长生不老、天年老寿，长寿的象征。因此，乌龟造型和龟甲造型自然而然地进入到珠宝首饰的设计中，被广泛应用，成为保佑富贵、长寿的标志性图案。被做成摆件、吊坠等各种饰品，在装饰的同时，给人带来好运。
此藏品为吉祥如意八仙祝寿龟摆件。古人向来信奉龟，主富贵安康，财运之道。玉龟身伏四只小龟，头顶和后尾龟盖各一只前后呼应，两只前脚龟盖上各伏小龟一只左右相辅，寓意四方招财进宝，实为大吉。玉龟下方刻有“大清乾隆年制”落款，龟盖左右两侧各刻花蓝一只，“长“寿二字分刻于右左花篮之内。玉龟中间背上驼有一只大寿桃，周边为八仙雕像，俯仰美好山河，观八仙，高谈阔论，神采飞扬，仙意悠悠。该吉祥如意八仙祝寿龟摆件从瑞兽到人物雕刻，均惟妙惟肖，栩栩如生，晶莹剔透，质地上乘，具有很高的收藏价值。
八仙祝寿是传统的装饰题材，也是家喻户晓的神话故事之一。八仙原本是不同时期的人物，因元代曲本中的八仙祝寿一词而将各时期的人物给撮合在了一起。传说中的八仙人物，分别为钟汉离，铁拐李，吕洞宾，韩湘子，曹国舅，张果老，蓝采和，何仙姑。是有着不同经历的人，他们在得道成仙后，惩恶扬善、杀富济贫的事迹成为了普通百姓茶余饭后的热议话题。由于这些感人的故事深入民心，从而使人们对八仙掀起了一股格外祟敬的心情。
该藏品动态十足，有着很高的收藏价值。在市场上，收藏家非常喜欢长寿的龟，在民间传言，有关龟之物不仅代表长寿之意，还能增加一个人的气运，使其时刻在神龟的保护下，趋吉避凶，更有富贵长寿安康之意，实属难得！其雕工极其精湛，材质上乘，具有极高的收藏价值。
英文翻译：Turtle in ancient Chinese culture is known as the treasure of the country, with the dragon, regarded as a great omen, is the symbol of the great governance of the world, so it can be stationed on the temple, and gods of heaven and earth ancestors share the world worship; At the same time, the ancients also believed the turtle as the spirit beast, auspicious beast, said that it can know the destiny of evil, as it can bring people good luck, wealth and well-being of large treasures.
The ancient people thought the tortoise was a spiritual thing. The tortoise shell was the main oracle bone inscriptions, which were burned with fire to divination. In ancient times, tortoise shells were used as money, which was considered to be valuable and a symbol of wealth. Turtle nature is resistant to hunger and thirst, long life, strong vitality, is also a symbol of immortality, longevity and longevity. Therefore, the tortoise shape and tortoise shell shape naturally came into the design of jewelry, and were widely used, becoming a symbol of blessing wealth and longevity. Be placed by make it all sorts of ornaments such as piece, condole drop, in adornment while, bring good luck to the person.
This collection is auspicious auspicious auspicious auspicious eight immortals birthday turtle ornaments. The ancients have always believed in the turtle, the main wealth and well-being, the way of wealth. Jade turtle body Fu four small turtles, the top of the head and the rear end of the turtle cover each before and after a echo, two front foot turtle cover each Fu small turtle about a complementary, meaning the square to make money, it is good luck. Jade turtle is engraved below the "Qing Qianlong year" inscription, turtle cover left and right sides of each carved blue, "long" life two words carved in the right and left flower basket. In the middle of the jade turtle, there is a big peach on its back, surrounded by statues of eight immortals. They look up to the beautiful mountains and rivers, watch the eight immortals, and talk with high spirits and long fairy meaning. The lucky as the eight immortals birthday tortoise furnishing articles from benevolent to carving characters, both realistic and lifelike, crystal clear, quality excellent, has the very high collection value.
Eight Immortals birthday is a traditional decorative theme, is also one of the well-known fairy tales. Originally, the eight immortals were characters from different periods, which were matched together by the word "eight immortals' birthday wishes" in the song book of the Yuan Dynasty. The legendary characters of the Eight Immortals are Zhong Hanli, Tie Guai Li, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Cao Guoku, Zhang Guolao, Lan Caihe and He Xiangu. They are people with different experiences. After they became immortals, their deeds of punishing evil and promoting good and killing the rich and helping the poor have become hot topics among ordinary people. As these touching stories deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that people set off a special mood of respect for the Eight Immortals.
The collection is dynamic and highly valuable. In the market, collectors are very fond of long-lived turtles. According to folklore, the turtle objects not only represent the meaning of longevity, but also increase a person's luck, so that the time is engraved under the protection of the tortoise, seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, and more of the meaning of wealth and longevity and health, which is rare! Its carving is extremely exquisite, the material is superior, has the extremely high collection value.
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