精品推荐：八仙过海祝寿龟
  在中国古代文化中龟被誉为国之重宝，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。

 此龟为祝寿龟，玉龟底部刻有“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。玉龟中间驼有一只大寿桃，周边为八仙立体雕像，观八仙，高谈阔论，神采飞扬，仙意悠悠。何仙姑、蓝采和一前一后，似听似醉，俯仰美好山河。此八仙祝寿玉龟摆件，从瑞兽到人物雕刻，均惟妙惟肖，栩栩如生，材质颇具份量。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，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。利用其作为装饰来宣扬正气，是古代重要的艺术题材，因而从明代开始，这类以事、以物敍事的装饰题材普遍受到大众的欢迎与青睐。

　　故而此件“八仙过海祝寿龟”囊括了瑞兽、八仙等祥瑞的寓意是祝寿之重礼，具备极高的收藏观赏价值，为不可多得的稀世珍品。

In ancient Chinese culture, the turtle was known as the great treasure of the country, as a dragon, as a symbol of the governance of the world, so high above the temple, and the gods with the world worship; at the same time, the ancient people worship the turtle as an auspicious beast, said it can know destiny to ward off evil, regard it as a large treasure that can bring good luck and prosperity to people.

This turtle is a birthday turtle, the bottom of the jade turtle engraved with the "Qing Dynasty Qianlong year system" signed.The left and right sides of the turtle cover each carved a blue, "long" and "longevity" two words are engraved in the right left flower basket.In the middle of the jade turtle, a camel has a big longevity peach, surrounded by a three-dimensional statue of the eight immortals, watching the eight immortals, talking highly, brilliant, fairy meaning long.He Xiangu, blue mining and one after, like hearing like drunk, overlooking the beautiful mountains and rivers.This eight immortals wish longevity jade turtle ornaments, from the Swiss beast to the character sculpture, are lifelike, lifelike, the material is quite substantial.The birthday of the Eight Immortals is a traditional decorative theme and one of the famous mythological tales.The eight immortals were originally figures from different periods, and the characters were set together because of the term eight immortals in the qu script of the Yuan Dynasty.

The legendary eight immortals are people with different experiences. After becoming immortal, their deeds of punishing evil and promoting good and killing the rich and helping the poor have become a hot topic for ordinary people after dinner.Because these touching stories are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that people set off a particularly respectful mood for the Eight immortals.It is an important artistic theme in ancient times to promote righteousness. Therefore, since the Ming Dynasty, such decorative themes of matter and material narrative were generally welcomed and favored by the public.

Therefore, this "eight immortals cross the sea birthday turtle" includes the auspicious beast, eight immortals and other auspicious meaning is the heavy gift of birthday, with a very high collection and appreciation value, for the rare rare treasures.