【藏品名称】：大清银锭精品赏析

Collection name: appreciation of silver ingots in Qing Dynasty

【藏品数量】：一块

[collection quantity]: one piece

【藏品简介】：银锭是古代基础货币之一，我国历史上银两的货币功能始于汉代之前，隋唐以前称为“银饼”，宋金时期称为“银锭”，元代称为“元宝”，明清两代白银作为主要货币流通，铸造甚多。今天我们所见的银锭，以明清两朝及民国初期留存下来的居多，但由于近代对贵金属流通市场的控制，民国初年“废两改元”的实施，银锭停止流通，大量被销熔，目前民间存世量不大，蕴藏着极大的升值潜力。清代的银锭器形种类最繁多。各地区都有自己的代表器形。大体上有元宝形、圆形、长方形、砝码形、腰形、牌坊形等。又分为4种：一种是宝银，呈马蹄形，第二种是中锭，多为锤形，又称小元宝；第三种是小锞或锞子，形为馒头状，也叫小锭；第四种是不足一两的散碎银子，有滴珠、福珠等称谓。

[introduction to collection]: silver ingot is one of the basic currencies in ancient times. In Chinese history, the monetary function of silver began before Han Dynasty. It was called "silver cake" before Sui and Tang Dynasties, called "silver ingot" during song and Jin Dynasties, and called "Yuanbao" in Yuan Dynasty. As the main currency in Ming and Qing Dynasties, silver was cast in many ways. Today, most of the silver ingots we see are preserved in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the early Republic of China. However, due to the control of the precious metal circulation market in modern times and the implementation of "Abolishing the two elements and changing the yuan" in the early Republic of China, the circulation of silver ingots was stopped and a large number of silver ingots were sold. At present, there is not a large number of people in the world and there is great potential for appreciation. There are many kinds of silver ingots in Qing Dynasty. Each region has its own representative shape. In general, there are Yuanbao shape, round shape, rectangle shape, weight shape, waist shape, arch shape, etc. There are four kinds: one is Baoyin, which is horseshoe shaped; the other is Zhongding, which is hammer shaped, also known as xiaoyuanbao; The third kind is Xiaozhuo or Zhuzi, which is shaped like steamed bread, also known as Xiaoding; The fourth is less than one or two pieces of silver, there are drops, beads and other titles.

银锭以“两”作为单位，合称“银两”。当然这里的“两”重量并不一定相等，银的成色也不相同。所以，除了“银两”外，还有一个更为文雅更为标准的词汇“纹银”，在清代宫廷剧中我们通常能听到，这是清代对足银的官方称呼，是清朝法定银两标准成色，缴纳钱粮等都以纹银为标准，相当于现在的“925”千足银，当然当时的冶炼水平，即便是纹银，离千足银还是有些误差。因而纹银并非真正的银两，而是用于折算各种成色金属银的一种记账货币单位，即虚银两，也称“足纹”，各地均有不同的形制和标准。 

Silver ingots take "Liang" as a unit, collectively known as "yinliang". Of course, the "two" here are not necessarily equal in weight, and the fineness of silver is also different. Therefore, in addition to "silver", there is a more elegant and standard word "grain silver". We can usually hear it in court plays of the Qing Dynasty. This is the official name of Zuyin in the Qing Dynasty, and it is the legal standard of silver in the Qing Dynasty. Grain and other payments are based on grain silver, which is equivalent to the present "925" thousand grain silver. Of course, the smelting level at that time, even grain silver, is very high, There are still some errors from qianzuyin. Therefore, the grain silver is not the real silver, but a monetary unit used to convert various kinds of metal silver, that is, virtual silver, also known as "foot grain". There are different shapes and standards in different places.

铭文，是指铸造银锭时铸造和錾刻在银锭上的文字，内容大体是银锭铸造的时间、地点、用途、成色、官员或工匠姓名等。这些铭文中不仅承载经济流通的重任，更蕴含着丰富的史料价值。

Inscriptions refer to the characters cast and engraved on the ingot when casting silver ingots. The contents are generally about the casting time, place, purpose, quality, official or craftsman's name, etc. These inscriptions not only bear the burden of economic circulation, but also contain rich historical value.

清代是中国银锭铸造和发展的鼎盛时期，由于地域不同，铸造工艺流程不同，各地银锭的器型各异、形式多样、名称繁多，深受银锭集藏者喜爱。此枚银锭为大清康熙库银足银元宝，品相完好，四周与底部自然氧化，宝面维持原铸银光，银质温润洁白，宝气摄人心魄，状态无以伦比，造型为亚腰椭圆形元宝，椭圆的两边有上翘的双翅，中间低平，底部有砂眼，呈马蹄形，像一条小船，底部竖刻“大清库银”，拿在手上感觉沉甸甸，戳记清晰舒展，造型优美，原味包浆，品种与品相均属可遇而不可求，值得收藏！

The Qing Dynasty was the heyday of China's silver ingot casting and development. Due to different regions and different casting processes, silver ingots from different places had different shapes, forms and names, which were deeply loved by silver ingot collectors. The silver ingot is a sub waist oval ingot with two wings on both sides of the oval, flat in the middle and sand holes on the bottom. The shape of the ingot is like a small boat with "Da Qing Ku Yin" engraved on the bottom, It feels heavy in the hand, the stamp is clear and stretch, the shape is beautiful, the original flavor is wrapped, the varieties and products are available but not available, it is worth collecting!