After all, Montblanc’s latest and much-anticipated high artistry collection of writing instruments honours none other than the Qing Dynasty’s most luminous lord of ten thousand years — the Kangxi Emperor. Hailed as the bright light in a long line of rulers, Kangxi was the great-grandson of Nurhaci, the founding father of the Qing Dynasty. As an aside, fans of popular culture will remember the dramatic opening scene in the 1984 blockbuster, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, where the protagonist trades a small urn containing Nurhaci’s remains for a diamond from the Shanghainese mobster, Lao Che.
Montblanc, the pre-eminent Hamburg-based house synonymous with fine writing culture, pays tribute to the Kangxi Emperor, undoubtedly the Qing Dynasty’s brightest lord of ten thousand years, through the recent unveiling of its limited edition Montblanc High Artistry Homage to Emperor Kangxi collection in Beijing, China
(Apr 8): There is a chant in China that was once reserved exclusively for the imperial Chinese court. In Pinyin, it goes “Wuhuang wansui wansui wanwansui” (May my Emperor live and reign for ten thousand years). As one tours historical sites of great significance such as the Forbidden City, this same spirit of imperial reverence is still evident. The Forbidden City has served as the royal dwelling place for no less than 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it seemed apt that our visit to Beijing, as guests of pre-eminent luxury maison Montblanc, would include a private tour of this great palace complex that sits in the heart of the Chinese capital.
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