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INTRODUCING THE MONTBLANC HIGH ARTISTRY
HOMAGE TO EMPEROR KANGXI LIMITED EDITION
With its High Artistry Limited Editions, Montblanc pushes the long-term stability and prosperity after years of war and chaos. An
boundaries of creativity and technical virtuosity to tell the stories of accomplished military strategist and general, Kang Xi was victorious
history’s great figures. Pairing the traditional expertise of the métiers over the powerful Three Lords who threatened his sovereignty, and
d’arts nurtured for over 110 years with high precision technology over the rebels of Inner and Outer Mongolia, successfully submitting
and tools, Montblanc artisans transform fine materials into them to Qing rule. One of the most able riders of his time, he had
elaborate masterpieces that defy imagination. From stone cutting a passion for tiger hunting. Among the many achievements that
and setting to hand engraving and gold work, many techniques shaped his cultural legacy, he created the Mountain Resort in
have been used to bring to life the fascinating world of Kang Xi, the Chengde, a classic masterpiece of Chinese palace architecture
longest reigning emperor in Chinese history. Part writing instrument and one of the world’s largest royal gardens designed in the great
part jewellery creation in colourful precious stones and gold, each imperial tradition. He repaired and extended the Grand Canal that
Montblanc High Artistry Homage to Emperor Kangxi Limited Edition linked the Yellow River and Yangtze River, from Beijing to Hangzhou.
is a dazzling display of the Maison’s artistry. He commissioned the Kangxi Dictionary that became the standard
Chinese dictionary during the 18th and 19th centuries, and essential
Considered one of China’s greatest emperors, Kang Xi (1654 – 1722) for the development of literature, poetry and culture during the
was the second emperor in the Qing dynasty whose reign brought Qing dynasty and beyond.
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