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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
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RARE CACHET EN JADE BEIGE
CHINE, DYNASTIE YUAN (1279-1368)
De section rectangulaire, le bouton est formé par un puissant dragon dont la
corne est finement sculptée. Il est représenté couché, les pattes repliées sous
son corps laissant apparaitre ses griffes tranchantes. Sa gueule féroce aux
yeux globuleux dégage une expression solennelle, les écailles et la crinière
finement incisées. La face est sculptée d'un caractère, probablement crypté,
typique des cachets huaya des époques Song et Yuan.
Longueur: 8,4 cm. (3º in.)
Largeur: 6 cm. (2¡ in.)
Hauteur: 7,2 cm. (3 in.)
€30,000-40,000 US$36,000-47,000
£28,000-36,000
Huaya is a type of seal originated in the Song dynasty depicting figurative
patterns and ciphered or stylised characters. Used in place of a signature, their
influence extends to the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The imposing dragon
covered by the elaborate scales of the present jade seal is vividly rendered by
the meticulous carver towards the muscles of its body, the sharpness of its
claws and the solemn expression on its face. Compare to a very closely related
beige jade dragon seal, displayed in the collection of the Shanghai Museum,
dated Song dynasty, illustrated in Tang, Song, Yuan, si yin ya ji ji cun, by Sun
Wei Zu, Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House, 2001 (fig.1.). According to the fig.1. © DR
description of the Shanghai Museum, their example likely belonged to one of
the Northern Song dynasty emperors for his personal use.
A RARE BEIGE JADE 'DRAGON' RECTANGULAR SEAL
CHINA, YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
元 褐玉蹲龍印押
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