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A TIANHUANG ‘PHOENIX’ RECTANGULAR 清 田黃鳳鈕印（94克）
SEAL
印文：御賜，海岱高門第
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The rectangular seal is surmounted by a finial carved in the form of 《尚書·禹貢》中稱「海岱惟青州」。海即渤海，岱即泰山，「海岱高門第」意
phoenix with finely detailed feathers. The seal face is carved with a 指古青州地域內的名門望族。山東諸城注溝鎮逄戈莊村（今屬高密）為清代
five-character poetic inscription, Haidai gaomen di flanked by a pair of 體仁閣大學士、吏部尚書劉墉之故里。乾隆二十一年（1756年），劉墉到安徽
chilong below a two-character inscription yuci, ‘imperially bestowed’, 赴任前，乾隆皇帝召見劉墉，賜詩「海岱高門第，瀛洲新翰林」。
in relief.
2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) high, 94g, box
HK$500,000-800,000 US$64,000-100,000

The inscription on the seal face can be translated as ‘Illustrious family of
the Haidai region’. Haidai is the ancient name of modern-day Shandong,
and also the hometown of the Qianlong-period scholar-official Liu Yong
(1719-1805). In 1756, Emperor Qianlong wrote a poem for Liu Yong, in
which this five-character inscription is mentioned.

(seal face 印面) (seal impression 印文)

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