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seal face
                                                                                                              印面

                                                                                                           seal impression
                                                                                                                   印文

      fig. 1 Anonymous court artist. Prince Hongli Practising Calligraphy on a Banana Leaf.

                         c. 1730. Hanging scroll, colour on silk, diametre 106.5 cm.

                                     Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing
          圖一 佚名 弘曆古裝行樂圖頁 絹本 設色 直徑 106.5 厘米 北京故宮博物院藏品

3038

AN IMPERIAL SUI’AN SHI SOAPSTONE SEAL                                                                      Impression of the current seal,

YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)                                                                                   after Qingdai dihou xiyin

The oval seal is delicately carved in the round with blossoming peony branches spreading down                  jicheng, vol. 3: Qianlong,
from the top of a cliff face. The stone is of an opaque yellowish-white tone with areas of purple and
red ‘skins’ that have been skillfully incorporated into the carving to highlight the flowers. The seal          Beijing,  2005, p. 296,
face is carved with a three-character inscription in seal script in relief, Sui’an Shi, ‘Chamber of Peace  《清代帝后璽印集成》第三冊:
Regardless’.
2 √ in. (7.4 cm.) high, 1 æ in. (4.4 cm.) long                                                               乾隆,北京,2005年,頁296

HK$600,000-800,000   US$78,000-100,000

清雍正  御用壽山石牡丹紋鈕「隨安室」璽

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