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impression 印文
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TWO INSCRIBED SOAPSTONE SEALS 晚清 / 民國 童大年篆刻壽山石獅鈕方印
或為明代 壽山石方印
YELLOW SOAPSTONE SEAL: SIGNED TONG DANIAN, LATE QING
DYNASTY-REPUBLIC PERIOD; LARGE SQUARE SOAPSTONE SEAL: 來源
POSSIBLY MING DYNASTY 槐安居，日本神奈川縣
Comprised of a small square yellow soapstone seal surmounted 著錄
高峰氏(編)，《槐安居》，東京大東文化協助印刷，2008年
by a lion-form finial with the signature, Danian, carved on one
印文：（壽山方印）瀟湘煙雨；（獅鈕印）不知有何過，謫作人間仙
vertical side and a poetic ten-character inscription on the seal
邊款：（壽山方印）瀟湘煙雨。雪漁；（獅鈕印）大年
face; and a large square soapstone seal of brown tone with dark
童大年（1874-1955），上海崇明人，晚清民國時期篆刻家，精研六
veining, inscribed with a four-character poetic inscription on the 書，西泠印社早期社員。何震（1530-1604），號雪漁，明安徽徽州府
婺源縣人，明朝著名篆刻家，建立皖派，主章篆刻應以六書為准，書法
top followed by a signature, Xueyu, pseudonym of He Zhen, with 與刀法應一致。
another four-character poetic inscription on the seal face.
Larger: 2 º in. (5.6 cm.) square, box (2)
HK$40,000-60,000 US$5,200-7,800
PROVENANCE
Kaiankyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
LITERATURE
Ed. Takamine, Kaiankyo, a stitched-bound 3-volume anthology of
the seal collection of Takashima Kikujiro, printed with the support
of Daito Bunka University, Tokyo, 2008
Tong Danian (1874-1955) was a widely respected seal carver active
during the late Qing dynasty to the Republic period. Known for his
versatility in all calligraphic scripts, he was one of the founding
members of the Xiling Society of Seal Arts. He Zhen (1530-1604) was a
highly renowned seal carver of the late Ming period, and founder of Hui
School of seal carvings, which advocated a return to the classical styles.
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