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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF K’UNG HSIANG-HSI PROVENANCE:
2014 The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, 1881- 1967) Collection,
A PAIR OF LARGE SHOUSHAN SOAPSTONE SEALS New York, and thence by descent within the family.
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The longer inscription, lingzhi liquan wu ben yuan, was taken from a
Each rectangular seal is well-carved with two dragons pursuing a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Zhang Jiuling (AD 678-740), and could be
interpreted as ‘one should rely on one’s own hard work rather than one’s
faming pearl amidst scrolling clouds. One seal face is inscribed with family and ancestors’ glory’.
four characters, qing ming gang jian ([with] clarity and brightness, 清十八/十九世紀 壽山石雕雲紋長方印一對
fortitude and vigor), the other with seven characters, lingzhi liquan wu
ben yuan (Neither lingzhi nor the Li Spring has a root).
6æ in. (17 cm.) high (2)
$20,000-30,000
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