Page 251 - Imperial Sale Chinese Works of Art June 1 2016 HK
P. 251
3365
A TIANHUANG ‘LIONS’ SEAL 清 田黃太師少師鈕方印（84 克）
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) 刻文：
庚戊八月又二日，偶得此印石，甚喜之，並刻能事不受相促
The rectangular seal is incised on two sides with an inscription 迫之印
bearing the signature of the carver He Xingzhou, surmounted by 汝瑾仁兄以為知，何星州刻之並記
a finial in the form of a cub lion clambering on its mother’s back.
The seal face is carved with a poetic inscription. 印文：
2 º in. (5.6 cm.) high, 84 g, box 能事不受相促迫
HK$480,000-600,000 US$63,000-78,000
seal impression
印文
249
