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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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AN IMPERIAL ‘HANWEI JINGJI’
SOAPSTONE SEAL
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The rectangular seal is surmounted by a mythical beast carved in
the round standing on a mound, animatedly grasping a branch of Seal face
lingzhi in its mouth which extends and intertwines with one tip 印面
of its bifurcated tail. The seal face is carved with a four-character
inscription in seal script in relief, Hanwei jingji, ‘Ruminating over
the Classics’.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, 57g, box
HK$2,800,000-3,500,000 US$370,000-450,000

PROVENANCE
A French private collection, acquired in 2005
Impression
印文
清乾隆 壽山石「含味經籍」璽（57克）

來源
2005年購於法國私人珍藏

Impression of the current seal included in Qingdai dihou xiyin jicheng
(Catalogue of Imperial Seals of the Qing Dynasty),
vol.2: Qianlong, Beijing, 2005, p.118
此璽印文收錄於《清代帝后壐印集成》，第二冊•乾隆，北京，2005 年，頁 118

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