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A QING DYNASTY ROCK CRYSTAL LITERATI SEAL ‘GUARDIAN A QING DYNASTY ROCK CRYSTAL LITERATI SEAL IN STYLIZED AN 18 CENTURY ROCK CRYSTAL LITERATI SEAL ‘HORSE”
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LION’ MOUNTAIN SHAPE Transparent rock crystal with natural inclusions
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Transparent rock crystal with natural inclusions mainly to the upper part Transparent rock crystal with natural inclusions, excellent surface polish China, 18 century
China, Qing Dynasty China, Qing Dynasty
The golden speckles in the rock crystal material add to the
The rock crystal seal block of this literati object is near flawless besides This purist literati seal is carved from rock crystal with cloudy natural elegance of this literati seal. Although a zodiac sign and a
some natural inclusions at the top, appearing to emerge from the lion inclusions. The seal ends in a subtly rounded, mountain-like finial of abstract popular motif in Chinese arts there are very few examples of
dog’s paws. The beast is portrayed in an archaistic manner with finely beauty. The seal face is neatly carved – see detail picture and reads ‘Lin Chinese seals with horses. Here we see the horse with its head
incised detail. The seal face is uncarved. Liu Zhang Yuan’. This could refer to Liu Daolong, who was an important turned to the side and looking down to the seal face, which is
political figure in the Ming Dynasty and had the epithet name Linyuan. uncarved. The mane and tail are intricately incised.
Rock crystal objects were highly sought after by Qing Dynasty literati
who referred to the material as ‘water turned to stone’. Shape: Rectangular shape with abstracted, figural finial Shape: Rectangular shape with figural finial
Dimensions: 6,3 cm (height), 2,5 cm (length), 2,3 cm (width) Dimensions: 9,5 cm (height), 4,5 cm (length), 4,5 cm (width)
Shape: Rectangular shape with figural finial Condition: Several chips to lower part, very fine hand patina Condition: Good condition with few small notches to base
Dimensions: 12,8 cm (height), 4,8 cm (length), 2 cm (width) Provenance: Austrian private collection Provenance: Austrian private collection ġ
Condition: Good condition with few tiny nicks ġ
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to 㶭ẋ㯜㘞Ⱉ⼊㔯Ṣ⌘䪈 ⋩ℓᶾ䲨㯜㘞楔憽㔯Ṣ⌘䪈
early 1950s ġ ⸽悐㚱⸦ᾳ⮷塪⎋炻⊭㻧㹓㼌 ⑩䚠列⤥炻⸽⹏㚱⸦ᾳ⮷↡星
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⑩䚠列⤥炻㚱ṃ⽖塪䕽 Estimate EUR 200,- Estimate EUR 800,-
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ⇅岤ℍ Starting price EUR 100,- Starting price EUR 400,-
Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 100,-

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