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A PAIR OF TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ SEALS MADE FOR
PRINCE PUTONG
REPUBLIC PERIOD
Each seal is surmounted by a single-horned mythical beast with its head turned back.
One seal face is inscribed with the characters Hongdou guanzhu, the other seal face
with the characters Xiyuan moxi.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, 66 g, 63 g (2)
HK$800,000-1,200,000 US$110,000-150,000 seal faces 印面
Hongdou guanzhu and Xiyuan are the style names of Pu Tong (1871-1952), whose father
was the great great grandson of the Qianlong Emperor. He was known for his talent
in painting, calligraphy and theatre, and was termed one of the ‘Four Gentlemen of the
Republic Period’.

民國 田黃雕瑞獸鈕溥侗自用對章（66 克、63 克）
印文：紅豆館主、西園墨戲
溥侗（1871-1952），字厚齋，號西園，別號紅豆館主，其父載治是乾隆帝第十一子成親王 impressions 印文
永瑆之曾孫，過繼給道光帝長子奕緯為子嗣。光緒七年，載治卒，溥侗襲爵，後被封為一
等鎮國將軍、正白旗漢軍副都統等職。能書善畫，酷愛劇藝，與張伯駒、張學良、袁克文
並稱「民國四公子」。

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