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A ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL
Qing dynasty
The short rectangular seal body surmounted by a pair of intricately
carved mythical Peng birds, one side signed Laoju Han and dated
dingwei liuyue (sixth month, 1907), the seal face incised with two
lines of verse based on a poem by Tao Yuanming reading qing qin
heng chuang, zhuo you ban hu.
2in (5cm) high, 2.7oz (76.6g)
$10,000 - 15,000
清 丁未六月 田黃雙鵬鈕《清琴橫牀濁酉半壺》章
《丁未六月老菊□漢》邊款
Laoju is the sobriquet of Hu Qu (1840-1910), who also went by the
name Hu Julin. He was a seal carver and engraver well-known for
emulating the calligraphic styles of the Qin and Han dynasties.
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