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A TIANHUANG SEAL
FIRST HALF OF 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular seal is of square cross-section and is incised on one vertical side with the characters
shaoling ju cixian zhuan, and on the base with an inscription of fourteen seal characters and the characters
zhuwen. The stone is of a rich honey tone.
1¼ x 1¼ x 2 in. (3.3 x 3.3 x 5.1 cm.)
£80,000-120,000 US$110,000-160,000
€93,000-140,000
PROVENANCE:
Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1873.
Property from a Princely Collection.
The inscription on the vertical side bears the zi or style name of Cixian, indicating the artist Zhao
Zhichen (1781-1860) who is recorded in Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai renmin
chubanshe, 2003, p. 1270.
The inscription on the base are two verses from a poem, Jiang Shang Yin, written by the Tang poet Li
Bai (AD 701-762).

清十八世紀初 趙之琛田黃方印
印文: 興酣落筆搖五岳 詩成笑傲凌滄洲
邊款: 少陵句 次閑篆

來源:
香港佳士得2007年11月27日,拍品1873
貴族私人珍藏

(seal face) (seal impression)

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