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AN IMPERIAL RUSSET JADE ‘DRAGON’ SEAL 清嘉慶 玉「虛明境」璽

JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820) 印文：虛明境
The rectangular platform is surmounted by a finial carved in the 來源:
round as a dragon standing foursquare with a pearl centred at its chest 台灣私人舊藏，入藏於1990年代（傳）
and encircled by clouds. The seal face is carved in relief with a three-
character inscription, Xu ming jing, 'state of emptiness and clarity'. 本拍品印文著錄於：郭福祥主編，《故宮博物院藏清代帝后寶璽印譜．嘉慶
The stone is of a beige tone with darker areas of russet and opaque 卷二》，第九冊，北京，2005年，頁193（圖一）
mottling.
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high, box
HK$1,500,000-2,500,000 US$200,000-320,000

P R O V E NAN C E :
A Taiwanese private collection, acquired in the 1990s, by repute
The impression of the current seal is included in Gugong bowuyuan cang
Qingdai dihou xiyin pu [An Album of Impressions of the Qing-dynasty
Emperors and Empresses’ seals in the Palace Museum, Beijing], Jiaqing
juan, no. 2, Beijing 2005, p. 193 (fig. 1).

(seal face 印面) (seal impression 印文)

fig. 1
圖一

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