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A FURONG SOAPSTONE SEAL CARVED BY ᤪ५ڊ˖ໞ⁵ಡ䢰 䢱
ZHOU KANGYUAN FOR CHEN BAOCHEN ݚຕˑט⨱⯮⊆Ήἅ㖳㡤ഢᾎ⦫ګ䢰 Դ䢱
DATED JIAZI CYCLICAL YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC PERIOD,
CORRESPONDING TO 1924 AND OF THE PERIOD 㚒᪪厍֬ᷡഎڶউ❨໶ࣇ卿⊑ຽ້ސႱӭቯߴ
The square columnar seal is surmounted by a recumbent mythical ࣇᙔ厍എڶ
beast. One of the vertical sides is incised with an inscription in seal
script signed Xiding and dated to the tenth month of cyclical jiazi 㪀༾↪卻 Ĝ 卼卿ໃ֬ᷡ卿⽚ᅿᄬǮࣽ⽚ᨃ㪰ǯ◙ᅤ㨒
year (1924). The seal face is carved in relief with a two-character ⥂卻ի◙႔Ⴊ卼にᰲ՞ǯऱᯎӮჺ卻 卼㙊೥卿㚁⩎៣㩴ᄭ
inscription, Taifu, ‘Emperor’s tutor’in seal script. म೥ǯऱᯎࢦჺ卻 卼ᓄ⤔ـǯऱᯎࢦӲჺ卻 卼卿ᓄ⩎
2 1 in. (5.2 cm.) high, 81g ៣㩴׿㌌卿݋ᚚ㌌㑌཰᯷໶Ǯݤ㨌ໝ೥ݳ◶㛑׿㚿ǯݏ⤁ݨჺ
HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-15,000 卻 卼֌ᮅ㇛ໝᘟ卿㞒ـ⎊㾬ᰠᝧ㩴ǯݏ⤁ࢦჺ卻 卼ԋ
ᯧᏇ…ഔߧई⁡㙄卿㙷㛑㍗㙄㩥Ԭ⡯卿୪㛮㐋㧾㙤ՀࢦՆჺԠ
Chen Baochen (1848-1935), hailing from Fuzhou, Fujian Ԝǯ໿⢴݉ჺ卻 卼卿ㅻ㊽՗݋◶ໝ㱦⥙ㅅǯ໿⢴Ӳჺ卻
province, was a late-Qing scholar-official. During the last years ჺ卼卿㪀༾↪ஙᬗጻ༈リ㑇卿֌ႽჇ卿㐁⡻●ఉ㳾㲬ǯᭆஇ݉
of the Qing dynasty, he served as the sub-chancellor in the
Grand Secretariat and as vice president of the Board of Rites. ჺ卻 卼卿᳖Ⴝ㙪ׅ卿խ㘤㪪ᵌܔ卿 ჺࢳᙻ՗༡卿ᇑ㙪
He was appointed as the tutor of the Last Emperor Puyi in ᳖Ǹᙔሉǹ㋚⽚ࣿǸഎჇǹ㈁㐩ǯ
1911, and remained a loyal supporter of the Qing dynasty for
the rest of his life. ॶᄮ݉卻 卼ǯᮅ㇛㞖ᵏ⥂ἓ⒢ឭ՞ǯࣥल།⇧卿ໃႱ
Zhou Kangyuan (1891-1961), pseudonym Xiding, was a ӭǮ㇛ӭ卿ᛮჺߣ⧤ಳ⏐Ǯಳᄬǯ䁗⽚⒢㈲㱦ǯ⠢㞖⒢ߴ‸Ǯ
renowned and prolific seal carver from the Jiangxi province ۔ᑃ㦈䀢଍卿ᯎࣇ卿ണ߉ऒ᧥ݱ㪿ǯӬ⊂ᯎࣇ㙓Նࢨᙹǯໄӽ
active during the late Qing and Republic periods. It is recorded ᝳǶ⒢㈲㱦ࣇໄǷǮǶ⒢㈲㱦ࣇໄ⦛㫀ǷǮǶऒ଍⁒۔ᑃワǷǯ
that he had carved more than five thousand seals during his
life-time. He is known for his archaistic carving style inspired by
inscriptions found on archaic bronzes and seals.

seal face impression
ࣇ㬷 ࣇᙔ

rubbing
㚒᪪ᑃ‷

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