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A DULING SOAPSTONE SEAL CARVED BY ZHOU
KANGYUAN FOR CHEN BAOCHEN
DATED JIAZI CYCLICAL YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO
1924 AND OF THE PERIOD
The columnar seal of square section is surmounted by a pair of chilong grasping
a lingzhi branch and playfully clambering over each other’s back. One of the
vertical sides is incised with an inscription in seal script signed Zhou Kangyuan,
dated to the winter of jiazi cyclical year (1924). The seal face is carved in intaglio
with a nine-character inscription reading, ‘Chen Baochen, zi Baoqian, hao
Tao’an’. seal face impression
ࣇ㬷 ࣇᙔ
2 ¿ in. (5.5 cm.) high, 115g
HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-15,000
For footnotes on Chen Baochen (1848-1935) and Zhou Kangyuan (1891-
1961), refer to lot 2993.

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rubbing
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