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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
清乾隆
A RARE PAIR OF IMPERIAL 御製涅白地套褐料

OVERLAY GLASS ‘CHILONG’ 三螭龍鈕方璽一對
SQUARE SEALS 印文：肅親王寶、制節謹度

QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG 來源：
PERIOD 紐約佳士得1992年12月3日，編號13
靜觀堂收藏
each of square section with canted shoulders, carved from 紐約佳士得1997年9月18日，編號111
semi-translucent white glass, and realgar-imitation glass
overlay of a mottled orange-brown colour, finely carved with
three dynamic chilong of different sizes with long bifurcated
tails clambering up the shoulder of the seal, the largest
chilong resting its head on the squared top, one seal face
carved with a four-character inscription reading Su Qinwang
bao (Treasure of Prince Su), the other with a four-character
inscription reading zhi jie jin du (‘to spend in moderation, to
act according to regulations’), stands
6 cm, 2⅜in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 3rd December 1992, lot 13.
The Jingguantang collection.
Christie’s New York, 18th September 1997, lot 111.
HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 255,000-383,000

Seal Face Seal Face
印面 印面

Seal Impression Seal Impression
印文 印文