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PROPERTY FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTION 清乾隆 御製和闐青玉龍紐璽
AN IMPORTANT KHOTAN GREEN JADE ‘DE SUI 印文：得遂初心
CHU XIN’ IMPERIAL SEAL
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CA. 1795
of rectangular form, surmounted by a carved dragon, the
beast finely carved with a broad, muscular body crouching
on its haunches accented with sharp talons in ambush
and ready to pounce, the seal face crisply carved with
the characters De sui chu xin (‘Able to follow my original
intention’), the translucent stone of a deep fern-green tone
speckled with olive green and black inclusions
6.7 x 2.2 x 3.9 cm, 2⅝ by⅞ by 1½ in.
Important cachet impérial de sui chu xin en jade vert de
Khotan, dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong, vers 1795
100 000-150 000 €

Seal Face

Seal Impression

Impression from Qianlong Baosu
《乾隆寶藪》內印文

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