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A GREENISH-WHITE JADE CONJOINED
SEAL
19TH CENTURY
The square and circular seals are joined by a
shaped arch with two loose rings. The stone is of a
pale tone with tiny dark fecks.
£6,000-8,000 $7,900-10,000
€6,700-8,900
Sun Xingyan (1753-1818) was a notable scholar-
oficial under the Qianlong (1736-1795) and
Jiaqing (1796-1820) reigns. The circular seal face
is carved with Sun’s pseydonym, fang mou shan
ren, and the square seal face reads chen xing yan
yin, ‘the seal of your humble subject Xingyan’.
清十九世紀 青白玉活環雙聯印

「芳茂山人」 「臣星衍印」

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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A SEATED
SCHOLAR
19TH CENTURY
The bearded scholar is carved seated on a rock
boulder beside some books and a large washer.
The stone is of a pale tone with a faint honey russet
area highlighting the right hand.
3Ω in. (9 cm.) high
£10,000-15,000 $14,000-20,000
€12,000-17,000
清十九世紀 白玉高士像

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