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PROPERTY FROM A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTION 十七世紀 田黃臥獅鈕方印
FORMED BEFORE WORLD WAR II
A TIANHUANG ‘LION’ SEAL
17TH CENTURY

of square form, surmounted by a recumbent lion with its head
turned to its right and resting on its front paws, the restful
beast depicted with a pronounced snout picked out with ruyi
nostrils, its muscular body centred with a subtle crenulated
spinal column terminating in a bushy tail detailed with a
scrolling motif, the seal face carved with a four-character
inscription, the stone of an attractive warm variegated
brownish-orange colour
5 by 3.2 by 3.2 cm, 2 by 1¼ by 1¼ in.
104.66 gr.
HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 51,500-77,000

Seal Face 印面

200 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比