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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHAO SZE KWONG GEORGE PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHAO SZE KWONG GEORGE
A JADE SEAL AN AGATE ‘PEANUTS’ GROUP
BY WANG ZHUANGWEI, 20TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the small pebble of irregular mountain form, signed Zhuangwei skilfully carved through the matt surfaces of the stone
on one side, the seal face inscribed Yazhen xin shang depicting three reddish translucent dates surrounded by four
3.5 cm, 1⅜ in. peanuts
5.7 cm, 2¼ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in PROVENANCE
the family. Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in
the family.
HK$ 15,000-20,000
US$ 1,950-2,600 HK$ 40,000-50,000
US$ 5,200-6,500
Wang Zhuangwei (1909-1998), native of Yi County, Hebei, was
a renowned calligrapher who was also skilled at seal carving. 清十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕早生貴子
See two seals by Wang in the collection of the National Palace
Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Lasting Impressions: Seals from 來源：
the Museum Collection, Taipei, 2007, p. 95, together with two 趙從衍（1912-1999年）收藏，此後家族傳承
calligraphic works by him.
二十世紀 王壯為刻玉隨形雲山印章
印文：亞震心賞
來源：
趙從衍（1912-1999年）收藏，此後家族傳承
銘文：壬子除夕壯為作。
王壯為（1909-1998年），原名沅禮，生於河北書香門
第，工書法，善篆刻。參考台北故宮博物院藏兩方王壯為
刻章，刊於《印象深刻：院藏璽印展》，台北，2007年，
頁95，同頁並收錄兩幅王壯為之書法作品。

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