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A TIANHUANG ‘FOREIGNER AND BIRD’ SEAL
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The seal is surmounted by a finial in the form of a foreigner trying to rein in a large, exotic
bird with one foot perched on a sack, possibly depicting the Middle Eastern mythical bird
Roc. One side is incised with the signature Zhou Bin. The seal face is carved with five
characters.
2 …/”ÿ in. (5.2 cm.) high, 40 g, box inscription
印文
HK$500,000-700,000 US$64,000-90,000
Zhou Bin is a native of Zhangzhou, Fujian province, who was a renowned carver of seal knobs,
and is thought to have worked during the mid to late 17th century.
清康熙 田黃胡人異禽鈕方印（40克）
邊款：周彬
印文：性拙身多瑕
周彬，字尚均， 福建漳浦人，擅長印鈕雕刻，相傳曾為康熙朝宮廷御工，供奉內廷。
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