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A WHITE SOAPSTONE ‘DRAGON’ SEAL, SIGNED ZHUANG
QINWANG BAO
EARLY QING DYNASTY
The top of the rectangular seal is surmounted by a finely carved chi dragon with two horns
playfully grasping lingzhi fungus. The face is carved with four characters in archaic script
reading zhuangqinwang bao (treasure of Prince Zhuang), the stone is of an even beige
colour with opaque white inclusions.
1 …À/”ÿ in. (4.6 cm.) square
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-38,000
Prince Zhuang was the title of a princely peerage in the Qing dynasty (1644-1912). The peerage
was subsequently passed down over nine generations and held by twelve people. It is believed
that the present seal was collected by one of the early generations of Prince Zhuang according
to the carving style of this seal. impression
印文

清初 白芙蓉「莊親王寶」螭龍鈕章
莊親王是清代乾隆年間得到世襲罔替的王爵，其一共傳了九代十二位莊親王。
據此印的雕工看來，其或許曾為世襲較早的莊親王所有。

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