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A TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ SEAL BY XU SANGENG FOR HE
SHAOJI
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The square form seal is carved with a crouching beast with a bifurcated horn to its head,
incised to one side with the characters jinlei daoshi (the Daoist Jinlei). The seal face is seal face impression
carved with the phrase Yuansou shending zhenji (verified to be authentic by Yuansou). ࣇ㬷 ࣇᙔ
1æ in. (4.2 cm.) high, 29.5 g, box
HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000
The pseudonym Jinlei daoshi is used by the Qing seal carver Xu Sangeng (1826-1890) from
Zhejiang. Yuansou is the other name for He Shaoji (1799-1873), a poet, painter and calligrapher
from Hunan active in the late Qing period.

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