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2843
A TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ SEAL FOR
YUAN TINGSHOU
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The rectangular seal is carved to the top with a recumbent
mythical beast, incised to one side with the characters jialin hejing
dushutai ending with the signature Shoujie. The same characters are
carved to the seal face.
1º in. (3 cm.) high, 24.5 g

HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000
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Shouje was the pseudorym of the scholar Yuan Tingshou (1762-1809)
from Wuxian, now Suzhou, who was a renowned collector of books who
acquired at times up to 70,000 book volumes.
The characters jialin hejing dushutai may be translated as 'reading desk
in a peaceful neighourhood'.

᪺ڊՌ ڊ̐ˡ☹ ⁳㷍Ήἅ㖳⻷ཅ૔ګ䢰 Դ䢱
seal face impression
ࣇᙔ །㜐ক㬬㍡ᝧ⯓ ࣇ㬷 ࣇᙔ
㚒᪪ །㜐ক㬬㍡ᝧ⯓卿⣟㪖

2844

A FINELY CARVED ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’
TIANHUANG SEAL BY CHEN JULAI
REPUBLIC PERIOD
The oval seal is intricately carved with a horned and winged
mythical beast to the top. One side of the seal is incised with the
signature Julai and the seal face is carved with the characters Siming
Zhai (Hall of Siming).
1¡ in. (3.5 cm.) high, 19.5 g
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000
LITERATURE 2844
Han Fozhi, Yinhai Shiyi, Beijing, 1989

ᤪ५ 㡤຀ϝט⁳㷍Ήἅ㖳ګ䢰 Դ䢱
㚒᪪厍ႜ׹
ࣇᙔ厍ሲᚺ䁗

⮐㙽 seal face impression
㮐דԠ卿Ƕࣇᱡᑢ㚃Ƿ卿࢈՗卿 ჺ ࣇ㬷 ࣇᙔ

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