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PROPERTY FROM THE STUDIO OF TEN OBSESSIONS
               ډ⅕㸺Ὂⳉ
               2810
               A TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL ANIMAL’ OVAL SEAL
               QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
               The seal is surmounted by a finial in the form of a single bifurcated horned recumbent
               mythical beast with backward-turned head. The seal face is carved in intaglio with a
               four-character poetic inscription, diedang wenshi, taken from Jiang Yan’s poem. The
               stone is of caramel tone.
               1ƒ in. (3.9 cm.) long, 35g
               HK$200,000-300,000                            US$26,000-38,000

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                                                                                       seal face    impression
               ࣇᙔ厍㒊໳ᙔट                                                                   ࣇ㬷           ࣇᙔ
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