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49 PROPERTY FROM THE DUOSHENGZHAI
COLLECTION
PROPERTY FROM THE DUOSHENGZHAI
COLLECTION 49
50 A GROUP OF FIVE ‘BAIFURONG’
SEALS
THREE ‘DULING’ SEALS Variously carved with different mythical animal-
Comprised of a pair of soapstone seals, each form finials, the stones are of a creamy-beige
carved to the exterior in low relief with a dragon tone.
flying amidst swirling clouds, the stone of a The tallest: 2º in. (5.8 cm.) high, box
creamy-beige tone; and the other of rectangular
section, surmounted by a mythical beast-form HK$60,000-80,000 US$7,800-10,000
finial, the stone of deep honey tone suffused with
reddish inclusions. 白芙蓉印五方
The tallest: 3æ in. (9.6 cm.) high, box
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HK$60,000-80,000 US$7,800-10,000
PROPERTY FROM THE DUOSHENGZHAI
杜陵石印三方 COLLECTION
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28 FOUR SOAPSTONE SEALS
Each of rectangular section with plain seal
faces, two surmounted by a recumbent buffalo
and boy; another carved to the exterior in low
relief with a phoenix flying amidst clouds; and
the fourth carved with a leafy branch. The
materials are of a creamy-beige tone with lighter
inclusions.
The tallest: 3 in. (7.8 cm.) high, box
HK$60,000-80,000 US$7,800-10,000
壽山石印四方