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2983
A GILT-BRONZE SQUARE SEAL
YUAN DYNASTY (1115-1368)
The square seal is surmounted by a reverse lotus borne on a
scrolling leaf, the finial with a hole for suspension. The seal face is
inscribed with Phags-pa script (Mongolian square scripts), which
indicates the seal belonged to a consort prince.
1 ‰ in. (4.8 cm.) square and high
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000
See a similar gilt-bronze seal with a camel finial, dated to 13th
century, which belonged to Prince Bailan, in the collection of
the Tibet Museum and illustrated in Propitious Clouds Holding 2983
Up the Mount Qomolangma- Select Artworks of Tibetan
Buddhism, Beijing, 2017, pp.20-21. See another jade seal dated
to the Yuan dynasty, the seal face also carved with Phags-pa
script, illustrated ibid. p. 18-19.

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ࣇᙔ卻ݨሲႣᙔ卼㳑㲬റࡘ៣☋எࡒ೥

जࣻ㇦㇛⻦ࢷ⁒㱦⻦ӬᙹࢦӲӽ⡕㤒㞖㠩㳥㳕㟏⎊⼵ℳࣇ卿
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৅Ƿ卿࢈՗卿 ჺ卿㮰 ǯ㇛⻦ࢷ⁒㱦औ⻦Ӭ݉ջℱࣇ卿
ऱ᧙ߴᝳݨሲႣᙔࣇᙔ卿ऱӳ卿㮰 ǯ
seal face
ࣇ㬷

2984

A ZITAN SEAL
YUAN DYNASTY (1115-1368)
The lappet-shaped seal is surmounted by a domed finial decorated
with scrolling patterns and pierced with an aperture. The seal
face is further carved with scrolling pattern enclosing a Tibetan
inscription.
2 º in. (5.7 cm.) high
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000

See a wood seal with a similar domed finial, dated to 13th
century, in the collection of the Tibet Museum and illustrated 2984
in Propitious Clouds Holding Up the Mount Qomolangma-
Select Artworks of Tibetan Buddhism, Beijing, 2017, pp. 16-17.

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⠢৅Ƿ卿࢈՗卿 ჺ卿㮰 ǯ

seal face
ࣇ㬷
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