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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A TIANHUANG ‘PHOENIX’ SEAL FOR JI YUN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The square columnar seal is surmounted by a finial carved with
two confronting phoenix amidst clouds reserved on a dragon-scale
ground. The seal face is carved with four characters Yuewei Caotang
in a square surrounded by two confronting dragons chasing a pearl.
The stone is of a caramel tone with a few brownish-red inclusions.
2 ‰ in. (7.3 cm.), box, 171 g
HK$1,500,000-2,200,000 US$200,000-280,000 seal face
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The four-character inscription on the seal face is the title of
Fantastic Tales, a novel composed of short stories of ghosts,
immortals and karma with social satire to reflect the corrupt
officialdom. Its author Ji Yun (1724–1805), also known as Ji
Xiaolan, was an influential scholar in the Qianlong period.
The present seal face is similar in style to many Qianlong
imperial seals, see Lasting Impressions: Seals from the
Museum Collection, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2007,
p. 77 for a jade double-seal of Qianlong; also see Qing dai di
hou xi yin ji cheng (The Qing Dynasty Emperor’s and Empress’
Seals), Palace Museum, Beijing, 2005, vol. 2, p. 16 and 20 for impression
two soapstone seals of Qianlong, all with a similar confronting ࣇᙔ
dragons border.

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