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A PAIR OF SOAPSTONE SQUARE SEALS
MID-QING DYNASTY
The seals are surmounted in mirror image with a finial modelled
as a seated mythical beast, bixie. One seal face reads Li Bing zhi yin
(seal of Li Bing) and other reads Biao cheng (Court official Biao).
The stone is of a white tone with black inclusions.
3 in. (7.2 cm.) high (2)
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000

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A GROUP OF TWENTY-SEVEN
SEALS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Comprising of a pair of square soapstone seals, impressions
a small tianhuang seal (15 g), a pair of chicken-
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blood seals, and twenty-two other seals of
different materials, including amethyst, rock
crystal, bronze, amber, soapstone. The seal
faces include various inscriptions, some of
which are pseudonyms of Fujita Denzaburo.
The tallest: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, Japanese gilt-
lacquered box, wood box (27)
HK$200,000-300,000
US$26,000-38,000
PROVENANCE
Fujita Family Collection (by repute)
The underside of the wood box is inscribed
by Yamamoto Chiku’un (1819-1888), who
was a seal engraver and a sencha tea
master.

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