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8133 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN
M. KAUFFMANN, YARMOUTH, MAINE
8134 LOTS 8133-8134

8135 8133
A SOAPSTONE SEAL
114 | BONHAMS Late 19th/early 20th century
The polished seal of mottled butterscotch
tone, with low relief decoration depicting
the moon and waves together with an
inscription, with a silver case and inkpad, the
inscription on the case indicating it was once
a gift to Lin Baile.
1 1/2in (3.8) high (seal), 2¼in (5.7) high (case)
$3,000 - 5,000

十九世紀晚期或二十世紀早期 壽山石印章
帶銀盒

The inscription on the silver case cover reads
林白樂博士雅玩繆鍾彝敬贈, which may be
translated as ‘For the elegant taste of Dr. Li
Baile, reverently presented by Miao Zhongyi’.

Paul Linebarger (1913-1966), whose
Chinese name was Lin Baile, was an
American author, academic and East Asia
policy expert, who also wrote science
fiction under the pen name Cordwainer
Smith. Prof. Linebarger’s long involvement
with China began with his father moving
the family to China in 1907 to support Sun
Yat-Sen, who would become Linebarger’s
godfather. Linebarger eventually served in
the United States Army in China holding
various military intelligence posts during
World War II.

8134
A SILVER ‘TIGER’ SEAL
18th/19th century
Heavily cast as a smiling recumbent tiger, with
legs folded under the body and its striped
back inlaid with copper, the underside cast
with four archaic characters.
1 5/8in (4.1cm) square
$1,500 - 2,500

十八或十九世紀 銀虎鈕印章

PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS

8135
AN INSCRIBED DUAN INK STONE AND
HARDWOOD BOX
Late Qing dynasty
The stone of rectangular section, the top
displaying a recessed square surface adjacent
to a deep sloping inkwell, the underside
incised with a fifty-six-character inscription
in clerical script, with an incised signature
and seal reading Songtao; with a hardwood
case, the cover inscribed in intaglio in running
script, in imitation of the calligraphy of Wang
Xizhi (303-361).
7 1/16in (17.9cm) length of the box
$1,000 - 1,500

晚清 端石硯台帶盒