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THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN (LOTS 270 - 279)
DEUX CACHETS EN STEATITE SCULPTEE
CHINE, DEBUT DU XXEME SIECLE
Details
DEUX CACHETS EN STEATITE SCULPTEE
CHINE, DEBUT DU XXEME SIECLE
Each seal is of columnar form and is carved to the top with a recumbent Buddhist lion with its head turned to one side. The larger seal is carved to one side with an inscription and the date of the 22nd year of the Republic Period (1933) and signed Yang Pengsheng (1900-1968). The stones are of pale beige and red tones.
The larger, 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high (2)
CHINE, DEBUT DU XXEME SIECLE
Each seal is of columnar form and is carved to the top with a recumbent Buddhist lion with its head turned to one side. The larger seal is carved to one side with an inscription and the date of the 22nd year of the Republic Period (1933) and signed Yang Pengsheng (1900-1968). The stones are of pale beige and red tones.
The larger, 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Bonham's Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 550
Further details
TWO SOAPSTONE 'BUDDHIST LION' SEALS
CHINA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
CHINA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY