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Lot Essay
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 two soapstone seals of Qianlong, all with a similar confronting dragons border.
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 two soapstone seals of Qianlong, all with a similar confronting dragons border.