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EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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TWO BLACK SOAPSTONE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ SEALS
EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The black soapstone is carved in low relief at the top with a sea creature and incised with the signature of Zhou Bin on one vertical side. The other rectangular seal is surmounted by a finial carved in the form of a recumbent mythical beast. The seal face is inscribed with a phrase from Baihuxing ‘Ode to the White Tiger’ by the Tang poet Li He reading ‘danrutie jianrushuang’ (courage like iron, sword like frost). Two characters, Yuxuan, are incised on the side.
The taller: 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, boxes (2)
EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The black soapstone is carved in low relief at the top with a sea creature and incised with the signature of Zhou Bin on one vertical side. The other rectangular seal is surmounted by a finial carved in the form of a recumbent mythical beast. The seal face is inscribed with a phrase from Baihuxing ‘Ode to the White Tiger’ by the Tang poet Li He reading ‘danrutie jianrushuang’ (courage like iron, sword like frost). Two characters, Yuxuan, are incised on the side.
The taller: 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, boxes (2)
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Please note that the estimate of this lot is: HK$120,000 – 150,000
請注意，此拍品的估價為：HK$120,000 – 150,000
請注意，此拍品的估價為：HK$120,000 – 150,000
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