A TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL ANIMAL’ OVAL SEAL
A TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL ANIMAL’ OVAL SEAL
A TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL ANIMAL’ OVAL SEAL
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A TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL ANIMAL’ OVAL SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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A TIANHUANG ‘MYTHICAL ANIMAL’ OVAL SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The seal is surmounted by a finial in the form of a single bifurcated horned recumbent mythical beast with backward-turned head. The seal face is carved in intaglio with a four-character poetic inscription, diedang wenshi, taken from Jiang Yan’s poem. The stone is of caramel tone.
1 ½ in. (3.9 cm.) long, 35g

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