Lot Essay
Previously from a Canadian Collection sold in our New York Rooms, 29 November 1990, lot 343.
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A PAIR OF SPINACH-GREEN JADE SCHOLAR'S SEALS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each seal of square cross-section, the upper surface carved in high relief to depict a fierce two-horned dragon amidst clouds, its head above a 'flaming pearl', crouched on four-clawed feet at each of the corners above a square platform, both seal chops carved in zhuwen, positive text, one bearing the four-character, Biyan jingliang, 'Desire for the brush and ink', and the other, Rensheng yile, 'For the pleasure in one's life', the stone of characteristic spinach-green tone with darker green striations
1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in. (4 x 4 x 6 cm.) high, box (2)
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each seal of square cross-section, the upper surface carved in high relief to depict a fierce two-horned dragon amidst clouds, its head above a 'flaming pearl', crouched on four-clawed feet at each of the corners above a square platform, both seal chops carved in zhuwen, positive text, one bearing the four-character, Biyan jingliang, 'Desire for the brush and ink', and the other, Rensheng yile, 'For the pleasure in one's life', the stone of characteristic spinach-green tone with darker green striations
1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in. (4 x 4 x 6 cm.) high, box (2)