Lot 1900
1900
A FINELY CARVED 'XIZHI AND GEESE' TIANHUANG SEAL
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A FINELY CARVED 'XIZHI AND GEESE' TIANHUANG SEAL

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A FINELY CARVED 'XIZHI AND GEESE' TIANHUANG SEAL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Of square cross-section, finely carved in shallow relief and highlighting the natural inclusions of the stone, with a scholar and his attendant seated beneath a tree in a lakescape overlooking a pair of geese, one side incised with two characters, the carver's name Rangzhi, the base bearing the seal chop, carved in relief, Jiannan diyi jia, 'The best in Jiangnan'
7/8 x 7/8 in. (2.2 x 2.2 cm) square, box and stand
Weight: 65 gm.

Lot Essay

The carver of the present seal is identified as the artist Wu Xizai (1799-1870) whose zi, style name was Rangzhi, Wu obtained an official government title of Juren; and is recorded in Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai remin meishu chubanshe, 2003, p.285.

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