A TIANHUANG ‘PHOENIX’ SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The rectangular seal is surmounted by a finial in the form of a recumbent phoenix. The side is incised with the signature Shang Jun. The seal face is carved with six characters.
1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) wide, 41 g, box
Shangjun is the pseudonym of Zhou Bin, a native of Zhangzhou, Fujian province, who was a renowned carver of seal knobs, and is thought to have worked during the mid to late 17th century.
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