SIGNED ZHANG YUECHENG, REPUBLIC PERIOD

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A SOAPSTONE ‘MAKARA’ SEAL MADE FOR YUAN SHIKAI
SIGNED ZHANG YUECHENG, REPUBLIC PERIOD
The oval seal is surmounted by dragon-faced fish-tailed Makara, incised to one side with Yuecheng gongjuan ‘Respectfully carved by Yuecheng’. The seal face is carved with the characters Juren Tang.

2 in. (5.2 cm.) high, 44.3 g, box

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Lot Essay

Juren Tang is the studio name which appears on a number of Imperial porcelains made for the court of Yuan Shikai, during his very brief reign. Zhang Yuecheng (1883-1961) was a seal carving master who had created seals for numerous important figures from the late Qing to Republic period including Puyi, Duan Qirui, Wu Peifu, Feng Yuxiang, Bai Chongxi.

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