SIGNED JIN BEILOU, REPUBLIC PERIOD

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A TIANHUANG ‘HORSE’ SEAL MADE FOR CHEN BAOSHEN
SIGNED JIN BEILOU, REPUBLIC PERIOD
The rectangular seal is surmounted by a finial in the form of a recumbent horse, incised on the frontal side with an inscription reading ‘Made by Beilou in the Capital’. The seal face is carved with three characters Huandu Lou.

13/16 in. (2 cm.) wide, 18.3 g, box

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Lot Essay

Beilou is the studio name of Jin Shaocheng (1878-1926), a renowned literati from Zhejiang active during the late Qing to early Republic period, well respected for his talents in calligraphy, paintings and seal carvings. Huandu Lou is the name of a private library in Luozhou, Fujian, owned by the late Qing statesman and scholar Chen Baoshen (1848-1935).

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