SIGNED YUECHENG, DATED CYCLICAL YIMAO YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1915 AND OF THE PERIOD

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A PAIR OF SOAPSTONE ‘LION’ SEALS MADE FOR YUAN SHIKAI
SIGNED YUECHENG, DATED CYCLICAL YIMAO YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1915 AND OF THE PERIOD
Each square seal is surmounted by a lion accompanied by two cubs. One seal is incised on the side with an inscription reading ‘Respectfully made by Zhang Yin of Xinhe’, and the seal face reading ‘The Imperial seal of Yuan from Xiangcheng’; the other seal bears an inscription on the side reading ‘In Han style by Yuecheng in the spring of yimao year’, and the seal face reading ‘The seal of Weiting’.
4 5/16 in. (11 cm.) high, 282.5 g and 288.6 g, box

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Weiting is the pseudonym of Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), who is from Xiangcheng in Henan province. Hence the seal faces and inscriptions on the current pair of seals indicate that these were made for Yuan Shikai by the renowned master Zhang Yuecheng (1883-1961), who made 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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