A ZITAN SEAL
A ZITAN SEAL
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A ZITAN SEAL

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)

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A ZITAN SEAL
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The lappet-shaped seal is surmounted by a domed finial decorated with scrolling patterns and pierced with an aperture. The seal face is further carved with scrolling pattern enclosing a Tibetan inscription.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

See a wood seal with a similar domed finial, dated to 13th century, in the collection of the Tibet Museum and illustrated in Propitious Clouds Holding Up the Mount Qomolangma- Select Artworks of Tibetan Buddhism, Beijing, 2017, pp. 16-17.

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