REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)

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A PAIR OF BAIFURONG ‘MYTHICAL ANIMAL’ SEALS MADE FOR YUAN SHIKAI
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
Each square seal is surmounted by two felines with bifurcated tails, both grasping a sprig of lingzhi. One seal face is carved with the characters Hongxian chenhan, the other with jixia linqin.

1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm.) wide, 125 g and 127 g, box (2)

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Lot Essay

The inscription on one seal face, Hongxian chenhan, indicates that the current pair of seals were made for Yuan Shikai, who proclaimed himself the Hongxian Emperor during his futile attempt to revive the monarchy in China from 1915 to 1916.

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