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Lot Essay
For a discussion on Valentine Everit Macy, see the footnote to lot 1764.
The poetic inscription seen on the seal face of the larger seal was taken from the imperial poem Listen to Tang Kang playing qin, composed by Qianlong and recorded in Siku Quanshu (The Complete Library of the Four Treasures), vol. 13.
The studio name carved on the smaller seal, Sanyouxuan (Studio of Three Friends), belonged to the namesake studio which was built by Emperor Qianlong in 1774. Sets of three seals, carved from the same material and in a similar style, with one bearing the name of a palace or a hall, and the other two carved with phrases taken from classical works or poems, were popular at the Qing imperial court. It is very possible that the present two seals originally belonged to a set as such.
The poetic inscription seen on the seal face of the larger seal was taken from the imperial poem Listen to Tang Kang playing qin, composed by Qianlong and recorded in Siku Quanshu (The Complete Library of the Four Treasures), vol. 13.
The studio name carved on the smaller seal, Sanyouxuan (Studio of Three Friends), belonged to the namesake studio which was built by Emperor Qianlong in 1774. Sets of three seals, carved from the same material and in a similar style, with one bearing the name of a palace or a hall, and the other two carved with phrases taken from classical works or poems, were popular at the Qing imperial court. It is very possible that the present two seals originally belonged to a set as such.