FIRST HALF OF 18TH CENTURY

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A TIANHUANG SEAL
FIRST HALF OF 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular seal is of square cross-section and is incised on one vertical side with the characters shaoling ju cixian zhuan, and on the base with an inscription of fourteen seal characters and the characters zhuwen. The stone is of a rich honey tone.
1 ¼ x 1 ¼ x 2 in. (3.3 x 3.3 x 5.1 cm.)

Provenance

Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1873.
Property from a Princely Collection.

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Lot Essay

The inscription on the vertical side bears the zi or style name of Cixian, indicating the artist Zhao Zhichen (1781-1860) who is recorded in Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai renmin chubanshe, 2003, p. 1270.

The inscription on the base are two verses from a poem, Jiang Shang Yin, written by the Tang poet Li Bai (AD 701-762).

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