A DULING SOAPSTONE SEAL CARVED BY ZHOU KANGYUAN FOR CHEN BAOCHEN
A DULING SOAPSTONE SEAL CARVED BY ZHOU KANGYUAN FOR CHEN BAOCHEN
A DULING SOAPSTONE SEAL CARVED BY ZHOU KANGYUAN FOR CHEN BAOCHEN
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A DULING SOAPSTONE SEAL CARVED BY ZHOU KANGYUAN FOR CHEN BAOCHEN

DATED JIAZI CYCLICAL YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1924 AND OF THE PERIOD

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A DULING SOAPSTONE SEAL CARVED BY ZHOU KANGYUAN FOR CHEN BAOCHEN
DATED JIAZI CYCLICAL YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC PERIOD, CORRESPONDING TO 1924 AND OF THE PERIOD
The columnar seal of square section is surmounted by a pair of chilong grasping a lingzhi branch and playfully clambering over each other’s back. One of the vertical sides is incised with an inscription in seal script signed Zhou Kangyuan, dated to the winter of jiazi cyclical year (1924). The seal face is carved in intaglio with a nine-character inscription reading, ‘Chen Baochen, zi Baoqian, hao Tao’an’.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, 115g

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Chen Baochen (1848-1935), hailing from Fuzhou, Fujian province, was a late-Qing scholar-official. During the last years of the Qing dynasty, he served as the sub-chancellor in the Grand Secretariat and as vice president of the Board of Rites. He was appointed as the tutor of the Emperor Puyi in 1911, and remained a loyal supporter of the Qing dynasty for the rest of his life.

Zhou Kangyuan (1891-1961), pseudonym Xiding, was a renowned and prolific seal carver from the Jiangxi province active during the late Qing and Republic periods. It is recorded that he had carved more than five thousand seals during his life-time. He is known for his archaistic carving style inspired by inscriptions found on archaic bronzes and seals.

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