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Lot Essay
The cyclical year of renwu corresponds to 1942 in the Republic period. The accomplished painter and carver Zhi Cian (1904-1974) from Jiangsu was famous for his seal and bamboo carving, with some of his best known works found in bamboo fans and wrist rests.
Ye Yiquan (n. d.) was the fourth son of the late-Qing business magnate Ye Chengzhong (1840-1899) who pioneered the hardware industry in China. Ye Yiquan built the famous Jiangwan racecourse and used its revenue to fund the construction of his mansion and garden complex that became known as the Ye Garden or the Shanghai Garden of the Night, which he donated to the Shanghai Medical School in 1933. The complex forms part of the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital today. The current seal is accompanied by a brocade box with a label on the cover and an ink inscription with an inventory number on the base.
Ye Yiquan (n. d.) was the fourth son of the late-Qing business magnate Ye Chengzhong (1840-1899) who pioneered the hardware industry in China. Ye Yiquan built the famous Jiangwan racecourse and used its revenue to fund the construction of his mansion and garden complex that became known as the Ye Garden or the Shanghai Garden of the Night, which he donated to the Shanghai Medical School in 1933. The complex forms part of the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital today. The current seal is accompanied by a brocade box with a label on the cover and an ink inscription with an inventory number on the base.