A TIANHUANG OVAL SEAL
A TIANHUANG OVAL SEAL
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A TIANHUANG OVAL SEAL

REPUBLIC PERIOD

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A TIANHUANG OVAL SEAL
REPUBLIC PERIOD
The oval seal is carved with an irregularly-shaped sloping top simulating a rocky hill. The seal face is carved with a ten-character inscription in relief taken from a poem composed by the Tang-dynasty poet Liu Changqing. The stone is of a reddish-orange tone with some characteristic ‘radish veining’.
2 in. (5 cm.) long, box, 105g

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