LATE QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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AN INSCRIBED SOAPSTONE SEAL
LATE QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The seal of square section is carved with a double-lion finial and incised on one side with a lengthy inscription followed by a cyclical date, renyin (1902), and a signature, Huang Shiling. The seal faced is carved with a four-character phrase, bai yun hong shu (white clouds, red tree).
3 1⁄8 in. (8 cm.) high

Provenance

Sold at Christie’s New York, 22 March 2019, lot 1769

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Lot Essay

Huang Shiling (1849-1908) was a master carver from Yi county, Anhui province. His seal engravings exhibit strong influence from Han seals and from inscriptions of Shang and Zhou bronzes. Huang’s unique style in carving established him as the founder of the Yishan School in the late Qing period. The Yishan School is also known as the Yue School, since Huang sojourned in Guangdong for many years and thus contributed heavily to the development of seal engraving in that region.

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