QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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A TIANHUANG ‘PHOENIX’ RECTANGULAR SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The rectangular seal is surmounted by a finial carved in the form of phoenix with finely detailed feathers. The seal face is carved with a five-character poetic inscription, Haidai gaomen di flanked by a pair of chilong below a two-character inscription yuci, ‘imperially bestowed’, in relief.
2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm.) high, 94g, box

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Lot Essay

The inscription on the seal face can be translated as ‘Illustrious family of the Haidai region’. Haidai is the ancient name of modern-day Shandong, and also the hometown of the Qianlong-period scholar-official Liu Yong (1719-1805). In 1756, Emperor Qianlong wrote a poem for Liu Yong, in which this five-character inscription is mentioned.

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