QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Details

A LARGE TIANHUANG 'LION' SEAL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
3 5⁄8 in. (9.3 cm.) high, 201.5g

Provenance

Collection of Mr. Hatano Shogoro (1858-1929)
Acquired in Tokyo, 1 June 1925
Collection of Mr. Matsumoto Matsuzo (1870-1936)
Collection of Mr. Mori Rinbei (1855-1945)

Literature

Hatano Kokei shi shozohin nyusatsu mokuroku, Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo, 1925, no.227
Soken-an Bijutsu Shusei zuroku, Japan, 1933, no.238

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Lot Essay

The rectangular seal is of square cross-section with well-polished sides, surmounted by a finial in the form of a powerful seated lion with curly mane.
The base is incised with thirteen characters in seal script, reading wuhuama qianjinqiu huerjiangchuhuanmeijiu, excerpted from a poem by Li Bai. The stone is of a rich honey tone.

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