TWO 'CHICKEN BLOOD' SOAPSTONE SEALS
TWO 'CHICKEN BLOOD' SOAPSTONE SEALS
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TWO 'CHICKEN BLOOD' SOAPSTONE SEALS

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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TWO 'CHICKEN BLOOD' SOAPSTONE SEALS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Mr. Mori Rinbei (1855-1945)

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Lot Essay

One seal face is carved with a four-character inscription in intaglio reading miujun zhiyin, 'seal of miujun'. However, there is no record available regarding this individual. The other is carved with a two-character inscription reading zhuanwei.

The side of one seal is carved with a seventeen-character inscription, indicating the seal was carved by Hejian during February of renyin year. The side of the other seal is carved with a fourteen-character inscription, suggesting that it was carved during the double ninth festival of guihai year.

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