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    Sale 2190

    Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

    Hong Kong

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    30 May 2005

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    • A FURONG CHILONG SEAL
    Lot 1381

    A FURONG CHILONG SEAL

    Price realised

    HKD 84,000

    Estimate

    HKD 50,000 - HKD 70,000

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    A FURONG CHILONG SEAL
    QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

    Of oval cross-section, surmounted with a pair of chilong carved in openwork straddling the platform, one vertical side with a collector's inscription, the seal chop carved with five characters, Woyi xin weibao, '(For what) I regard as a treasure', the stone of a creamy tone with areas of darker caramel brown inclusions
    2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) wide, box

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    Literature and exhibited

    Exhibited

    On loan to the Hong Kong Museum of Art


    Lot Essay

    The designation 'Hui Shu' inscribed on the side of the seal is the sobriquet for Zhao Zilian (1829-1884), and the inscribed reference to the 'tenth year of Tongzhi' corresponds to 1871.

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