Sale 3472
Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall
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2 December 2015
Price realised
HKD 125,000
Estimate
TWO SOAPSTONE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEALS QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) The tianhuang seal is of square section, surmounted by a single-horned mythical beast sharply with its head turned to one side. The seal chop is carved in intaglio with the three characters shizi lin. The soapstone seal is similarly carved with a single-horned mythical beast, the seal face left plain. 2 1/8 in. (5.6 cm.) high; 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) high, box
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