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Auction archive: Lot number 15

A group of four jade archaistic seals

Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,800
Price realised:
US$2,550
Auction archive: Lot number 15

A group of four jade archaistic seals

Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,800
Price realised:
US$2,550
Beschreibung:

A group of four jade archaistic seals The first a small nephrite example of rectangular shape surmounted by a recumbent leonine beast drilled for suspension, the face carved Zhongshan Jingwang, the stone of colors of gray and black; the second a slightly smaller square example surmounted by a turtle-like creature, the face carved ri [qiu]; the third of slightly larger rectangular shape surmounted by a leonine beast, the face carved to read shi hua jiao zi, the stone of gray and russet color; the fourth of square section surmounted by a lion like beast finial, the face very shallowly scratched to approximate a seal inscription, carved of stone of predominantly green gray color whorled in numerous inclusions. 1 3/4in (4.5cm) height of last and biggest (4). Fußnoten The inscription on the first seal face could refer to Liu Sheng or King Jing of Zhongshan, a debauched imperial family member of the Western Han dynasty whose tomb was excavated in 1968. 印文:[中山靖王],[日(秋)],[詩畫教子]

Auction archive: Lot number 15
Auction:
Datum:
25 Jun 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
San Francisco 601 California Street Suite 150 San Francisco CA 94108 Tel: +1 415 861 7500 Fax : +1 415 861 8951 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

A group of four jade archaistic seals The first a small nephrite example of rectangular shape surmounted by a recumbent leonine beast drilled for suspension, the face carved Zhongshan Jingwang, the stone of colors of gray and black; the second a slightly smaller square example surmounted by a turtle-like creature, the face carved ri [qiu]; the third of slightly larger rectangular shape surmounted by a leonine beast, the face carved to read shi hua jiao zi, the stone of gray and russet color; the fourth of square section surmounted by a lion like beast finial, the face very shallowly scratched to approximate a seal inscription, carved of stone of predominantly green gray color whorled in numerous inclusions. 1 3/4in (4.5cm) height of last and biggest (4). Fußnoten The inscription on the first seal face could refer to Liu Sheng or King Jing of Zhongshan, a debauched imperial family member of the Western Han dynasty whose tomb was excavated in 1968. 印文:[中山靖王],[日(秋)],[詩畫教子]

Auction archive: Lot number 15
Auction:
Datum:
25 Jun 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
San Francisco 601 California Street Suite 150 San Francisco CA 94108 Tel: +1 415 861 7500 Fax : +1 415 861 8951 info.us@bonhams.com
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