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Auction archive: Lot number 19

A group of two yellow soapstone seals

Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
US$5,075
Auction archive: Lot number 19

A group of two yellow soapstone seals

Estimate
US$5,000 - US$7,000
Price realised:
US$5,075
Beschreibung:

A group of two yellow soapstone seals The first of square section surmounted by a detailed finial of densely incised waves and fish, the face carved Lu Shuiri Songdao, the stone of orange brown color; the second of tall irregular pebble shape, intricately incised in raised relief peony blossoms blooming from craggy rockery and gnarled branches, the lengthy inscription to the face reading zhi zai yanxia mu yin lun. 3 7/8in (9.9cm) height of second and taller (2). Fußnoten The inscription on the second seal is from the work of the Five Dynasties/Ten Kingdoms poet Li Xun (ca 855-930CE) and can be loosely translated as 'my ambition lies in the rosy clouds and my envy is for those who remain without renown.' 印文:[盧水日松島],[志在煙霞慕隱淪]

Auction archive: Lot number 19
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 two yellow soapstone seals The first of square section surmounted by a detailed finial of densely incised waves and fish, the face carved Lu Shuiri Songdao, the stone of orange brown color; the second of tall irregular pebble shape, intricately incised in raised relief peony blossoms blooming from craggy rockery and gnarled branches, the lengthy inscription to the face reading zhi zai yanxia mu yin lun. 3 7/8in (9.9cm) height of second and taller (2). Fußnoten The inscription on the second seal is from the work of the Five Dynasties/Ten Kingdoms poet Li Xun (ca 855-930CE) and can be loosely translated as 'my ambition lies in the rosy clouds and my envy is for those who remain without renown.' 印文:[盧水日松島],[志在煙霞慕隱淪]

Auction archive: Lot number 19
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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