A CARVED BAIFURONG SOAPSTONE SEAL

Lot 1783
25.09.2020 14:00UTC -05:00
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Starting price
$ 6 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 395641
Lot 1783 | A CARVED BAIFURONG SOAPSTONE SEAL
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
A CARVED BAIFURONG SOAPSTONE SEAL

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The top of the oval seal is carved with a crouching mythical beast. One side of the seal is incised with an inscription, fang huai qie du gu ren shu (study the ancient scripts without constraint), which is repeated on the seal face. The inscription on the side is followed by a signature Zuozhou. The stone is of slightly mottled creamy-white color.

2 in. (5 cm.) high, cloth box

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