ID 963324
Lot 3120 | AN IMPERIAL BLACK AND WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ SEAL
Estimate value
HKD 1 500 000 – 2 500 000
JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1820)
The columnar platform is surmounted by a finial carved in the rounded as a dragon standing proudly foursquare with a bi-furcated tail. The seal face is carved with a three-character inscription in relief, Fei di ting, 'Pavilion of Aerial Perspective.‘
The impression of the current seal is included in Gugong bowuyuan cang Qingdai dihou xiyin pu [An Album of Impressions of the Qing-dynasty Emperors and Empresses’ seals in the Palace Museum, Beijing], Jiaqing juan, no. 2, Beijing 2005, p. 159.
1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) high, box
Provenance
A European private collection, by repute
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Jiaqing period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Objects of Virtue |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Jiaqing period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Objects of Virtue |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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