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4 janvier 2019

A silver-inlaid iron square seal, Ming dynasty or earlier

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Lot 148. A silver-inlaid iron square seal, Ming dynasty or earlier; 2 1/2 in. (5.9 cm.) square. Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 150,000Price realised HKD 118,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The square seal is cast with a finial in the form of two lion heads confronted on a flaming pearl. The surface is finely inlaid with silver with a pair of sinuous dragons on top and waves on the sides. The seal face is cast with an inscription in seal script, Ningyuan jiangjun zhang, 'Seal of General of Ningyuan'.

Provenance: Nakabayashi Gochiku (1827-1913), acquired in 1897 in Beijing.

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor

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