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- Sale 3388
Live
| Philadelphia
Oct 18 | 6:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 3388
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
The top of the seal carved with a lion tussling with two cubs and a brocade ball, the upper border finely-incised with floral scrolls, one side of the seal incised in Chinese, which may be translated as: "Yi Mao [year](equivalent to 1855), ninth month, 29th day; Wu Zi carved in Hanjiang Public Administration of Salt", the underside carved with a two-character seal in archaic script, the stone of a pale amber-brown with darker veining.
H: 4 3/4 in.PROVENANCE:
Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired by the parents of the present owner from the above
NOTE:
Wu Zi (1813-1858) was one of the most renowed seal carvers of the late Qing dynasty, he was also the administrator of the salt monopoly in Shandong province.
