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Lot 166

Sale 3388 - Asian Arts
Oct 18, 2022 6:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$1,500 - 2,000
Price Realized
$3,780
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Nine Chinese seals carved by or gifts from important artists and historians 重要艺术家史学家印章一组九件

Comprising nine soapstone and hardstone seals carved for or given to Dr. Nathan Sivin and his wife Carol by important artist and historian friends; including a transparant stone slender oval seal given by his teacher Aisin Goro Yu Jun; a soapstone seal carved and signed by Dr. Akira Fujieda, one of the foremost scholars of Dunhuang materials; a slender stone seal carved and signed by Lin Qianshi; a pair of seals carved and signed by artist Chen Dancheng; a red stone seal carved by artist Wei Letang; a dome-shaped white stone seal carved with "Chi Bi"("Red Cliff") given by Wang Jinguang; and two seals given by Manchuologist and literary scholar Guan Dedong. Six with inscribed sides. PLEASE NOTE, THE NOTEBOOKS WITH SEAL IMPRESSIONS ILLUSTRATED WITH THIS LOT ARE BEING SOLD WITH LOT 168, NOT THIS LOT.

H: 4 in. (tallest)

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