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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE IMPERIAL TANXIANGMU SEAL by Anonymous

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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE IMPERIAL TANXIANGMU SEAL

13.7 x 18.7 x 18.7 cm (5.38 x 7.38 x 7.38 in)
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Last recorded sale at Sotheby's, New York (23 Sep 2020)
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Sep 23, 2020
Sotheby'sNew YorkImportant Chinese Art635
$****** - ******
Good
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE IMPERIAL TANXIANGMU SEAL
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Artwork Description
Category

other

Dimensions

13.7 x 18.7 x 18.7 cm (5.38 x 7.38 x 7.38 in)

Provenance

Collection of Max Meincke, acquired in Beijing circa 1900, and thence by descent.

Description

of square section, surmounted by a pair of addorsed dragons among clouds, each powerful creature boldly carved with bulging eyes and flaring nostrils above long whiskers, the mouth open to reveal sharp fangs, two horns extending back over its head along a combed mane with incised details, the two scaly bodies tightly intertwined and crouching, pierced through the center with an aperture threaded with a yellow silk cord terminating in knotted tassels, the seal face deeply carved in baiwen style with four characters reading xieci yuanchun (in celebration of the New Year)