California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Dec. 21, 2014  Dec. 21, 2014

 Lot # 3531 
WANG DAXIN: A TIANHUANG STONE SEAL    王大炘 田黃印章


  • Dimension: Height: 2 3/8 in (6.1 cm) Weight: 48 g
  • Estimate From: $12000
  • Estimate To: $16000

The seal is elegantly carved in shallow relief with a bamboo trunk and leafy branch, one side incised with inscriptions with author's signature 'Wang Da Xin'.


王大炘(冰鐵)一八六九年生,一九二四年卒。吳縣(江蘇蘇州)人。字冠山,號冰鐵、冰銕、懽山民、巏山民。齋堂為冰鐵堪、南齊石室。工治印,醉心於秦、漢之法,又廣學諸家,作品面目不拘一格,秀麗有餘,蒼勁尚欠,布局多平整工穩,曾名噪一時,與苦鐵(吳昌碩)、瘦鐵(錢崖)有并稱「海上三鐵」之譽。