California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 17, 2018  March 17, 2018

 Lot # 3048 
A RECTANGULAR 'MYTHICAL BEAST' TIANHUANG SEAL    清中期 田黃辟邪紐印


  • Dimension: Height: 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm) Width: 1 in (2.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $9000

The rectangular columnar seal is surmounted by a recumbent mythical beast poised on muscular haunches, highly detailed with incised mane and curved horns, with a signature and date incised on one vertical side. The seal face is carved with a six-character poetic inscription. The stone of an attractive warm golden honey tone. Mid-Qing Dynasty period.


可参考紐約佳士得 2016年3月 拍品號 1691 成交價 USD 221,000. 來源:南加州教授藏家提供
Compare a similar sized Tianhuang seal, sold in Christie’s New York in March 2016, Lot 1691, for USD 221,000. Provenance: Private collection of a professor, Southern California