California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 06, 2021  Mar. 06, 2021

 Lot # 6040 
A CHINESE 'YUWEI' SOAPSTONE 'DEER' SEAL,TONG DANIAN    童大年刻(1874-1955) 壽山月尾石鹿紐印


  • Dimension: Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Length: 6/8 in (1.9 cm) Width: 1 3/8 in (3.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $400
  • Estimate To: $600

Of rectangular section, the seal inscribed and signed Danian dated to 1906, the seal top carved with a recumbent deer, the seal face carved with six characters.


童大年,原名暠,字醒盦,又字心安,一作心龕,號性涵、松君五子,又號金鰲十二峰松下第五童子,所居曰安居、依古廬、雪峰片石草廬,上海崇明人。篆刻家。幼時學印,師從趙穆。精研六書,尤善篆隷。流寓杭州,後居上海。西泠印社元老。平生刻印極多,出版有《依古廬篆痕》、《童子雕篆》等。另有未出版的流傳本《瓦當印譜》、《無雙印譜》、《撫古印譜》、《古人名印存》、《肖形圖象印存》等。1904年西泠印社出版《現代篆刻》第八集《童心龕印存》為童大年一人之作,其時童氏剛過三十歲,足見其成名之早,影響之大。其書法四體皆能,篆書功力最深。作花卉,以書法行之。