Lot 139: TWO ARCHAISTIC JADE SEALS Late Qing Dynasty

TWO ARCHAISTIC JADE SEALS

Late Qing Dynasty

The tortoise knop supported by a square platform base, the underside with six characters in seal script, drilled horizontally under the belly for stringing, the stone mottled and altered dark brown in areas; the
chi dragon knop carved in high relief over a square base, the underside with two characters in seal script, perforated under the body for stringing, the pale stone altered russet-brown and black in areas. (2)


Tortoise seal: 1 7/16in (3.7cm) high, 1 7/16in (3.7cm) square at base;
Chi dragon seal: 7/8in (2.2cm) high, 1in (2.5cm) square at base

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Surface pitting and wear. Old chips to one corner of the tortoise seal. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity.

清末 龜鈕玉印 魑龍鈕玉印 共兩件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1913

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1913-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 1913 年贈

大都會藝術博物館，1913 年迄今



Seal with tortoise knob: 乍延之春長壽

Seal with
chi dragon knob: 長樂

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