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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION

A SMALL TIANHUANG SEAL AND A 'CHICKEN BLOOD' SEAL

Price Realised USD 4,000

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USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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A SMALL TIANHUANG SEAL AND A 'CHICKEN BLOOD' SEAL

Price Realised USD 4,000

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The first small rectangular seal is with an irregular upper corner, the sides and seal face have been left blank. The second seal is with blank top and sides, and the base is inscribed with two characters zan hou, possibly a name. The stone is of mottled brownish-grey color suffused with bright vermillion-red inclusions.
Tianhuang seal: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high
'Chicken blood' seal: 1 in. (2.5 cm.) high

Acquired prior to 1939, and thence by descent within the family.

Please note the dimension of the two seals should be:

'Chicken blood' seal: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high
Tianhuang seal: 1 in. (2.5 cm.) high

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