REPUBLIC PERIOD

Price Realised HKD 68,750

Estimate

HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000

Closed: 11 Jun 2021

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A GROUP OF THREE SOAPSTONE SEALS

REPUBLIC PERIOD

Price Realised HKD 68,750

Closed: 11 Jun 2021

Price Realised HKD 68,750

Closed: 11 Jun 2021

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‘deer’ seal: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) high; boxes

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Lot Essay

The lot comprises a soapstone seal with a horse-form finial, with an inscription on the side dated to the cyclical year (1934) and signed by Yingai, the pseudonym of Shou Shigong (1885-1950), and a two-character inscription on the seal face; a square soapstone seal carved with chrysanthemums on one side and a poetic inscription on the other signed by Ma Gongyu (1890-1969), and a four-character inscription on the seal face; and a rectangular soapstone seal carved with a recumbent deer under a pine tree amidst rocks and on one side, a signature of Putang, the pseudonym of Wu Pu (1922-1966) on the other, and a four-character inscription on the seal face.