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Inscribed white jade seal with arched handle
Inscribed white jade seal with arched handle
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Inscribed white jade seal with arched handle and kui dragon with date 1565Ming dynasty or later
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Inscribed white jade seal with arched handle
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BATEA : 490
Simple name
seal
Classified name
stone; jade; animal; Ming; seal; dragon; animal; writing; dated; China; kui; inscription; script; white; poem;
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A rectangular jade seal surmounted by an arched semicircular handle over and through which is an entwined kui dragon. The seal base has a poem in archaic script and on one side an inscription in running script dated the second month of 1565 and signed 'San Qiao'.
Description material
jade
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Description length
4.5 cm
Description height
3.5 cm
Description diameter
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2 cm
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Description inscription
' San Qiao' is recorded as the studio name of Wen Ping (1489-1573), the son of the famous artist Wen Zhenming; Wen Ping was known as an artist and seal carver in his own right but is not recorded as having carved seals in jade.
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Gallery 1, large freestanding case (G3)
Production date
dated 1565
Production period
Ming or later
Production place
China
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