Lot  638 Ravenel Spring Auction 2018

Ravenel Spring Auction 2018

A SET OF THREE TIANHUANG SEALS

Republic Period

H: 4 cm
H: 3 cm
H: 3.8 cm
Total weight: 35.4g

Estimate

TWD 380,000-550,000

HKD 102,000-148,000

USD 13,100-18,900

CNY 82,000-119,000

Sold Price

TWD 432,000

HKD 113,684

USD 14,477


+ OVERVIEW

This set of Tianhuang seals consists of three pieces, each with distinctive features. The first one is made of substantial warm yellowish-orange stone carved with a columnar square-sectioned body rising to a plain finial following the original shape of the material. The second one is surmounted by a ferocious dragon with bulging eyes and flaring nostrils below two curled horns. The third one is of square section, the warm yellowish-orange tianhuang skillfully carved with a mythical beast resting on its haunches with the head turned towards its left, depicted with a gaping mouth and bulging eyes beneath its horn and bushy eyebrows.

These three Tianhuang seals are all of great quality, color pure and even, compact and semi-transparent, with thick and bright patina. The vivid designs also show archaic aesthetics, especially appealing to the eye.

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Ravenel Spring Auction 2018

Saturday, June 2, 2018, 3:30pm