Estimate

1.000 - 1.500

Session

8 May 2026

Description

China, Qing Dynasty, dated 1902

Of square section, carved from translucent yellow Shoushan stone (huangshi) of waxy lustre

The top surmounted by a high-relief dragon amid clouds chasing the flaming pearl

The sides incised in cursive script, one inscription highlighted in red seal paste recording a dedication to "venerable elder brother Shizhen", dated the winter month of the renyin year (1902), and the opposite side bearing an inscription in the calligraphic style of Chen Mansheng (Chen Hongshou, 1768-1822) with the mark Bei'an, sobriquet of Zhao Zhiqian (1829-1884), indicating it as a homage to the latter's style

The base carved with a four-character seal in zhuanshu script

(minor chips to the edges; natural internal cleavage; remains of seal paste)



清光緒壬寅年（1902）黃壽山石雕蟠龍鈕方章

Height: 7 cm

Additional Information

The main lateral face bearing an inscription recording: "Imitating the Ming dynasty method of seal carving, made for the respected brother Shizhen, winter month of the renyin year" (1902). The opposing face inscribed in the calligraphic manner of Mansheng (Chen Hongshou, 1768–1822), with a mark reading Bei'an, the sobriquet of the celebrated seal carver Zhao Zhiqian (1829–1884), indicating this to be a homage piece executed in the master's style.