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Seal

1750-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bamboo seal, the impression an oval of two characters Lingru. Signed Shichuan.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bamboo, carved
Brief description
Seal, carved bamboo, China, Qing dynasty, 1750-1900
Physical description
Bamboo seal, the impression an oval of two characters Lingru. Signed Shichuan.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • At base width: 4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'Shi Chuan' (From Register)
Translation
poem boat
Object history
From Register:
See the very similar seal illustrated as no. 184 in Ip Yee and Laurence C.S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving. Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1978.

19/10/1981
Bibliographic reference
Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 54, fig. 56.
Collection
Accession number
FE.35-1976

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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