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Lot
Number
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J000067 |
| Lot
Title |
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Jade Carving Chop with Beast Figure |
| Date
of Origin |
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Ming Dynasty |
| Country
of Origin |
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China |
| Material
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Jade |
| Measurements |
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Length: 4.3 cm Width:2.3 cm |
| Lot
Quantity |
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1 |
| Estimate |
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| Description:
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Description (guaranteed):
This is a square shaped chop with beast figure. I bought this piece because it's primitive simplicity style and colors. The chop is not really big, but with rigid and powerful feeling. Especially, the head of the animal is carved so vivid and lovely. I've purchase long time ago another piece of round shaped chop with beast figure (lot 39). That piece also has great carving works and lovely beast head.
Only till Feburary, 2008, I could find and buy another pieces of square shaped beast chop. I was thinking now I could have both round and square shaped chops together as a pair, such a great match.
Mr. Chow, who sold me the squared chop, also knows well about seal cutting, so I asked him to check the seal cutting of my round shaped chop for me. I have been trying to figure it out for the past 10 years, but couldn't. He looked at the chop for a while and stamped the chop on the paper saying this could be a word puzzle with several letters together. Finally, he shout out that's it, definitely it's "Hu Fong" for official to use as a confidential seal during letter communication in ancient time. I then again looked at the chop. Yes, he is right, it's with "Hu Fong" two words.
From a round shaped chop with animal figure to find out another square shaped chop with animal figure, and finally figure out the seal cutting answer, what a great affinity. |
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| Condition
and Additional Specification: |
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Condition: Some nature pitting to jade |
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