5th Mar, 2021 10:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
Lot 111
 

111

SIX WHITE JADE SEALS, MID-QING TO REPUBLIC
清中期至民國六枚玉印章

Sold for €3,034

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, late 18th to early 20th century. Two seals of irregular form, one carved as a rock and the other as a bell with a loop handle. Two seals of rectangular form, one with a loop handle. One seal of cylindrical form, slightly tapering towards the top with a central piercing. One seal of square form with a slightly domed top. The stones of an even white tone, some with light or dark inclusions. (6)

Provenance: Dr. Ernst Eichler, Vienna, Austria. Thence by descent in the same family. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018) was a judge and poet, writing under the pseudonym of Ernst David. His works have been published worldwide and translated into many languages, including Japanese. Beginning in the late 1960s, he built an important collection of writing instruments, seals and other antique desktop objects, among them a small number of Chinese and Tibetan seals.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, occasional light scratches, few minuscule nicks to edges. Some stones with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into very minor hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 82.8 g (total)
Dimensions: Height 4.1 cm (the largest)

清中期至民國六枚玉印章
中國,十八世紀末至二十世紀初。兩枚不規則形狀印章,一枚刻成岩石狀,另一枚刻成帶環鈕的鈴鐺。 兩枚矩形印章,一個帶有環形鈕。 一枚圓柱形,略向頂部傾斜,中間有一個穿孔。 最後一枚方形印章,頂部略帶圓頂。玉石為均勻白色,有些帶有淺色或深色内含物。

來源:奧地利維也納Ernst Eichler 博士,自此保存在同一家族至今。Ernst Eichler(1932-2018)曾是一位法官和詩人,以Ernst David為筆名寫作。 他的作品已在全球出版並翻譯成多種語言,包括日語。 從1960年代後期開始,他建立了重要的書寫工具、印章和其他古董文房收藏,其中包括少量的中國和西藏印章。
圖片:Ernst Eichler 博士(1932-2018)
品相:狀況極佳,輕微磨損, 局部輕微的划痕,邊緣處輕微磕損。石料具有天然裂紋,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。

重量:縂82.8 克
尺寸:最大的高4.1 厘米

 

China, late 18th to early 20th century. Two seals of irregular form, one carved as a rock and the other as a bell with a loop handle. Two seals of rectangular form, one with a loop handle. One seal of cylindrical form, slightly tapering towards the top with a central piercing. One seal of square form with a slightly domed top. The stones of an even white tone, some with light or dark inclusions. (6)

Provenance: Dr. Ernst Eichler, Vienna, Austria. Thence by descent in the same family. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018) was a judge and poet, writing under the pseudonym of Ernst David. His works have been published worldwide and translated into many languages, including Japanese. Beginning in the late 1960s, he built an important collection of writing instruments, seals and other antique desktop objects, among them a small number of Chinese and Tibetan seals.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, occasional light scratches, few minuscule nicks to edges. Some stones with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into very minor hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 82.8 g (total)
Dimensions: Height 4.1 cm (the largest)

清中期至民國六枚玉印章
中國,十八世紀末至二十世紀初。兩枚不規則形狀印章,一枚刻成岩石狀,另一枚刻成帶環鈕的鈴鐺。 兩枚矩形印章,一個帶有環形鈕。 一枚圓柱形,略向頂部傾斜,中間有一個穿孔。 最後一枚方形印章,頂部略帶圓頂。玉石為均勻白色,有些帶有淺色或深色内含物。

來源:奧地利維也納Ernst Eichler 博士,自此保存在同一家族至今。Ernst Eichler(1932-2018)曾是一位法官和詩人,以Ernst David為筆名寫作。 他的作品已在全球出版並翻譯成多種語言,包括日語。 從1960年代後期開始,他建立了重要的書寫工具、印章和其他古董文房收藏,其中包括少量的中國和西藏印章。
圖片:Ernst Eichler 博士(1932-2018)
品相:狀況極佳,輕微磨損, 局部輕微的划痕,邊緣處輕微磕損。石料具有天然裂紋,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。

重量:縂82.8 克
尺寸:最大的高4.1 厘米

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