Lot 185

LARGE CHINESE CELADON JADE YUAN DYNASTY-STYLE 'QILN' SEAL
QING DYANSTY










Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 元代風格青玉帶沁梵文麒麟鈕方印
the rectangular-form seal carved to the top with a recumbent horned mythical beast qilin with its front legs and head stretched forwards, its long mane extending over its arched back, the seal face carved with a lanca character, the celadon stone of slightly mottled yellowish brown tone
Dimensions
7.1cm wide
Footnote
A square seal from the Yuan dynasty similarly carved with a dragon on the top was included in the exhibition Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, jointly organised by The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1 May - 22 June 1975, Victoria & Albert Museum, no. 341. Two comparable jade ‘dragon’ square seals were sold at Christie's London: one dated to the Yuan dynasty 13th/14th century, sold on 14 May 2013, lot 129, whilst the other dated to the Qing dynasty and of Yuan-style, was sold on 4 Nov 2014, lot 77.









