Chinese large Manchu tianhuang seal, of square section carved and pierced to the top with a pair of coiled dragons contesting a sacred jewel, one face incised in Chinese 'huang si zi Yi Zhu' (=fourth imperial son Yizhu (1831-1861); son of the Daoguang emperor, the future Xianfeng Emperor), reversed by two lines of Manchu, the square bottom with four lines of Manchu, the translucent stone of yellow amber color shading to orange and with characteristic striations, with a hongmu wood stand, 3.5''h; Provenance: Estate of Diana Engstrom, Northern California and Sweden
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Outstanding October Auction (470)
10:00 AM PT - Oct 12th, 2008
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Clars Auction Gallery
5644 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
Oakland, CA 94609



