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- Chinese Tianhuang Dragon Seal - blankCarved
Chinese Tianhuang Dragon Seal - blankCarved and finely polished Tianhuang seal depicting mountainous landscape uncarved face/bottom 2'' H. Private collection Ontario Canada.
- Chinese Tianhuang Dragon Seal - BlankLage
Chinese Tianhuang Dragon Seal - BlankLage Tianhuang seal with finely carved and polished dragon seal is blank or uncarved 4'' H x 2.5'' Square. Private collection Ontario Canada.
- Chinese Yellow-Skin Tianhuang Seal -
Chinese Yellow-Skin Tianhuang Seal - BlankFinely carved and polished yellow-skinned Tianhuang seal depicting figural landscape on all sides seal uncarved or blank 4.25'' H.Private collection Ontario Canada.
- Important Chinese Tianhuang Seal of
Important Chinese Tianhuang Seal of Jiang Kong YinThis was one of the personal seals of Canton's famous Jiang Kong Yin (1864-1952) finely carved Tianhuang dragon seal the stone of a rich brown caramel color well carved as a Chinese dragon spitting out a pearl and resting atop a square base incised with the ''Jia Shen'' date (1944) and signed Kong Yin the face of the seal carved with four characters reading ''shi qing hua yi'' translated to ''poems have feelings and paintings have souls.'' measures 2.75''H circa 1940's.Provence: Purchased in the 1970's in Hong Kong by the consignor's grandfather from the nephew of one of the late Jiang Kong Yin's wives or concubines. Jiang Kong Yin was a student of Kang You Wei (1858-1927) and was addressed as ''Tai Shi'' (achieved the rank of ''er jia jin shi'' at the last Imperial examination ''ke ju dian shi'' of the late Qing dynasty). Jiang was selected by the Qing court for the official position ''shu Ji shi'' and attended the Imperial College ''han lin''. Jiang was an active politician during the late Qing and Early Republic of China period. In 1911 after the March 29 Guangzhou Uprising failed Jiang offered assistance on fundraising for the burial of the bodies of 72 young revolutionaries in Huang Hua Gang (as inscribed on one of the tablets at Huang Hua Gang Commemoration Park in Guangzhou). After that Dr. Sun Yat Sen and his wife Soong Ching Ling Made a special trip to meet Jiang and thank him for his assistance. Jiang was also a prominent scholar and author a well known foodie(food tasting expert) and best known for being the recipe creator fo the ''Tai Shi Snake Soup''.Property of a Palm Springs Florida Gentleman.
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