A GILT-BRONZE RECTANGULAR SEAL WITH DEER-FORM FINIAL
Lot 922

A GILT-BRONZE RECTANGULAR SEAL WITH DEER-FORM FINIAL

CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Closed24 September 2020

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A GILT-BRONZE RECTANGULAR SEAL WITH DEER-FORM FINIAL
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The seal surmounted by a finial cast in the form of a deer with backward-turned head, the hair detailed with fine lines, the seal face with two characters reading qun ying.
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high

The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired in 1964.

Specialist note


The seal qun ying literally translates to `a group of heroes,' but here may represent a person's name.