Catalogue Note:
This set of Tianhuang seals consists of three pieces, each with distinctive features. The first one is made of substantial warm yellowish-orange stone carved with a columnar square-sectioned body rising to a plain finial following the original shape of the material. The second one is surmounted by a ferocious dragon with bulging eyes and flaring nostrils below two curled horns. The third one is of square section, the warm yellowish-orange tianhuang skillfully carved with a mythical beast resting on its haunches with the head turned towards its left, depicted with a gaping mouth and bulging eyes beneath its horn and bushy eyebrows.
These three Tianhuang seals are all of great quality, color pure and even, compact and semi-transparent, with thick and bright patina. The vivid designs also show archaic aesthetics, especially appealing to the eye.
These three Tianhuang seals are all of great quality, color pure and even, compact and semi-transparent, with thick and bright patina. The vivid designs also show archaic aesthetics, especially appealing to the eye.