Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
Property of a North American Private Collector
An Imperial green jade 'dragon' posthumous seal for the Empress Dowager Ci'an, The carving: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, The seal face: Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, 1881 | 玉寶：清乾隆 印文：清光緒 1881年 青玉孝貞顯皇后玉寶
Auction Closed
September 20, 05:51 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An Imperial green jade 'dragon' posthumous seal for the Empress Dowager Ci'an
The carving: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
The seal face: Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, 1881
玉寶：清乾隆
印文：清光緒 1881年
青玉孝貞顯皇后玉寶
the seal face carved with a seventeen-character inscription reading Xiaozhen Ci'an yuqing hejing yitian zuosheng xian huanghou zhi bao (The Treasure of Express Xiaozhenxian [her posthumous title bestowed by the Guangxu Emperor]), followed by a Manchurian inscription
印文：
孝貞慈安裕慶和敬儀天祚聖顯皇后之寶
Height 4½ in., 11.3 cm; seal face 5 in. by 5 in., 12.8 cm by 12.8 cm
Collection of Henry Joseph (1861-1912) and Mary Virginia Ives (1861-1929) Crocker, and thence by descent.
Henry Joseph (1861-1912) 及 Mary Virginia Ives (1861-1929) Crocker 伉儷收藏，此後家族傳承