Lot 2839: AN INSCRIBED TIANHUANG SEAL BY HE KUNYU FOR LI HONGZHANG QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm.) high, 72g, box

AN INSCRIBED TIANHUANG SEAL BY HE KUNYU FOR LI HONGZHANG
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular seal is carved with an inscription in running script on the side with a dedicatory inscription to Shaoquan (Li Hongzhang, 1823-1901) followed by a signature of Kunyu (He Kunyu, 1828-1896). The seal face is carved with a four-character inscription in seal script in intaglio reading, Li Hongzhang yin, ‘seal of Li Hongzhang’.
2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm.) high, 72g, box

Acquired from the descendent of Li Hongzhang in San Francisco at the end of the 20th century