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A CHINESE TIANHUANG SOAPSTONE CARVED SEAL, CHANGSHI MARK, DATED TO 1625
One side bears an inscription:
「天啓乙丑年立秋二日，為生生杜兄作，昌世」 Translated: "On the second day of the Beginning of Autumn, in the yichou year of the Tianqi reign (1625), made for Brother Du by Shengsheng, signed Changshi." The seal face is carved in shallow relief with the phrase: 負雅志於高雲; (Fu ya zhi yu gao yun), meaning "Carrying refined aspirations amidst the lofty clouds".
Gui Changshi 归昌世 (1573 - 1644) is a poet, painter, calligrapher, and seal carver from Kunshan, Jiangsu. Grandson of Gui Youguang and father of Gui Zhuang. Known for his refined calligraphy, literati painting, and pioneering seal carving style that influenced the Zhejiang School. A key figure in late Ming cultural circles, he lived in reclusion and upheld loyalist ideals.
明 天啟二年（1625年） 田黃壽山石雕印章「昌世」款
一面刻銘：「天啟乙丑年立秋二日，為生生杜兄作，昌世。」印面淺浮雕四字：「萬雅志於高雲」。
昌世，即歸昌世（1573－1644），江蘇昆山人，歸有光之孫，歸莊之父。擅詩書畫印，書法清雅，畫風文人，篆刻開創一派，影響浙派。晚明文化圈重要人物，隱居不仕，秉持忠義。
源流：
東京學者私人收藏。
4.1cm high; weight: 35g.
Sold for $2,000
Lot 270
One side bears an inscription:
「天啓乙丑年立秋二日，為生生杜兄作，昌世」 Translated: "On the second day of the Beginning of Autumn, in the yichou year of the Tianqi reign (1625), made for Brother Du by Shengsheng, signed Changshi." The seal face is carved in shallow relief with the phrase: 負雅志於高雲; (Fu ya zhi yu gao yun), meaning "Carrying refined aspirations amidst the lofty clouds".
Gui Changshi 归昌世 (1573 - 1644) is a poet, painter, calligrapher, and seal carver from Kunshan, Jiangsu. Grandson of Gui Youguang and father of Gui Zhuang. Known for his refined calligraphy, literati painting, and pioneering seal carving style that influenced the Zhejiang School. A key figure in late Ming cultural circles, he lived in reclusion and upheld loyalist ideals.
明 天啟二年（1625年） 田黃壽山石雕印章「昌世」款
一面刻銘：「天啟乙丑年立秋二日，為生生杜兄作，昌世。」印面淺浮雕四字：「萬雅志於高雲」。
昌世，即歸昌世（1573－1644），江蘇昆山人，歸有光之孫，歸莊之父。擅詩書畫印，書法清雅，畫風文人，篆刻開創一派，影響浙派。晚明文化圈重要人物，隱居不仕，秉持忠義。
源流：
東京學者私人收藏。
4.1cm high; weight: 35g.
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
A chip to one side of the face of the beast, some minor chips to the extremeties, which are all consistent with age and use.
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