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LOT 2008
Chinese Tang Agate Seal for Emperor Taizong
TANG DYNASTY, 618-906 A.D. OR LATER
2 in. (123 grams, 50 mm).
Octagonal in plan with high-relief eagle in flight holding lingzhi fungi in the beak; to the underside, the four-character seal of Emperor Taizong bearing his personal name 'Li Shimin'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Middlesex lady.
From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
Taizong was the second Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ruling from 626 to 649 AD. His reign was characterised by reform and the adoption of logical rather than superstitious reasoning. Dr Bonewitz notes: 'The seal is partially encrusted with very hard caliche (or calcrete) which takes a long period to develop, possibly over many centuries.'
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