Chinesisches Leisure Seal with Dragon Motif by Ren Ganting. 1916
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Attractive Shoushan leisure seal by Ren Ganting, master of Zisha painting and craft.
Grey-beige stone with dragon and baby-dragon as handle. Delicately carved.
As actual seal engraved are 7 characters: Shu bei cui mo mo bo 书被催成墨末波 (Books are memories, the ink not thick).
2,1 x 2,1 x 1,6 inches (72 x 72 x 38 mm), very fine condition. (The string has been replaced recently).
The artist Ren Ganting (1889-1968) was THE Master of Zisha painting and craft. All oft he later great Zisha artists, like Xu Hantang 徐汉棠, were influenced by his art and teaching.
His seals are hard to find.
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