Wu Piaotang Seal, Chinese Seal by famous Xiling-she Artist 吴朴堂刻白芙蓉平方章
Attractive Chinese seal, Furong-Shoushan-Stone with a Foo Lion as handle.
The upper part is of a creamy-white, the lower part ocher-beige. As seal engraved are 7 characters: 片月涓涓照硕池 (pian yue juanjuan zhao shuo chi (a flat moon sluggishly shines on the pond) Carved by the important seal-carver Wu Piaotang in 1951. 2,7 x 2,6 x 6,3, 104 gram, very good condition. (The blue tone on the third image is just from the light. No blue color on original).
Side carving with details: 朴堂治印辛卯八月 Wu Piaotang was an early member of the important Xiling- seal carver-society. He was a student of Wang Fuchang and other masters. He also carved seals for chairman Mao Zedong. 吴朴堂（1922—1966），
幼名得天，又名中簠，后改名朴，号厚庵，因得汉代池阳宫灯，故以“味灯室”颜其斋。浙江绍兴人。朴堂的叔祖父便是西泠印社创始人之一的吴石泉，家学渊源，自幼即嗜书法篆刻。他治印先摹西泠八家，后学本家吴昌硕，直至神形兼备；而当师承王福庵先生后，始入浙派堂奥，近朱者赤，深得福庵嘉许，英年就名扬杭城。
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