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Chinese Seal by Xi Ling Society Vice President Fang Jiekan 方介堪

Beautiful Chinese seal made of Xi Guan Tian stone 溪管田 ( Shou Shan ), engraved are 3 characters 朱紫虹 ( Zhu Zi Hong – red-violet rainbow).

The seal was engraved in 1935 be the known artist Fang Jiekan 方介堪 ( 1901-1987), who was Vice-president of the important seal carver society Xi-ling Yin-she 西玲印社. The sides of the seal show a landscape scene with a boy catching butterflies.Very well carved, details with artist’s name, date as side-carving.
0,9 x 0,9 x 4,1 inches (24 x 23 x 105 mm), 149 gram, very fine condition.

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方介堪(19011987)，原名文渠，字溥如，后改名岩，字介堪，以字行，永嘉城区(今温州鹿城区)人。篆刻家，曾任西泠印社副社长、全国书法家协会名誉理事、中日兰亭书会名誉顾问。