QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

The seal face of the rectangular seal is carved with a five-character inscription reading Zhou He Shaoji zhenwan, ‘precious curio of He Shaoji’, and the seal faces of the double-sided seal are carved with He Shaoji yin, ‘seal of He Shaoji’, and Dongzhou jushi, ‘The present seals were personal seals of He Shaoji (1799-1873), a scholar-official and a renowned painter, calligrapher of the late Qing dynasty. The impressions of the seals are included in He Shoaji’s personal seal catalogue titled Yisuzhai yinpu [Seal Catalogue of Yisu Studio] (fig. 1).