Dimensions: .75"h x 2.2"l x 1.1"w
Studio name: Man Sheng
Given name: Chen Hong Shou (1768-1822)
Inscription: Man Sheng zuo wu rui feng tang wu zi qiu, Man Sheng made this (seal) at drooping leaves phoenix hall, especially recorded.
Impression: Long life, with image of a phoenix
This seal is a fake. Chen Hong Shou was a famous seal engraver who lived 1768-1822. According to the date inscribed on the seal (wu zi, 1768, 1828, etc) the seal would have to have been engraved when Mr. Chen was still an infant. When I pointed this out to the seller he said that "we see eye to eye." I bought it anyway on the principle that, as in the West, many copies were by way of practice or homage, though this seal could have been made strictly for gain. More than one Chinese collector, though, restricted himself to the accumulation of copies.
Studio name: Man Sheng
Given name: Chen Hong Shou (1768-1822)
Inscription: Man Sheng zuo wu rui feng tang wu zi qiu, Man Sheng made this (seal) at drooping leaves phoenix hall, especially recorded.
Impression: Long life, with image of a phoenix
This seal is a fake. Chen Hong Shou was a famous seal engraver who lived 1768-1822. According to the date inscribed on the seal (wu zi, 1768, 1828, etc) the seal would have to have been engraved when Mr. Chen was still an infant. When I pointed this out to the seller he said that "we see eye to eye." I bought it anyway on the principle that, as in the West, many copies were by way of practice or homage, though this seal could have been made strictly for gain. More than one Chinese collector, though, restricted himself to the accumulation of copies.
