Square seal with lion knob and four incised characters (Carved by Qu Weijie) (1)

1936
Qu Weijie (ca. active between the late Qing and early Republican period)
Stone (Shoushan / Qingtian / Changhua)
W 2.2cm; L 2.1cm; H 7.6cm

Seal characters: Seal of Li Pan
Side inscriptions: Xiangen, Bureau Director, is outstandingly talented and scrupulously honest, and a man of great integrity and repute. Apart from his work, he is familiar with culture and arts, assembling a dazzling collection of antiquities that reminds people of the one Ni Zan built up in his Pure and Secluded Pavilion. Although the bronze-and-stone collection might not bring him immortal fame, it is worth the attention as it represents the vestiges of the past. Presented respectfully by Qu Weijie, your junior. In the sixth month in the summer of the year bingzi (1936). I am deeply grateful to you for the promotion and guidance. To show my gratitude for your recognition and appreciation, I spare no effort in serving you. I hope you would not mind me displaying my slight skill before an expert like you.

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Date	1936
Material Type	Image
Collection	Seal Carving in Lingnan
Source	The K.S. Lo Collection, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Reference No.: C1994.0377
Repository	Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch of the Hong Kong Museum of Art
Note to Copyright	Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch of the Hong Kong Museum of Art
Accession No.	lcs-seal-0217

1936 Qu Weijie (ca. active between the late Qing and early Republican period) Stone (Shoushan / Qingtian / Changhua) W 2.2cm; L 2.1cm; H 7.6cm Seal characters: Seal of Li Pan Side inscriptions: Xiangen, Bureau Director, is outstandingly talented and scrupulously honest, and a man of great integrity and repute. Apart from his work, he is familiar with culture and arts, assembling a dazzling collection of antiquities that reminds people of the one Ni Zan built up in his Pure and Secluded Pavilion. Although the bronze-and-stone collection might not bring him immortal fame, it is worth the attention as it represents the vestiges of the past. Presented respectfully by Qu Weijie, your junior. In the sixth month in the summer of the year bingzi (1936). I am deeply grateful to you for the promotion and guidance. To show my gratitude for your recognition and appreciation, I spare no effort in serving you. I hope you would not mind me displaying my slight skill before an expert like you.

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