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Seal

Robert van Gulik, before 1950

Robert van Gulik embodied the essence of a Chinese literate, a versatile individual with a multifaceted skill set. He garnered renown as a diplomat, sinologist, musician (he played the qin, the Chinese lute), and as the author of the Judge Dee books, a series of historical detective novels. He probably designed this seal himself, using it to stamp the books, paintings, and calligraphy in his collection.

  • Artwork typezegelstempel
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2020-30
  • Dimensionslength 7.5 cm x width 7.5 cm x height 12 cm

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Seal

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-2020-30

  • Description

    Vierkante zegel gedecoreerd met een vrouw en een jonge leeuw.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: Robert van Gulik, China

  • Dating

    before 1950

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 7.5 cm x width 7.5 cm x height 12 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of the heirs of Robert H. van Gulik

  • Acquisition

    gift 2020-12-16

  • Copyright

    erven Robert van Gulik

Documentation

    • Koos Kuiper, 'Schenking van de familie Van Gulik aan het Rijksmuseum: Robert van Guliks Chinese zegels en zijn handrol met zegelafdrukken', Aziatische Kunst 52/1 (2022), pp. 19-37.
    • Robert van Gulik, Chinese Pictorial Art, Rome 1955.

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