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A MOTTLED BUFF AND BROWN SOAPSTONE DRAGON SEAL
LATE MING DYNASTY/17TH CENTURY
Of shallow square shape, each side carved in high relief with a pair of dragons contesting a pearl below a bevelled upper edge, the handle formed by a vapour-enveloped, coiled dragon, and the base carved with an eight-character seal, the stone softly polished--3 7/8 in. (9.9cm.) square, black lucite stand
LATE MING DYNASTY/17TH CENTURY
Of shallow square shape, each side carved in high relief with a pair of dragons contesting a pearl below a bevelled upper edge, the handle formed by a vapour-enveloped, coiled dragon, and the base carved with an eight-character seal, the stone softly polished--3 7/8 in. (9.9cm.) square, black lucite stand