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A 'CHICKEN BLOOD' SOAPSTONE SQUARE SEAL
The tall block of square section, the mottled taupe and grey stone with inclusions of cinnabar-red color, the seal face inscribed mimi cang zhong anlefa (the way to contentment is found in the profound wisdom [of Buddha's teaching])
3 9/16 in. (9 cm.) high, cloth box

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The phrase carved on the seal face is based on a quotation from Buddha recorded in chapter three of the Mahaparinirvana Sutra.

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