A SIGNED AND DATED SOAPSTONE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL
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A SIGNED AND DATED SOAPSTONE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL

CHINA, REPUBLIC PERIOD, DATED TO THE WUWU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1918

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A SIGNED AND DATED SOAPSTONE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL
CHINA, REPUBLIC PERIOD, DATED TO THE WUWU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1918
The rectangular block of square section surmounted by a recumbent mythical beast with a bifurcated horn, carved on one side with an inscription stating that the seal was carved for Gu Chu in the spring of the wuwu year (1918), followed by the signature Changshuo, the seal face carved with the name Gu Chu
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, box
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