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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
FIVE 'CHICKEN BLOOD' STONE SEALS AND A SOAPSTONE SEAL
REPUBLIC PERIOD
Details
FIVE 'CHICKEN BLOOD' STONE SEALS AND A SOAPSTONE SEAL
REPUBLIC PERIOD
Comprised of five variously carved chicken blood stone seals, of greyish or caramel tones suffused with vermillion-red inclusions; and a tall soapstone seal carved with cloud scrolls in low relief, one side with an inscription.
The soapstone seal: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
REPUBLIC PERIOD
Comprised of five variously carved chicken blood stone seals, of greyish or caramel tones suffused with vermillion-red inclusions; and a tall soapstone seal carved with cloud scrolls in low relief, one side with an inscription.
The soapstone seal: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Guangzhou, China before 1949, and then in Hong Kong by the father of the present owners