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A pair of Chinese mottled brown soapstone rectangular seals
carved to the tops with guei dragons -- 5½.in (14cm) high; a similar pair of irregular forms, incised with figures and lines of calligraphy -- 3¾.in (9.5cm) high; a pair of dark-brown soapstone square seals surmounted with seated lions above incised calligraphy -- 2¾.in (6.4cm) high; a pair of creamy soapstone seals carved with birds above waves -- 2¾.in (7cm) high; two mottled russet pairs carved with lions -- 2½.in (6.4cm) high; a pair of creamy seals carved with buffalo; a small pair of irregular form incised with calligraphy; another pair larger lightly carved with pine and rockwork; a pair of dark-green soapstone seals carved with key-frets; two large pairs of seals carved with lions -- 9¼.in (23.5cm) high max; and a pair of dark-brown soapstone seals carved with buffalos and deer -- 8.in (20.3cm) high, 19th and early 20th Century, (minor nicks and old wear).
See Colour Plate 2 for first three pairs. (13)
carved to the tops with guei dragons -- 5½.in (14cm) high; a similar pair of irregular forms, incised with figures and lines of calligraphy -- 3¾.in (9.5cm) high; a pair of dark-brown soapstone square seals surmounted with seated lions above incised calligraphy -- 2¾.in (6.4cm) high; a pair of creamy soapstone seals carved with birds above waves -- 2¾.in (7cm) high; two mottled russet pairs carved with lions -- 2½.in (6.4cm) high; a pair of creamy seals carved with buffalo; a small pair of irregular form incised with calligraphy; another pair larger lightly carved with pine and rockwork; a pair of dark-green soapstone seals carved with key-frets; two large pairs of seals carved with lions -- 9¼.in (23.5cm) high max; and a pair of dark-brown soapstone seals carved with buffalos and deer -- 8.in (20.3cm) high, 19th and early 20th Century, (minor nicks and old wear).
See Colour Plate 2 for first three pairs. (13)