A SHOUSHAN LIENJIANHUANG SOAPSTONE SEAL

LATE QING DYNASTY

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A SHOUSHAN LIENJIANHUANG SOAPSTONE SEAL
LATE QING DYNASTY
Of square section and irregular shape, carved in low relief around the sides with a scene of a farmer approaching a small dwelling nestled beside a wutong tree at the base of a mountain which forms the upper part of the seal, the seal face uncarved
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, fitted brocade album-form box

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Lot Essay

The inner cover has an inscription: 'Cold Tianhuang Seal, Chunzhai collection', followed by the collection seal of Xu Hanqing.

Shoushan lienjianhuang is a kind of Shoushan soapstone found in the mountainous regions of Shoushan and Yueyang.

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