A SMALL SOAPSTONE SEAL

19TH CENTURY

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A SMALL SOAPSTONE SEAL
19TH CENTURY
The square seal is surmounted by a finely carved mythical beast with a ferocious expression on its face. One side of the seal is delicately incised with a poetic inscription followed by a signature. The seal face is carved with characters in zhuanshu script. The stone is of an even pale yellowish tone throughout.
2 in. (5 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The inscription to the side of the seal reads kan jin luo hua neng ji zui, which may be translated as 'watching all the flowers fall, lamenting the transience of life'. This poetic line is extracted from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) poem Yu Lou Chun: Dong Feng You Zuo Wu Qing Ji, composed by Yan Jidao (1038-1110?).

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