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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHARLES V. SWAIN
A LARGE CARAMEL-COLORED SOAPSTONE SEAL
19TH CENTURY
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A LARGE CARAMEL-COLORED SOAPSTONE SEAL
19TH CENTURY
Of mountain form, one side carved in high relief with a gathering of various immortals, the reverse carved with two attendants carrying a large double-gourd vase and two others moving a cart along a path below a deer, the base carved with a four-character seal, shou shan fu hai, the opaque stone of caramel color
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
Of mountain form, one side carved in high relief with a gathering of various immortals, the reverse carved with two attendants carrying a large double-gourd vase and two others moving a cart along a path below a deer, the base carved with a four-character seal, shou shan fu hai, the opaque stone of caramel color
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high