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A RARE PALE CREAMY-WHITE SOAPSTONE SEAL QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) Of columnar rectangular section, with an irregular rounded top, carved around the sides and top with a pair of mandarin ducks amidst swelling waves between large louts leaves and blossoms covering one side of the seal and draped over the curved top, the seal chop bearing the characters, Si Shi Qinglin Cuizhu, 'Green trees and bamboo for all four seasons', the stone of a highly attractive translucent creamy white tone 2 in. (5.2 cm.) high, Japanese wood box