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CHINE, XIXEME-XXEME SIECLE
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CACHET EN JADE VERT SCULPTE
CHINE, XIXEME-XXEME SIECLE
The seal is surmounted by a finial shaped as a recumbent mythical beast, with the legs neatly tucked under the body and the bushy tail detailed with incisions. The seal face bears a six-character seal mark. The mottled stone is of a greyish-celadon tone, with russet inclusions and snowy flecks.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) wide
CHINE, XIXEME-XXEME SIECLE
The seal is surmounted by a finial shaped as a recumbent mythical beast, with the legs neatly tucked under the body and the bushy tail detailed with incisions. The seal face bears a six-character seal mark. The mottled stone is of a greyish-celadon tone, with russet inclusions and snowy flecks.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Harry Handel Collection of Chinese and Himalayan Buddhist Sculpture, acquired in the 1950s at the Gurie Gallery, Montreal, thence by descent within the family. A further item from this collection is lot 337.
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Post lot text
A GREEN JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' RECTANGULAR SEAL
CHINA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
CHINA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
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