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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN AQUAMARINE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
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AN AQUAMARINE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The seal is carved to the upper finial with a recumbent mythical beast with a long bifurcated tail, above a chilong and bat clambering up one narrow side, and a bat hovering above a lingzhi spray on the other side. The stone is of a transparent, pale turquoise tone.
2 in. (5 cm.) high
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The seal is carved to the upper finial with a recumbent mythical beast with a long bifurcated tail, above a chilong and bat clambering up one narrow side, and a bat hovering above a lingzhi spray on the other side. The stone is of a transparent, pale turquoise tone.
2 in. (5 cm.) high