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A white jade 'mythical beast' seal, Qing Dynasty
the oval shaped seal surmounted by a crouching mythical beast vividly carved with the head turning to its right back, with bulging eyes, flaring nose, a unicorn on its head, its body accentuated with a knobbly spine terminating in a finely incised curving tail, the seal face carved with four character zhuanshu, reading Yang Chun Yan Jing (spring's misty scene which is extracted from Libai's poem), the stone of even white tone
Provenance:private London collection
3.8cm long, 2.3cm high
the oval shaped seal surmounted by a crouching mythical beast vividly carved with the head turning to its right back, with bulging eyes, flaring nose, a unicorn on its head, its body accentuated with a knobbly spine terminating in a finely incised curving tail, the seal face carved with four character zhuanshu, reading Yang Chun Yan Jing (spring's misty scene which is extracted from Libai's poem), the stone of even white tone
Provenance:private London collection
3.8cm long, 2.3cm high
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A white jade 'mythical beast' seal, Qing Dynasty
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000
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£800
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