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CHINESE CARVED CELADON HARDSTONE ‘LONGGUI’ SEAL

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER)HAND-CARVED CELADON HARDSTONE BEARS A FOUR-CHARACTER ARCHAIC SEAL SCRIPT (ZHUANSHU) MATRIX TO BASE:(YONG DE SHAN YOU � "MOUNTAIN RETREAT OF CONSTANT VIRTUE"). A SUBSTANTIAL IMPERIAL-STYLE IMPRESSION SEAL RAISED ON A RECTILINEAR PLINTH, SURMOUNTED BY A PROMINENT DRAGON-TORTOISE (LONGGUI / BIXI) WORKED IN BOLD HIGH RELIEF WITH A…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER)HAND-CARVED CELADON HARDSTONE
BEARS A FOUR-CHARACTER ARCHAIC SEAL SCRIPT (ZHUANSHU) MATRIX TO BASE:(YONG DE SHAN YOU � "MOUNTAIN RETREAT OF CONSTANT VIRTUE").
A SUBSTANTIAL IMPERIAL-STYLE IMPRESSION SEAL RAISED ON A RECTILINEAR PLINTH, SURMOUNTED BY A PROMINENT DRAGON-TORTOISE (LONGGUI / BIXI) WORKED IN BOLD HIGH RELIEF WITH A SEGMENTED CARAPACE, OPEN JAWS, AND EXTENDING CLAWS.
5 IN HIGH, 5 X 4 IN