Name: Auction: CHINESE SOAPSTONE MYTHICAL BEAST SEAL Dated Jihai year, corresponding to 1899
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 500 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

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of columnar form, the beast turned to one side with bulging eyes, mouth agape, with long mane, supported on a square platform inscribed on one vertical side with calligraphic inscription ‘made in/by Ancha on a Spring day in jihai year’ where Ancha may refer to either a village in Jiangxi province or the carvers name

CHINESE SOAPSTONE MYTHICAL BEAST SEAL

Dated Jihai year, corresponding to 1899

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