Lot 202
CHINESE SHOUSHAN RED LOTUS STONE SOAPSTONE SEAL
18TH CENTURY
Auction: 12 June 2013 at 11:00 BST
£375
Description
carved with a lohan on a rock, the seal reading 'All is well in Donggai', 7cm high; together with a CHINESE PINK JADE PERSONAL SEAL, with a carved dog knop, 5cm high (2)
Footnote
Provenance:
Previously in the collection of Benedict Fontana, Vice-Consul of Switzerland in Hong Kong 1966-1972
Note: Donggai is the name of either a town or specific region. There are a number of places in modern China that bear the name 'Donghai' so it possibly relates to one of these.