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CHINESE CARVED STONE DRAGON INKWELL AND SEAL SET

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

REPUBLIC PERIOD (C. 1912�1949) CARVED TWO-PIECE SET IN THE HAN DYNASTY STYLE, COMPRISING A SHALLOW INKWELL/RESERVOIR AND A COORDINATING CYLINDRICAL SEAL. THE MAIN VESSEL IS DESIGNED WITH A PROMINENT DRAGON-HEAD HANDLE AND LOW-RELIEF ARCHAIC SCROLLING. THE ACCOMPANYING SEAL IS SURMOUNTED BY A MYTHICAL BEAST HANDLE AND FEATURES A CIRCULAR ARCHAIC SCRIPT SEAL FACE. THE BASE…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

REPUBLIC PERIOD (C. 1912�1949)
CARVED TWO-PIECE SET IN THE HAN DYNASTY STYLE, COMPRISING A SHALLOW INKWELL/RESERVOIR AND A COORDINATING CYLINDRICAL SEAL. THE MAIN VESSEL IS DESIGNED WITH A PROMINENT DRAGON-HEAD HANDLE AND LOW-RELIEF ARCHAIC SCROLLING. THE ACCOMPANYING SEAL IS SURMOUNTED BY A MYTHICAL BEAST HANDLE AND FEATURES A CIRCULAR ARCHAIC SCRIPT SEAL FACE. THE BASE OF THE RESERVOIR IS MARKED WITH A CENTRAL MYTHICAL CREATURE MOTIF WITHIN A CIRCULAR BORDER, SURROUNDED BY A FOUR-CHARACTER INSCRIPTION READING “H� XI ZUN ZH�”
APPROX. 7.5 IN LONG