A LARGE CHINESE CARVED STONE SEAL OF SQUARE FORM, FEATURING AN INTRICATE AND DENSELY WORKED EXTRUDED TOP SLAB FROM A VARIEGATED HONEY-AMBER AND CREAM-TONED STONE SUPPORT. THE FINIAL IS WELL-CARVED IN HIGH RELIEF AND OPENWORK, DEPICTING TWO ENTWINED CHINESE IMPERIAL LIONS OR DRAGONS WRITHING THROUGH CLOUDS AND CLUTCHING A CENTRAL SACRED FLAMING PEARL ADJACENT TO SCALED TOPOGRAPHY.
THE SQUARE BLOCK BASE IS INCUT ON MULTIPLE SIDES WITH NUMEROUS LINES OF EXTRAPOLATED CHINESE EXPLANATORY CALLIGRAPHY (ZHUANSHU).
MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES IN HEIGHT BY 4.75 INCHES IN LENGTH BASE SQUARE FRAME FOOTPRINT.
CONDITION NOTE: POINT IMPACT AREAS CHARACTERIZED BY CHIPS AND SURFACE SHEDDING LOSS VISIBLE ALONG THE DRAGON TAILS, RIDGE EMBOSSING, AND BACK-EDGE OPENWORK LOOPS
LARGE CHINESE CARVED STONE DRAGON SEAL
A LARGE CHINESE CARVED STONE SEAL OF SQUARE FORM, FEATURING AN INTRICATE AND DENSELY WORKED EXTRUDED TOP SLAB FROM A VARIEGATED HONEY-AMBER AND CREAM-TONED STONE SUPPORT. THE FINIAL IS WELL-CARVED IN HIGH RELIEF AND OPENWORK, DEPICTING TWO ENTWINED CHINESE IMPERIAL LIONS OR DRAGONS WRITHING THROUGH CLOUDS AND CLUTCHING A CENTRAL SACRED FLAMING PEARL ADJACENT TO…