FOUR-PIECE CHINESE SIMULATED HARDSTONE LITERATI DESK SET. COMPRISES A RECTANGULAR FOOTED DISPLAY STAND BASE INCISED WITH A REPEATING KEY-FRET BORDER PATTERN AND THREE FITTED SQUARE SEALS. THE CENTRAL MAIN SEAL FEATURES AN ELABORATE, FREESTANDING SCULPTED DRAGON-FORM KNOB (LIUSHU). THE TWO FLANKING COMPANION SEALS ARE TOPPED BY TWO-TIERED PYRAMIDAL KNOBS WITH INCISED LINE ACCENTS. ALL PIECES ARE CRAFTED FROM A CELADON-WHITE MOTTLED HARDSTONE MATERIAL WITH WEAK GREY VEINING AND RUSSET BROWN BANDS. THE UNDERSIDE BASE OF THE DISPLAY STAND IS EMBEDDED WITH AN INCISED RECIPIENT CIRCULAR GEOMETRIC DESIGN FEATURING AN ARCHITECTURAL TEMPLE MARK BORDERED BY TRADITIONAL SCRIPT CHARACTERS. THE UNDERSIDES OF THE THREE SEALS ARE INCUT WITH DISTINCT ANCIENT ZHUANSHU (SEAL SCRIPT) MARKS.
CHINESE HARDSTONE DESK SEALS SET WITH STAND
FOUR-PIECE CHINESE SIMULATED HARDSTONE LITERATI DESK SET. COMPRISES A RECTANGULAR FOOTED DISPLAY STAND BASE INCISED WITH A REPEATING KEY-FRET BORDER PATTERN AND THREE FITTED SQUARE SEALS. THE CENTRAL MAIN SEAL FEATURES AN ELABORATE, FREESTANDING SCULPTED DRAGON-FORM KNOB (LIUSHU). THE TWO FLANKING COMPANION SEALS ARE TOPPED BY TWO-TIERED PYRAMIDAL KNOBS WITH INCISED LINE ACCENTS. ALL PIECES…