CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC STYLE)
CARVED MOTTLED GREY AND RUSSET JADE TALL SQUARE SEAL SURMOUNTED BY A HIGH ARCHED HANDLE TERMINATING IN ANIMAL HEADS AT THE SHOULDERS
THE FOUR-SIDED SHAFT LOW-RELIEF CARVED WITH ARCHAIC TAOTIE MASKS ABOVE A STEPPED PLINTH BASE
THE UNDERSIDE DEEPLY INCISED WITH AN ARCHAIC CHARACTER SEAL-SCRIPT INSCRIPTION, DISPLAYING RESIDUAL TRACES OF RED CINNABAR SEAL PASTE WITHIN THE GROOVES
MEASURES APPROX. 6.75 IN HIGH, 2.75 X 2.75 IN SEAL
CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED JADE ARCHED SEAL
CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC STYLE) CARVED MOTTLED GREY AND RUSSET JADE TALL SQUARE SEAL SURMOUNTED BY A HIGH ARCHED HANDLE TERMINATING IN ANIMAL HEADS AT THE SHOULDERS THE FOUR-SIDED SHAFT LOW-RELIEF CARVED WITH ARCHAIC TAOTIE MASKS ABOVE A STEPPED PLINTH BASE THE UNDERSIDE DEEPLY INCISED WITH AN ARCHAIC CHARACTER SEAL-SCRIPT INSCRIPTION, DISPLAYING RESIDUAL…