CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / ARCHAISTIC STYLE)
CARVED MOTTLED GREY AND BROWN HARDSTONE OR NEPHRITE JADE SCHOLAR'S DESK ACCESSORY, COMPOSED OF A DETACHABLE SEAL PIECE RESTING WITHIN A COMPANION INKSTONE BASE
WORKED IN A HAN DYNASTY REVIVAL STYLE WITH ARTIFICIAL CALCIFICATION
THE CENTRAL SQUARE SEAL SURMOUNTED BY A CROUCHING MYTHICAL BEAST FINIAL, THE INKSTONE TRAY DECORATED IN LOW RELIEF TO THE MARGINS WITH STYLIZED WRITHING DRAGONS AND ARCHAIZING GEOMETRIC MOTIFS
THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAY INCISED WITH A CIRCULAR CHARACTER EMBLEM, THE SQUARE SEAL MATRIX CARVED WITH FOUR-CHARACTER ZHUANSHU SCRIPT
SEAL MEASURES APPROX. 2.75 IN HIGH 1.875 X 1.875 IN BASE, TRAY 6.25 X 5.75 IN
CHINESE ARCHAIC STYLE HARDSTONE SEAL AND INKSTONE
CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / ARCHAISTIC STYLE) CARVED MOTTLED GREY AND BROWN HARDSTONE OR NEPHRITE JADE SCHOLAR'S DESK ACCESSORY, COMPOSED OF A DETACHABLE SEAL PIECE RESTING WITHIN A COMPANION INKSTONE BASE WORKED IN A HAN DYNASTY REVIVAL STYLE WITH ARTIFICIAL CALCIFICATION THE CENTRAL SQUARE SEAL SURMOUNTED BY A CROUCHING MYTHICAL BEAST FINIAL, THE INKSTONE TRAY…