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CHINESE CARVED HARDSTONE NESTED SEAL SET

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER) HAND-CARVED MOTTLED HARDSTONE A MULTI-PIECE SCHOLAR'S DESK SEAL APPARATUS, COMPRISING A TWO-TIERED OCTAGONAL MAIN PLINTH INCISED WITH VERTICAL REGISTERS OF ARCHAIC TRIBUTE CHARACTERS FLANKED BY NOTCHED FLANGES, THE UPPER SECTION FITTED WITH A SIX-COMPARTMENT GRID HOUSING SIX CONFORMING DETACHABLE MINIATURE SEALS, EACH SURMOUNTED BY A CROUCHING…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Item description:

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER)
HAND-CARVED MOTTLED HARDSTONE
A MULTI-PIECE SCHOLAR'S DESK SEAL APPARATUS, COMPRISING A TWO-TIERED OCTAGONAL MAIN PLINTH INCISED WITH VERTICAL REGISTERS OF ARCHAIC TRIBUTE CHARACTERS FLANKED BY NOTCHED FLANGES, THE UPPER SECTION FITTED WITH A SIX-COMPARTMENT GRID HOUSING SIX CONFORMING DETACHABLE MINIATURE SEALS, EACH SURMOUNTED BY A CROUCHING MYTHICAL BEAST FINIAL OVER INDIVIDUALLY INCISED BASES.
MEASURES APPROX. 5.75 IN HIGH, 5 X 5. 125 IN