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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A ROSE QUARTZ 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL
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A ROSE QUARTZ 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The oval platform surmounted by a recumbent single-horned mythical beast recumbent crouched foursquare, well carved with its mouth agape bearing fangs, the bushy tail detailed as clusters of fine curly hair, the underside carved with a four-character sealchop, in zhuwen, positive text, Yangyi Yannian, '(May) thoughts be nourished throughout the years', within an oval border, the stone of soft rose-pink tone
2 1/4 in. (5.6 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The oval platform surmounted by a recumbent single-horned mythical beast recumbent crouched foursquare, well carved with its mouth agape bearing fangs, the bushy tail detailed as clusters of fine curly hair, the underside carved with a four-character sealchop, in zhuwen, positive text, Yangyi Yannian, '(May) thoughts be nourished throughout the years', within an oval border, the stone of soft rose-pink tone
2 1/4 in. (5.6 cm.) long