Pair of carved soapstone seals Chinese of square form, the...
Pair of carved soapstone seals Chinese of square form, the upper sections carved with temple dogs to the top, each dog with a puzzle ball to its front and surrounded by smaller dogs, with borders of carved flowers and foliage, the lower sections carved with various men in robes, the men surrounded by flaming pearls and scaled qilins in flight, approximately 8cm wide x 8cm deep x 21cm high each (2)Pair of carved soapstone seals Chinese of square form, the upper sections carved with temple dogs to the top, each dog with a puzzle ball to its front and surrounded by smaller dogs, with borders of carved flowers and foliage, the lower sections carved with various men in robes, the men surrounded by flaming pearls and scaled qilins in flight, approximately 8cm wide x 8cm deep x 21cm high each (2)
Each with signs of wear consistent with age and use. Each with staining to the bases as expected. With natural imperfections of the stone as expected.
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Pair of carved soapstone seals Chinese of square form, the upper sections carved with temple dogs to the top, each dog with a puzzle ball to its front and surrounded by smaller dogs, with borders of carved flowers and foliage, the lower sections carved with various men in robes, the men surrounded by flaming pearls and scaled qilins in flight, approximately 8cm wide x 8cm deep x 21cm high each (2)Pair of carved soapstone seals Chinese of square form, the upper sections carved with temple dogs to the top, each dog with a puzzle ball to its front and surrounded by smaller dogs, with borders of carved flowers and foliage, the lower sections carved with various men in robes, the men surrounded by flaming pearls and scaled qilins in flight, approximately 8cm wide x 8cm deep x 21cm high each (2)
Each with signs of wear consistent with age and use. Each with staining to the bases as expected. With natural imperfections of the stone as expected.