A group of seven soapstone seals
A group of seven soapstone seals
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: three seals of square section, each surmounted by a crouching mythical beast, one seal face carved with an eight-character inscription reading si qi li zhi you suo bu ji, with the side incised with three characters Ziruo ke, the second seal face carved with a three-character inscription reading Ke Dao ren, and the third seal with the side incised with six characters Yutian zhu Ziruo ke; two seals of oval section, each carved to the top with a phoenix, each seal face inscribed with three characters tian zi mian, the larger with an incised inscription on the side reading Shangjun; and two seals of square section surmounted by a mandarin duck, the larger seal face carved with a three-character inscription reading Di Hui Tang and Lin Xiu and the smaller with Jiren, box. The largest, 3.6cm (1 1/2in) high (8).
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A group of seven soapstone seals
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: three seals of square section, each surmounted by a crouching mythical beast, one seal face carved with an eight-character inscription reading si qi li zhi you suo bu ji, with the side incised with three characters Ziruo ke, the second seal face carved with a three-character inscription reading Ke Dao ren, and the third seal with the side incised with six characters Yutian zhu Ziruo ke; two seals of oval section, each carved to the top with a phoenix, each seal face inscribed with three characters tian zi mian, the larger with an incised inscription on the side reading Shangjun; and two seals of square section surmounted by a mandarin duck, the larger seal face carved with a three-character inscription reading Di Hui Tang and Lin Xiu and the smaller with Jiren, box. The largest, 3.6cm (1 1/2in) high (8).