A group of three seals and decorations
Chinese Works of Art
A group of three seals and decorations
The first a large pebble of dark caramel color, the irregularly ovoid shape carved to one side to depict a group of scholarly pleasure boaters in a pine shaded valley, reversed by a rocky landscape of pavilions; the second a thin rectangular seal adorned in crisp raised relief water plants, the face incised to read Zhu Xiaohui, the stone of translucent brownish yellow tinged with scarlet in isolated areas; the third of irregular rectangular section carved to the exterior in a blooming flower in crisp relief, the face carved in the possibly Japanese name Karakawa Takichi [Tangchuan Longdi], the stone carved of translucent amber hue.
2 3/8in (6cm) length of first and largest (3).
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Chinese Works of Art
A group of three seals and decorations
The first a large pebble of dark caramel color, the irregularly ovoid shape carved to one side to depict a group of scholarly pleasure boaters in a pine shaded valley, reversed by a rocky landscape of pavilions; the second a thin rectangular seal adorned in crisp raised relief water plants, the face incised to read Zhu Xiaohui, the stone of translucent brownish yellow tinged with scarlet in isolated areas; the third of irregular rectangular section carved to the exterior in a blooming flower in crisp relief, the face carved in the possibly Japanese name Karakawa Takichi [Tangchuan Longdi], the stone carved of translucent amber hue.
2 3/8in (6cm) length of first and largest (3).