Chinese Ming Bronze Bixi Longgui Seal Chop

Chinese Ming dynasty bronze seal or chop surmounted by a mythical creature, a bixi or long gui, which is a dragon with a turtle shell back. The seal script inscription is taken from a poem entitled Shu Guan (Library) by Yuan Dynasty poet Huang Geng (active 1302-1327).
Keywords: Bi Xi, Longgui, Dragon Turtle, China
Height: 1 1/4 in x width: 3/4 in x depth: 3/4 in.
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