SOAPSTONE 'CHI DRAGON' SEAL 19TH-20TH CENTURY
SOAPSTONE 'CHI DRAGON' SEAL 19TH-20TH CENTURY 十九到二十世紀 壽山石雕‘德日新’三螭鈕章 of ovoid form with the finial carved in openwork and high relief with a mother chi dragon playfully nipping at the haunches of her two wrestling cubs atop an oval seal, the seal read 'De Ri Xin ('Virtue renewed every day') ' encircled with a pair of sinuous chi dragons, the stone of uneven creamy white and yellowish skin colour (7.2cm high) Qty: (1) Footnote: Provenance: private European collection
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SOAPSTONE 'CHI DRAGON' SEAL 19TH-20TH CENTURY 十九到二十世紀 壽山石雕‘德日新’三螭鈕章 of ovoid form with the finial carved in openwork and high relief with a mother chi dragon playfully nipping at the haunches of her two wrestling cubs atop an oval seal, the seal read 'De Ri Xin ('Virtue renewed every day') ' encircled with a pair of sinuous chi dragons, the stone of uneven creamy white and yellowish skin colour (7.2cm high) Qty: (1) Footnote: Provenance: private European collection
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