£700 - £900
CARVED SOAPSTONE OVAL SEAL
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
carved with duck, dragon, crab, fish, bird, snake, frog, a mythological creature holding a coin and a shrimp, the seal reads ming yue song jian zhao, qing quan shi shang liu (moonlight shines through the pine forest, a clear stream flows over the rocks)
3.8 cm high
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a famous family collection in Burgundy
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