Emporium Hamburg
Auction 85-86 8-10 May
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An exceptionally important and large crème jade seal
Of square form, the top decorated with incised Taotie mask, the sides engraved with archaic texts, the underside bearing a seal in formal scripture. The jade stone calcified in some areas and mottled with brown.
Style of: Apparently Northern Song (960-1126) or earlier, age determination uncertain
Measurements: 8.5cm x 8.5cm, Height: 3.8cm
The use of jade suggests that this seal would have belonged to an important person or a group of dignitaries
Of square form, the top decorated with incised Taotie mask, the sides engraved with archaic texts, the underside bearing a seal in formal scripture. The jade stone calcified in some areas and mottled with brown.
Style of: Apparently Northern Song (960-1126) or earlier, age determination uncertain
Measurements: 8.5cm x 8.5cm, Height: 3.8cm
The use of jade suggests that this seal would have belonged to an important person or a group of dignitaries