Period:Qing dynasty Production date:19thC-20thC
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 6 centimetres Width: 4.50 centimetres Depth: 4.50 centimetres
Description:
Ivory seal, with the top carved with a mythical creature climbing through a round jade disc bi. The long inscription on the base is a couplet for the Chess Pavilion (shenqi lou) in Nanjing by Xu Huaisheng (b. 1868). The inscription was carved in relief in seal script.
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![图片[1]-seal BM-2018-3005.200-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P6140244.jpg)
![图片[2]-seal BM-2018-3005.200-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/P6140246.jpg)
Comments:The inscription is taken from a couplet in the Chess Pavilion (Shengqi lou 勝棋樓) in Nanjing by Xu Huaisheng (act. late 19th century).
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 6 centimetres Width: 4.50 centimetres Depth: 4.50 centimetres
Description:
Ivory seal, with the top carved with a mythical creature climbing through a round jade disc bi. The long inscription on the base is a couplet for the Chess Pavilion (shenqi lou) in Nanjing by Xu Huaisheng (b. 1868). The inscription was carved in relief in seal script.
IMG
Comments:The inscription is taken from a couplet in the Chess Pavilion (Shengqi lou 勝棋樓) in Nanjing by Xu Huaisheng (act. late 19th century).
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