A SOAPSTONE SEAL, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
A SOAPSTONE SEAL, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYEstimate $1,000 – $1,500
- Lot Sold $1,500 (Hammer Price)
- $1,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
of irregular upright form, carved with a dragon emerging from clouds above a two line inscription Shangyu Xu Sangeng, the seal carved Da Wu (Great Enlightenment), the stone of honey coloured tones
7.8CM
Xu Sangeng (1826-1890) was a famous carver, his birthplace was Shangyu