Auction 159 Asian Art

93

A group of four soapstone seals


Estimate

400 - 600


Session

8 May 2026


Description

China, Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century

Comprising:

A honey-toned Shoushan soapstone seal of rectangular section, carved in low relief with a continuous rocky landscape across all four sides; the base carved with the poetic inscription "Yunlan" (云嵐, clouds and mist)

A honey-toned soapstone seal of rectangular section, carved in low relief with a continuous river landscape extending across three sides (plain base)

A mottled cream and brown soapstone seal imitating jade, of narrow rectangular section, the top carved with two squirrels among a grapevine with leaves and clusters of grapes (plain base)

A black soapstone seal of square section, surmounted by a dragon above waves (the base with original matrix partially worn and traces of cinnabar)

(wear, scratches and minor chips)



四方寿山石印章一组,中国,清十九/二十世纪。包括:黄褐色寿山石长方印,四面浅浮雕连绵山水,底刻篆书「云岚」;蜜色长方印,三面浅浮雕江景;仿玉米褐色窄长方印,顶部圆雕松鼠葡萄;黑色方印,顶雕海浪苍龙钮,印面残存朱砂。

6,5x5x1,5 cm

Height: 5,2 cm

Height: 6,9 cm

Height: 6 cm



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