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Chinese Bronze Seal with Sage and Lion browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Chinese: Pre 1900: item # 48864 Please refer to our stock # 5-194 when inquiring.
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| The finial of this unusual Chinese bronze seal has been finely cast to represent the figure of a sage sitting atop a foo-lion. Mid-19th century. The actual seal carving, which was done in archaic seal script (“zhuanshu”), will produce “red writing” when stamped in vermilion seal paste. (See photo enlargement 4) The figures are very well detailed, and the overall patina is quite rich. The seal was an integral component of the Chinese scholar’s desk. In the Ming and Ching dynasties, civic officials were known not as bureaucrats but as literati, and these gentlemen-scholars were among the elite of traditional Chinese society. The literati were also involved in the creation of artistic seals and focused on their aesthetic appreciation; thus the seal became a unique art form. Condition is perfect. Overall dimensions: 1 7/8” high, base ¾” square. | |||||||
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