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LOT 2164
Chinese Columnar Stone Seal with Seated Figure
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (337 grams, 12 cm high).
The cylindrical soapstone body engraved with Chinese characters amidst a landscape setting; finial carved in the round as a fat Budai; base with a quartered 'maze' design. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a UK auction house.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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