Complete Set Chinese Zodiac Seals made of Porcelain

Chinese Zodiac Seal Set Porcelain

 

Complete set of 12 Chinese zodiacs as seals. Porcelain, green glaze. Size: 44 x 44 mm x c. 85 mm (1 ¾ x 1 ¾ x c. 3 ½ inches). They are in good condition with no nicks. They are from the Republic period.

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Decorative Chinese Jade Box for Seal Paste

Old Chinese Jade Box for Seal Paste

 
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Decorative old Chinese seal box made of white-greenish Jade (Hetain yu 和田玉). Bird and plum blossoms as decoration at the lid. Well carved.


Diameter: 52 mm, height: 17 mm, good condition.

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Antique Chinese Leisure Seal Qing Dynasty 李颖篆刻

Attractive Chinese Leisure Seal by Li Ying Qing Dynasty

Decorative, antique Chinese leisure seal by Li Ying (李颖), a Qing Dynasty seal carver.

Ocher-brown stone with a dragon as handle. As actual seal 5 characters have been engraved: ruo-zhe dao zhi yong - The use of the weak way (弱者道之用).

Side engraving with details. 19 x 18 x 92 mm, good condition.

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Wang Erdu Leisure Seal, Antique Chinese Chop

Old Chinese Leisure Seal by Wang Erdu

 

Old Chinese leisure seal, greenish-grey Shou-shan stone, engraved by the important seal carver Wang Erdu (died 1919).

As actual seal 12 characters have been carved: Wang chen zi Yan sheng hao xue lu yihao bu kan (王琛字燕生号雪庐一号补龕).

Side inscription with details: 癸未中秋月上浣尔度篆 23 x 23 x 68 mm, good condition.

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Antique Chinese Jade Seal

Antique Chinese Jade Seal

Antique Chinese seal, green Jade, ornamental decoration at four sides. As actual seals 2 characters have been carved.

Hand-carved Jade in good condition. 38 x 40 x 39 mm.

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Old Chinese leisure seal by Wang Meng, 1925

Old Chinese leisure seal, brown-beige-grey stone, good structure. As actual seal 4 characters have been carved: 自強不息 zi qiang bu xi (make unremitting).

Side inscription with date 1925 and artist name Shi Xiang. Shi Xiang is the artist's name of Wang Ming (1888—1934). 30 x 31 x 95 mm, good condition.

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Decorative Chinese Brush Washer made of Jade

Chinese Jade Brush Washer

Decorative, Chinese brush washer, greenish-brown Jade, plum blossom motifs on both ends. Well hollowed, good condition. The Zitan-wood stand is part of the lot and is newer. 10 x 6,2 x 2 cm.

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Decorative antique Chinese Brush Washer, Hall Mark

Antique Chinese Brush Washer, Silver, Hallmark

Decorative antique Chinese brush washer (for painters and calligraphers) made of silver. Small metal spoon. Hall mark at bottom. The object is from the early last century. Shape of a leaf with twines, snake, frog and butterfly 74 x 48 x 24 mm, 33 gram. Good condition.

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Chinese Leisure Seal by Yang Daai 杨大爱

Chinese Leisure Seal by Yang Daai

Chinese leisure seal, marbeled grey-brown stone, carved by the artist Yang Daai in 1940. 4 characters as actual seal: jin de xiuye (move forward with your mind when you are in school. 

Side engraving with details. 30 x 30 x 44 mm, good condition.

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Chinese Leisure Seal with dark Enlcosure

Chinese Leisure Seal with dark Enlcosure

 

Attractive, old Chinese leisure seal, faint grey stone with dark grey enclosure at the upper part, well used to carve 2 goldfish.

As actual seal 4 characters have been carved: yu duo xia ri (grant may days of leisure) 20 x 20 x 82 mm.

Good condition. Side engraving with details most probably added later.

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Chinese Leisure Seal with Beetle on Bamboo

Chinese Leisure Seal with Insect on Bamboo

Attractive, old Chinese leisure seal, depicting a beetle on top of a bamboo pole. Neat carving.

 19 x 19 x 74 mm (0,8 x 0,8 x 2,9 inches).

 Beige grey stone with a natural red enclosure at the top which has been well used to carve a beetle.

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Chinese Leisure Seal with poetic Text 月照碧梧桐影

Chinese Leisure Seal with poetic Text

Attractive leisure seal from 1921 (or 1961), marbled brown stone, side engraving with details to seal carver and date.

As actual seal 6 characters engraved: 月照碧梧桐影 yue zhao bi wu-tong ying – the moon is casting a faint-green shadow over the Wu-tong tree.

27 x 26 x 43 mm, fine condition.

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Old Chinese Leisure Seal 任侠自喜 Carving

Old Chinese Leisure Seal with Lion and 4 Characters

Attractive, old Chinese leisure seal. (hard, green stone, probably Jadeite). Foo-lion as handle.

4 characters as actual seal: ren xi zi xi 任侠自喜 (happy that a hero has found the right post). Side inscription with details. 30 x 20 x 50 mm, 68 gram, fine condition.

Side engraving with details of the seal carver 己卯秋月篆三桥居士.

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Old Chinese Scholars Rock, partly semi transparent

Old Chinese Scholars Rock, partly semi transparent

So called Chinese scholar's rock on a stand. Flat. Partially semi-transparent stone. Both sides carved wit 2 scholars in landscape scene. The natural inclusions of the stone have been used to better work out the scenic impression.

These characteristic miniature rocks have always been treasured among the circles of literati in China for many centuries.

The stone stands 4,2 inches (without stand, simple wood), is 2,8 in. wide and 0.4 in deep. (2 of the image-details look that transparent because a torch was hold near).

Fine condition, no faults.

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Decorative Chinese Seal with Motto

Chinese vintage leisure seal with 5 characters as motto engraved: zhong xiao yi-sheng zhi 忠孝一生志 (loyalty and filial piety as ones life-long ideal).

A relief has been carved at one side of the seal, depicting a son pushing his father in a wheel chair. Jiang Xiang, a seal carver from the Republic period is the artist of this seal.

14 x 30 x 35 mm ( 0,6 x 1,2 x 1,4 inches), very fine condition.

Side engraving with details of the seal carver.

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Imperial China: Ink Box with Inscription

China, Qing Dynasty: Square metal box, mostly used to store ink.

Inscription of 9 characters at the top. Oval producers stamp at the bottom of the box stating that it is Qing Dynasty. Polished surface.

2,9 x 2,95 x 0,9 inches (74 x 75 x 23 mm), fine condition.

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Ivory Seal. Antique Chinese Chop. Attractive, antique Chinese seal from the Qing Dynasty. Warm color. Engraved are 4 characters, well carved.

0,7 x 1,1 x 2,3 inches (11 x 22 x 59 mm), 35 gram.

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Tang Yuanye Seal. Yellow Shou Shan, Leisure Seal 唐源邺

Fine leisure seal by the famous artist Tang Yuanye  唐源邺 (1886-1968).

Signed with his name Zui Shi ( drunken stone). Tang is also famous as calligrapher. At the top of this attractive seal a string is fixed.

As actual seal 4 characters are engraved: Zhu hua yin guan 驻花吟馆: Staying at the home of the chanting flowers

1,2 x 1,2 x 0,45 inches (31 x 32 x 18 mm). Fine condition.

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China vintage Seal Toad on Lotus Leaf, 4 Characters

寿山石 印章: Decorative, old Chinese leisure seal with a toad on lotus-leaf as handle and 4 characters as actual seal: junzi tan tang 君子坦汤 (the noble man is [of] broadminded [nature]). Referring to a quote by Confucius.

Side engraving with details of the seal carver.

1 x 1 x 2 inches (26 x 26 x 71 mm), fine condition.

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公豪篆刻: Chinese Leisure Seal by Gong Hao

Chinese leisure seal of grey stone by the artist Gong Hao 公豪.

 As actual seal engraved are 4 characters: 凤皇台客 Feng Huang tai ke (guest at Feng Huang-tai). Skillful side engraving with image of a phoenix and the name of the seal carver.

 0,65 x 0,65 x 2 inches (17 x 17 x 70), 37 grams.
 Very good carving of the 4 characters.

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