A CHINESE TIANHUANG STONE SEAL

拍品描述

Standing 5.8 cm tall and 2.9 cm wide, this neatly proportioned square seal is carved from premium golden-hued Tianhuang stone with a lustrous even polish highlighting its fine compact grain. The block is crowned by a smoothly sculpted recumbent ram knob, featuring graceful curved limbs, gentle facial contours and softly rounded horn detailing. Delicately incised Chinese characters adorn one flat vertical face of the prismatic body. The stone boasts a warm uniform amber tone with minimal natural veining, embodying the sought-after traits of fine Tianhuang. Combining elegant zoomorphic carving and refined epigraphic work, this exquisite piece is a worthy inclusion in distinguished collections of traditional Chinese scholarly seals.

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