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A CARVED SOAPSTONE 'FIVE BATS' SEAL

18TH CENTURY

    Price Realised GBP 3,250
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    GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000
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    A CARVED SOAPSTONE 'FIVE BATS' SEAL

    18TH CENTURY

    Price Realised GBP 3,250
    Price Realised GBP 3,250
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    The seal is of irregular form, intricately carved with five bats in flight above pine trees and cloud scrolls. The seal face is carved with the poetic inscription qiu shui chang tian yi se, which may be translated as ‘the autumn river merges with the sky’, eulogising the beauty of the landscape.
    31⁄8 in. (7.8 cm.) high
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