Details
Each seal is incised with various poems by Tang dynasty poet Li Bai on the sides, and surmounted with a finial in the form of a Buddhist lion and its cubs. Together with a green jade hexagonal washer with handles suspending a loose ring, late 19th-early 20th century, and a green jade oval dish raised on three feet and carved with two fish on the interior, Qing dynasty.
11 in. (28 cm.) high; 634 in. (7.1 cm.) across handles; 512 in. (14 cm.) wide


Provenance
Pair of soapstone seals: Nagatani, Inc., 1973.
Oval dish: Acquired in 1960.
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