Bidspirit auction | Carved jade seal ‘Mythical Animal’,
Carved jade seal ‘Mythical Animal’, Ming dynasty - Brown and greyish jade seal with natural patina, crowned by the figure of a reclining mythical animal with schematic features and a compact body. The rectangular base bears a seal in sigillary characters with the inscription ‘山中人兮芳杜若’. Size: 3.8 x 2.3 x 3.7 cm Weight: 48.1 g