CHINE, période RÉPUBLIQUE
Important celadon jade quadrangular seal, the handle with carved decoration in high relief of eight intertwined dragons and a phoenix among clouds resuming the form of ruyi and lingzhi; the four sides decorated in light relief of dragons mistletoe and phoenix stylized in archaic motifs.
The matrix bears the four characters "Xian qin wang Bao". (The seal of Prince Xian, one of the sons of the Kangxi emperor, was used during the Republic period)
Dim. 6 x 6,4 x 6,2 cm
