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The characters carved to the base are taken from the 'Book of Odes', the earliest collection of Chinese poetry dating from the Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC), referring to the 'nine similitudes'.
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QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
细节
A TIANHUANG 'BUDDHIST LION' SEAL
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The columnar seal of square section, surmounted by a recumbent Buddhist lion, the features finely detailed with its mouth slightly agape to reveal fangs, the beast with a muscular body standing with its head turned to a bushy tail, the seal chop carved in relief with lines from the 'Book of Odes', the stone of a translucent golden honey-orange tone
2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (5.7 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm.), Japanese wood box
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The columnar seal of square section, surmounted by a recumbent Buddhist lion, the features finely detailed with its mouth slightly agape to reveal fangs, the beast with a muscular body standing with its head turned to a bushy tail, the seal chop carved in relief with lines from the 'Book of Odes', the stone of a translucent golden honey-orange tone
2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (5.7 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm.), Japanese wood box
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Aster Ng
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