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Soapstone seal surmounted by shishi, or lion dog, and seven pupsside

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Soapstone seal surmounted by shishi, or lion dog, and seven pups

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Associated place

Date

Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)

Artist/maker

Jilan (active Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)) (engraver)

Xie Huilian (AD 407 - 433) (author)

Material and technique

brown soapstone

Dimensions

15.8 x 15.5 x 15.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)

No. of items

1

Credit line

Presented by E. H. North, 1970.

Accession no.

EA1970.45

Location

- Ground floor | Room 10 | China to 800

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