A fine carved Soapstone seal, with a small figure guiding a sampan through stormy seas with crested waves, beneath a towering rocky cliff, with a gnarled tree clinging to the edge of tiered rockwork, inscribed Meng Yan xing shang.

Reverse of the fine carved Soapstone seal, with a small figure guiding a sampan through stormy seas with crested waves, beneath a towering rocky cliff, with a gnarled tree clinging to the edge of tiered rockwork, inscribed Meng Yan xing shang.

Inscribed Meng Yan xing shang on this fine carved Soapstone seal, with a small figure guiding a sampan through stormy seas with crested waves, beneath a towering rocky cliff, with a gnarled tree clinging to the edge of tiered rockwork.

The Seal: A fine carved Soapstone seal, with a small figure guiding a sampan through stormy seas with crested waves, beneath a towering rocky cliff, with a gnarled tree clinging to the edge of tiered rockwork, inscribed Meng Yan xing shang.

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Sampan Below Rocky Cliffs Seal

 

Soapstone seal.

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A finely carved Soapstone seal, with a small figure guiding a sampan through stormy seas with crested waves, beneath a towering rocky cliff, with a gnarled tree clinging to the edge of elaborately tiered rockwork extending around all four sides, inscribed Meng Yan xing shang ("For Meng Yan's heartfelt appreciation''). The use of the differing colours in this work really is masterly, the tree stands out in a dark russet colour, but even the figure's face is paler than his body and the boat is another pale russet tone.

Chinese, 18th century.
Provenance: Robert Kleiner.
Dimensions: 8.5cm high x 6.5cm wide x 6.5cm depth.

 

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