Caption

Seal stamp, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, Qing style, seal stamp, dragon with a pearl iconography, dragons, circa 18th–19th century, China, sculpture; height 26.5 cm, width 12.0 cm, A vertical rectangular carved stone object stands on a light surface against a dark gradient background, the stone showing a warm tan to light brown color with areas of lighter flecking and subtle darker veins; the carving depicts flowing, rounded raised forms resembling stylized animals and swirling cloud-like shapes wrapping around the front and sides, with smooth polished areas contrasting with rougher, speckled textures, and the top of the object is rounded and carved with similar organic motifs.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_389

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (899.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Seal stamp Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 Qing style seal stamp dragon pearl iconography dragons circa 18th–19th century China sculpture height 26.5 cm width 12.0 cm vertical rectangular carved stone object stands light surface dark gradient background stone showing warm tan light brown color areas lighter flecking subtle darker veins carving depicts flowing rounded raised forms resembling stylized animals swirling cloud- shapes wrapping front sides smooth polished areas contrasting rougher speckled textures top object organic motifs.