Caption

Seal stamp, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 19th/20th century. Blind stamp with a rectangular cross-section; bas-relief and engraved decoration depicting cranes. Seal stamp; height 6.5 cm, width 2.85 cm, depth 1.2 cm., A small rectangular carved object stands upright on a smooth surface, showing a relief of a stylized bird with a curved beak and wings folded against its body; the carving includes rounded, organic shapes and shallow grooves. The object appears to be made of stone with a mottled appearance in shades of light gray, pale green, beige, and small areas of brown, with subtle variations and speckling throughout. The background is a smooth gradient from darker gray at the top to lighter gray near the middle and almost white near the bottom, and a soft shadow falls to one side of the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_141

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (398.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Seal stamp Chinese Qing 1644–1911 19th 20th century Blind stamp rectangular cross-section bas-relief engraved decoration depicting cranes height 6.5 cm width 2.85 cm depth 1.2 cm small rectangular carved object stands upright smooth surface showing relief stylized bird curved beak wings folded body carving includes rounded organic shapes shallow grooves object stone mottled appearance shades light gray pale green beige small areas brown subtle variations speckling background smooth gradient darker gray top lighter gray near middle almost white near bottom soft shadow falls side base.