A FINE SOAPSTONE SEAL, QING DYNASTY
China, 18th – 19th century. Finely carved to depict a recumbent Buddhist lion with bulging eyes and flaring nostrils, the details of spine, mane, tail and beard neatly incised. The stone of deep golden-brown color with cinnabar veins. The seal reading Fushi zijian.

Provenance: French private collection.
Condition: Fine condition with old wear, traces of use and some minor surface scratches. Remnants of red seal paste.

Weight: 86.2 grams
Dimensions: 39 x 32 x 32 mm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related seal at Sotheby’s London on May 14th, 2014, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 265.

清代皂石雕印章
中國，十八世紀至十九世紀。精心雕刻一隻卧佛狮，細節生動。皂石呈金褐色，局部朱紅色肌理。印章面刻有“佛時仔肩”。

來源：法國私人收藏
品相：良好品相，舊時磨損，使用痕跡，表面一些輕微劃痕，印章面仍有紅色印泥餘留。

重量：86.2 克
尺寸：39 x 32 x 32 毫米