Five seed carvingsMianqie seed carvings: Republic period
Including two olive pit carvings, each taking advantage of its natural shape carved as a pleasure boat with figures, and three Mianqie seed carvings from Canton, the woody stem of each carved with foo lions supporting the purplish-brown seed often used for seal carvings.
1 1/2in (3.8cm) height of second (5).注脚For more information regarding the history mianqie seed carvings, refer to 'The Carved Seeds of Gaozhou', Terese Tse Bartholomew, (Orientations, vol. 20, October 1989).