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Chinese Scholar Seal

Chinese Qing Dynasty MOP Inlaid Hardwood Scholar's Seal Stand, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Qing Dynasty Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Wood Scholar's Seal Stand, 19th Century An
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Hardwood

Large Chinese Export Carved Soapstone Foo Dog Scholars Seal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese export carved soapstone foo dog scholars seal, nicely carved, in two color soapstone
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Soapstone

Extraordinary Chinese Scholar Ying Stone on Stand with Collector Seal
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a vertical Chinese scholar rock balanced on a carved wood display stand. The specimen
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Vintage Hand-Carved Soapstone Seal - Signed - China - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage hand-carved soapstone seal - mythical beast to the top - original presentation/padded
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Soapstone

Vintage Chinese Finely Carved Yellow Pixiu Archaic Dragon Seal w/Stand 20th Cent
Located in Richmond, CA
This vintage Chinese seal is an exquisite example of craftsmanship, intricately carved to feature a
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20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Vietnamese Seal, in Wood and Metal, Brown Color, from Vietnam Cirace 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vietnamese wood seal, made of wood, and metal. It dates from the end of the 19th century around
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Antique 1880s Vietnamese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Metal

Chinese early 20th C Scholar’s Brass Seal Paste or Ink Box Baitong
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This early 20th-century Chinese scholar’s box is crafted from brass and features intricate
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20th Century Chinese Other Metalwork

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Brass, Copper

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19th Century Chinese Scholars' Seal Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood scholars' seal box with brass hardware and dove tail joints
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Chinese Rock Crystal Seal, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small rock crystal carving is a personalized seal once used by a Qing-dynasty scholar-official
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Rock Crystal

Chinese Rock Crystal Seal, C. 1900
Chinese Rock Crystal Seal, C. 1900
H 1.75 in W 1 in D 1 in
Miniature Seal Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese scholars' chest for keeping seals, ink, and inkstones neatly stored on the
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Antique 19th Century Jewelry Boxes

Miniature Seal Chest
Miniature Seal Chest
H 11 in W 12 in D 9 in
Pair of Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Soapstone Seals.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Soapstone Seals. Large and rare pair of hand carved
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Soapstone

Chinese Vintage Large Carved Soapstone Seal with Dog of Fo
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and well carved Chinese soap stone seal of rectangular form carved with a large dog of Fo
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Soapstone

Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Soapstone Seals with Bixies
Located in Richmond, VA
Great pair of Chinese seals from the late 19th-early 20th century with bixies on top and characters
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Early 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Soapstone

Group of Five Miniature Chinese Bronze Seals / Chops, Late Qing Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
These very scarce seals are likely components to a ‘Puzzle Seal’, of which four of the five seals
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Bronze

Chinese Yixing Zisha Glazed Pottery Scholars Box Jun De Seal, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique Chinese Yixing zisha red clay pottery scholars box comprising of three
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Other Ceramics

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Pottery

Chinese carved soapstone seal
Located in East Geelong, VIC
A nicely carved dragon with a pearl sits atop this Chinese soapstone seal, with the areas under the
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Soapstone

Chinese carved soapstone seal
Chinese carved soapstone seal
H 3.38 in W 1 in D 1 in
Chinese Carved Soapstone Seal
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Chinese carved soapstone seal features carving on all sides. The main carving is of a dragon
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Soapstone

Chinese Carved Soapstone Seal
Chinese Carved Soapstone Seal
H 3.38 in W 1 in D 1 in
Qing Dynasty Scholar or Official Red Lacquer Travelling Seal Box
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
This antique Shanxi province red lacquer seal box was part of an official’s or scholar’s luggage
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects an...

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Wood

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Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse TL Tested
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) Sancai glazed pottery horse TL Tested The cream-glazed horse is naturalistically modelled standing on a rectangular base, with the mane, tail and hooves hig...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Chinese Scholar Rock Lingbi Stone on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall Chinese scholar stone (also known as Gong Shi in Chinese; meditation stone and spirit rock in the West) of significant weight and volume is gracefully balanced on the wood dis...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Extraordinary Chinese Scholar Rock Ying Stone on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Chinese scholar rock on offer here is a wonderful example of Ying (also known as Yingde stone), a less common type than Lingbi or Taihu. Gray in color, it has an extraordinary up...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
By Myochin Hiroyoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. One of the pair (the other one is listed separately LU945044034102, bu...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

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Copper

Chinese Scholar Stone Taihu Rock on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese scholar stone in an upright mushroom form displayed on a custom wood stand. Wonderful and well-balanced, the ocher and cream color stone is likely of the Taihu type. It sho...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Large Chinese Scholar Stone Rare Red Taihu Rock on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and dramatic Chinese Gongshi (known as meditation stone or spirit stone) from Taihu (Lake Tai) balanced on display stand. This scholar rock features a relatively red and poro...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Chinese Guardian's Tail Inkstone, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only f...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Chinese Painted Soapstone Scholar's Rock Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Chinese hand painted soapstone scholar's rock sculpture. This large hand carved soapstone sculpture is hand painted with white flowers painted onto the surface. The Rock ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Cast Stone

Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock, of naturalistic form, on early 19th century rosewood stand.
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock
Chinese Gray Scholar's Rock
H 55 in W 30 in D 9 in
Chinese Bloodstone Carved Seal
Located in Norwood, NJ
Nicely carved red/orange Chinese hardstone seal. Bloodstone or "chicken blood" soapstone hand carved village scene with figures and trees. Signed.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Soapstone

Chinese Bloodstone Carved Seal
Chinese Bloodstone Carved Seal
H 4.75 in W 8 in D 3 in
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Chinese Scholar Seal For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese scholar seal you’re looking for. A Chinese scholar seal — often made from stone, wood and ceramic — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese scholar seal, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A Chinese scholar seal is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Chinese scholar seal over the years, but those crafted by Tanabe Chikuunsai II are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Chinese Scholar Seal?

Prices for a Chinese scholar seal start at $128 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $1,372.

Finding the Right Asian Art And Furniture for You

From Japanese handmade earthenware pottery, originating circa 14,500 B.C. and adorned with elaborate corded patterns known as jōmon, to natural elm case pieces and storage cabinets built in Qing dynasty–era China to mid-century Thai rice-paper charcoal rubbings, antique and vintage Asian art and furniture make for wonderful additions to all kinds of contemporary interiors.

Eastern elements elevate any home’s decor. Introduce zen sensibility to your living room, dining room and bedroom with the neutral color palettes and the natural materials such as rattan, bamboo and elm that we typically associate with traditional Asian furniture. Decorative handwoven embroideries and textiles originating from India and elsewhere on the continent, which can be draped over a bed or sofa or used as a wall hanging, can be as practical as they are functional, just as you wouldn’t seek out Japanese room-divider screens — often decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile — merely for privacy.

With everything from blanket chests to lighting fixtures to sculptures and carvings, it’s easy to tastefully bring serenity to your living space by looking to the treasures for which the East has long been known.

For British-born furniture designer Andrianna Shamaris, the Japanese concept of beauty in imperfection isn’t limited to her Wabi Sabi collection. She embraces it in her New York City apartment as well. In the living area, for instance, she retained the fireplace’s original black marble while swathing its frame and the rest of the room in bright white.

“We left the fireplace very clean and wabi-sabi, so that it blended into the wall,” says Shamaris, who further appointed the space with a hand-carved antique daybed whose plush pillows are upholstered in antique textiles from the Indonesian island of Sumba.

In the growing antique and vintage Asian art and furniture collection on 1stDibs, find ceramics from China, antiquities from Cambodia and a vast range of tables, seating, dining chairs and other items from Japan, India and other countries.

Questions About Chinese Scholar Seal
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese seal carving refers to the traditional art of engraving the active side of a stamp or seal. Typically, the seals were made using stone, but bamboo, bone and wood could also be used. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic Chinese seal carvings from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The red seal on Chinese art is a way of communicating information about the piece. Depending on the artwork, the seal may say who produced it or who originally owned it. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of Chinese art.