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Material: Soapstone
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 fabric covered box - signed - China - mid 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soapstone Scholar's Objects
Materials
Soapstone
$105 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Zitan Brush Pot with Soapstone Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This beautif...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Soapstone Scholar's Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Seal Carved In Steatite, 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A late 19th century Chinese stamp carved in steatite.
Old traces of use and patina.
The seal is also fully engraved and has a text on it. 大地回春 披锦绣.
It is a poetic expression celebrat...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Soapstone Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone, Soapstone
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, with large seal at base.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soapstone Scholar's Objects
Materials
Soapstone
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Chinese Soapstone Water Dropper
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A carved Chinese soapstone water dropper, boat shaped receptacle with spout and handle, carved with trailing floral stems and a domed cover with a bird f...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Soapstone Scholar's Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Late Qing Carved Soapstone Jar Shaped Brush Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A well carved Chinese soapstone brush pot of jar shape believed to date from the latter Qing dynasty and probably around 1900. The brush wa...
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Early 1900s Asian Qing Antique Soapstone Scholar's Objects
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Soapstone
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