Pair of Shoushan stone stamps ‘Landscapes and poems’, 20th century

Two seals made of amber-coloured Shoushan stone. Both stamps are elongated rectangular in shape, with a scroll-shaped openwork handle at the top. The sides of each seal are finely engraved: one side depicts traditional landscape scenes with mountains, trees and rivers, accompanied by calligraphic inscriptions at the top. On the reverse, one of the stamps features a long poem. At the base of each piece is a stamp carved in relief with characters between which traces of ink can be seen.

Size: 7.5 x 1 x 3 cm   Individual weight: 49 g; Total weight: 97 g

Provenance:

- Current private collection, London, United Kingdom.