Soapstone seal surmounted by shishi, or lion dog, and seven pups

Details

• Title

  Soapstone seal surmounted by shishi, or lion dog, and seven pups

• Artist/maker

  Xie Huilian (AD 407 - 433) (author)

  Jilan (active Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)) (engraver)

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Material and technique

  brown soapstone, with carved decoration

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › talc › steatite › soapstone

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  communications equipment › seal

• Dimensions

  15.8 x 15.5 x 15.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by E. H. North, 1970.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1970.45

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