
Unknown Artist
Square shoushan stone seal with croching beast finial
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Ding Jifu, a name mentioned in the side inscription refered to the famous seal carver Ding Jifu,丁吉甫(1907~1984),(original name: Ding Shouqian 丁守谦),native of Nantong of Jiangsu province.
The Three Old Men's Stone Room mentioned in the side inscription refers to a stone room inside the Xiling Seal Art Society in Hangzhou of Zhejiang province where a group of stele dated from Han to Qing dynasties is housed, including the famous Han Sanlao huizi jiri bei 《汉三老讳字忌日碑》.
- Place of origin
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China
- Year
- 1945
- Media
- Sculpture
- Medium
- carved shoushan stone
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm (irreg.)
- Credit
- Gift of Dr John Yu in memory of Dr George Soutter 2020
- Accession number
- 62.2020