Description
A large Chinese soapstone seal, the upper section carved with many bats in flight amidst scrolling clouds, the rectangular stone of a greenish grey colour flecked with black, one side carved with nine lines of calligraphy including the date for the fifth month of the Jia Yin year, and probably corresponding to 1734 or 1794. The script describes the lineage of 'the precious trinket' and how it has passed down through the generations, it mentions the Li family and the Yang family, the base seal is a studio name, the top damaged and glued, 16.5cm.
Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough.
