A SMALL GILT-BRONZE 'TORTOISE' SEAL MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR EARLIER The square seal is surmounted by a naturalistically cast tortoise standing foursquare. The base is incised with four characters. 1 1/3 in. (3.4 cm.) diam. Provenance The Collection of Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967). Sotheby's London, 5 November 2008, lot 415. Property from a Princely Collection.
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE 'TORTOISE' SEAL MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR EARLIER The square seal is surmounted by a naturalistically cast tortoise standing foursquare. The base is incised with four characters. 1 1/3 in. (3.4 cm.) diam. Provenance The Collection of Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967). Sotheby's London, 5 November 2008, lot 415. Property from a Princely Collection.
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