A VERY FINE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE 'ZI QIANG BU XI' SEAL QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD of square form, surmounted by a superbly carved pair of addorsed dragons, each exceptionally well carved with bulging eyes and flaring nostrils above curling whiskers and a partially open mouth revealing sharp fangs and even rows of teeth, the scales and flowing mane defined by fine incisions, the two scaly bodies intertwined and crouching low on the haunches, pierced through the centre with an aperture, the square seal deeply and crisply carved with the characters Zi qiang bu xi ('Self-strengthening Never Ceases'), the stone of an icy, pale celadon tone with small white inclusions and natural veining 7.5 BY 7.5CM., 3 BY 3 IN.
A VERY FINE IMPERIAL WHITE JADE 'ZI QIANG BU XI' SEAL QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD of square form, surmounted by a superbly carved pair of addorsed dragons, each exceptionally well carved with bulging eyes and flaring nostrils above curling whiskers and a partially open mouth revealing sharp fangs and even rows of teeth, the scales and flowing mane defined by fine incisions, the two scaly bodies intertwined and crouching low on the haunches, pierced through the centre with an aperture, the square seal deeply and crisply carved with the characters Zi qiang bu xi ('Self-strengthening Never Ceases'), the stone of an icy, pale celadon tone with small white inclusions and natural veining 7.5 BY 7.5CM., 3 BY 3 IN.
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