Stone seal ‘Poem and dragon’, 20th century

A brownish-coloured stone with golden flecks. It has a rectangular floor plan and an elongated body, decorated at the top with a border showing an archaic dragon with an elongated body against a background of geometric patterns. On the front face there is a long incised poem, which shows traces of blue pigment applied for better reading. On the base is a two-character seal in bas-relief. It shows wear due to age.

Size: 6.3 x 1.6 x 2.3 cm

Weight: 63.2 g