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For more informationon about seals, their shapes, and carving styles, please see Zhang (Seals). There are many varieties of seals (personal, leisure, official, etc.). The most common ones in this collection are:
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Side 1 Dimensions: Height: 1 15/16 in. Width: 1 in. Depth: 15/16 in. |
Side inscription: Dong ? made [this] 東?製 |
Grip top inscription: Calm mind 静心 |
Face Engraving: intaglio (white seal) |
Face text: Calm mind, do nothing 静心无为 |
| Other details: leisure seal; plain style (su mian 素面); square shape (fang xing 方形). | ||||
Side 1 Dimensions: Height: 2 15/16 in. Width: 7/8 in. Depth: 7/8 in. |
Side inscription: |
Face Engraving: relief (red seal) |
Face text: Green field, fragrant sky 綠 野 香 肖 |
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| Other details: leisure seal; plain style (su mian 素面); square shape (fang xing 方形). | ||||
Side 1 Dimensions: Height: 2 1/4 in. Width: 5/8 in. Depth: 5/8 in. |
Side inscription: Dong [name?] made [this] 東?巨製 |
Grip top inscription |
Face Engraving: mixed intaglio (white seal & relief (red seal) |
Face text: ? mountain rain ?山雨 |
| Other details: leisure seal; plain style (su mian 素面); square shape (fang xing 方形). | ||||
Side 1 Dimensions: Height: 3 in. Width: 1 3/8 in. Depth: 1 3/8 in. |
Side inscription: |
Face Engraving: relief (red seal) |
Face text: Bite vegetable root, [then] 100 affairs can be accomplished; i.e., surviving suffering enables you to achieve much 咬得菜根 百事可為 |
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| Other details: leisure seal; plain style (su mian 素面); square shape (fang xing 方形). | ||||
Side 1 Dimensions: Height: 2 in. Width: 1 1/8 in. Depth: 1 1/8 in. |
Side inscription: Dong ? made item 東?目製 |
Face Engraving: relief (red seal) |
Face text: |
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| Other details: leisure seal; plain style (su mian 素面); square shape (fang xing 方形). | ||||