Chinese soapstone seal with a lion and cub

An image of One of a pair of seals. Red and grey with handles carved as a lion and cub, emblematic of Emperor and Empress. These were used on documents dealing with the appointment of actors on matters relating to the Imperial palace guards, and various minor commands. The characters read:’ Nourish your mind and cultivate your nature’. Soapstone, height 21.4 cm, circa 1800-1900. Chinese.

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One of a pair of seals. Red and grey with handles carved as a lion and cub, emblematic of Emperor and Empress. These were used on documents dealing with the appointment of actors on matters relating to the Imperial palace guards, and various minor commands. The characters read:’ Nourish your mind and cultivate your nature’. Soapstone, height 21.4 cm, circa 1800-1900. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.108A-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/25.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 638 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 454.32kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 25/1
Captured: 2008:03:11 12:02:33

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19th Century animals carved Chinese Fitz_AA lion cub lions seal soapstone

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