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Nine Dragon Seal for Imperial Painting Collection
Nine Dragon Seal for Imperial Painting Collection

Nine Dragon Seal for Imperial Painting Collection

Date1736-1795
Label TextInk, ink stone, brushes, seals, brush rests and brush holders have been considered treasures befitting the scholar's table. They are appreciated not only for their usefulness but also for their aesthetic value. Although often made in matched sets, these prized objects were created in varying sizes and materials.
Object number50.140
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art", August 9, 2007 - December 2, 2007 (8/9/2007 - 12/2/2007)
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions2 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (6.51 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm)
MediumIvory
Lacquered Wood Ryusa Netsuke Carved as Nine Noh Masks
Japanese
ca. 1840
Object number: 91.180
Japanese
mid 19th century
Object number: 33.526
Photo: iocolor, LLP
18th century. Recut for Hsien Feng, 1851-1861
Object number: 34.170
Photo: Jueqian Fang
ca. 1900
Object number: 2019.1
Collection of 53 beads and 1 pendant
Egyptian
Object number: 75.19
Shishi and a temple bell on seal
Japanese
18th-19th century
Object number: 33.472
Japanese
early 19th century
Object number: 33.453
Japanese
mid 19th century
Object number: 33.547
Group of seals with vermillion box
Gyokuhosai
mid 19th century
Object number: 33.532
Seal Form
18th century
Object number: 54.61