Seal Item Number: N1.223 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Seal carved from one piece of beige and black agate with a tree, a rock, a fisherman, and a boat depicted on one side in relief and emphasized with paint (?). The seal has a rounded top, a rectangular box-shaped body and a seal surface carved with Chinese characters.
History Of Use
Personal seal
Item History
- Made in China
- Owned by Mrs. Edmund Morrison before January 1961
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Mrs. Edmund Morrison (Seller) during January 1961
What
- Name
- Seal
- Identification Number
- N1.223
- Type of Item
- seal
- Material
- agate mineral and ink ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 6.2 cm, width 2.7 cm, depth 2.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Edmund Morrison
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Mrs. Edmund Morrison (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1961
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1818/0006