An important carved sandalwood seal of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Tiandi

An important carved sandalwood seal of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Tiandi yijia chun. Late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) Of rectangular form, with a relief-carved knob in the form of an intertwined double- dragon above clouds. An oval and framed seal face bearing the positive seal characters ‘Tiandi yijia chun’ (‘Heaven and Earth united in Spring’), flanked by a stylised pair of dragons. Yellow textile tassel at the knob. Later wooden box. Height 8.6 cm; width 4.9 cm; length 9.8 cm

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