Xu Sangeng Seal. Chinese Leisure Seal Qing Dynasty
Shoushan leisure seal by the famous seal carver Xu Sangeng (1826-1890).
Engraved are 15 characters shi yue bu jian Huang shu duo ze bi-li zhi xin fu sheng yi ,時月不见黄叔度,则鄙吝之心复生矣, for a long time I did not see uncle Huang but instead the heart of a vulgar has been reborn. (A line by Zhou Ziju 周子居 for the period of the Eastern Han Dynasty).
18 x 18 x 54 mm, good condition.
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