seal carved from buff soapstone with reddish brown inclusions, surmounted by a kylin, the base inscribed 'The seal of your subject Ching Jung', the front with finely incised calligraphy, 'I wish I could bequeath to posterity some exquisite works of art and to my descendants the memory of a noble life by Shou Shih', 7.4cm. high.
* Provenance: Spink and Son, 1948, purchase price £10.0.0, accompanied by the original receipt dated 21 July 1948.