CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED JADE/ HARDSTONE SEAL SET

CHINESE ARCHAIC-REVIVAL CARVED HARDSTONE / JADE SEAL, FOUR CORNER SEALS, AND STAND SET (SIX PIECES), 20TH C., HAN DYNASTY STYLE CARVED FROM A DENSE, CHARCOAL-GREY AND BLACK HARDSTONE / JADE WITH EXTENSIVE MOTTLED SURFACE WEATHERING, CHALKY BURIAL-EFFECT RESIDUE. CENTRAL PRINCIPAL SEAL: SURMOUNTED BY A POWERFUL CROUCHING MYTHICAL BEAST, THE UNDERSIDE SEAL FACE DEEPLY CARVED IN RELIEF SEAL SCRIPT (ZHUANSHU) WITH A FOUR-CHARACTER INSCRIPTION. CYLINDER SEALS: FOUR MATCHING CYLINDRICAL MINIATURE SEALS FITTING INTO THE CORNER WELLS, EACH CAPPED WITH A DOMED CLOUD-CARVED FINIAL, THE UNDERSIDES INCISED WITH THE FOUR DIRECTIONAL MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES (SIXIANG) STAND: SQUARE STEPPED PEDESTAL STAND WITH CONCAVE FLANKS AND FOUR INTEGRAL FEET CARVED WITH STYLIZED TAOTIE MASKS STAND MEASURES 5.75 X 5.75 IN PRINCIPAL STAND MEASURES 2.75 IN HIGH, 2 X 2 IN