Four white jade seals - China 18th/19th Century

The first with a tall rectangular shaft supporting a reticulated dragon finial; the second of rectangular section topped by a bixie finial with a bifurcated tail extending downward to one side of the tall shaft; the third a low square seal topped with a deeply undercut recumbent dragon; the fourth of cylindrical form topped by a dragon-headed tortoise deeply undercut from the shaft, its head incorporating a pale grey patch in the matrix (some with tiny chips). 3/4 to 2 1/4in (2 to 5.5cm) high - Sold for $25,000 plus Premium and tax

Provenance: Nagatani, Chicago.

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 18 Dec 2007. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, California