A fine ivory seal

Description:

China, Yongle mark and of the period, dated 1418
H. 7,2 cm, 4,3 x 4,5 cm
On a square base, above with the 'dharma' wheel on top of a double lotus base, next to the lotus with two inscriptions, on the right side: 'Yongle shiliu nian zhengyue ri' [first month of the sixteenth year of the reign of emperor Yongle], on the left side: 'Ci la ma zhe ba suonan jiancan' [Imperial gift for the Lama Master Sönam Gyaltsen]. Weight: 132 g.
European private collection, acquired at Sotheby's Paris, 10 June 2015, lot 111 - The EU trade certificate for this lot is available - Few very tiny chips to the lotus petals, a filled 0.2 cm chip to one of the lower edges of the seal