A pair of blanc-de-chine 'lion and cub' sealsQing Dynasty
Each of the square seals modelled in mirror image and surmounted by an applied moulded lion with a playful cub clambering atop its head and back, the seal faces respectively carved Zhu Zhishan, [祝枝山] and Yun Ming, [允明].
Each 13.6cm (5 3/8in) high (2).注脚Zhu Yunming (祝允明, 1460–1527) was a scholar and calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty. His courtesy name was Xizhe (希哲) and his pseudonym was Zhishan (枝山) or Zhizhi Shanren (枝指山人), which came from the fact that his right hand had an extra finger. He is often referred to as Zhu Zhishan (祝枝山). He is regarded as one of the Four Young Scholars of Jiangnan, together with Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming and Xu Zheqing.