Hu Jue mark, dated to the Wushu year, corresponding to 1898, and of the period The seal of oval profile, topped with a crouching beast finial, the inscription on the side heightened in red, dated Wushu qiurue (autumn of 1898), signed Hu Jue, the seal face carved in relief with poetic phrases reading huayin manting yuese hengkong (courtyard under the moonlight filled with the shadows of flowers). 1 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4in (3.5 x 6.4 x 3.2cm)