AN INSCRIBED YELLOW SOAPSTONE SEAL 20th centuryPROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERSAN INSCRIBED YELLOW SOAPSTONE SEAL20th centuryTall and of oval section, the finial carved as two animals in a lotus pond, the seal face carved in relief with a four-character inscription reading Guanyi Daoren in seal script, the stone a rich yellowish-orange shade approximating tianhuang tonality.1 3/4in (4.5cm) high黃壽山方印 印文：觀奕道人Guanyi Daoren (觀奕道人) is the Daoist monastic name of Ji Yun (紀昀), also known as Ji Xiaofeng (紀曉嵐), or Ji Chunfan (紀春帆). Ji Yun (1724–1805) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, writer, and influential scholar during the Qing dynasty in China.