the first of square section, carved to the seal face in zhuwen style with eight characters; the second of rectangular section with a five-character poetic verse (2)

The smaller seal has two polished corners to the underside. Otherwise, the two seals are in overall good condition with some expected minute nicks to the extremities. The actual color of the stones is less yellow compared to the catalogue illustration.
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