TWO CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEALS, MID 19TH CENTURY one of oval form with crazing, apparently the personal seal of Governor Yeh, the other rectangular, with signature to the side, both of celadon brown tone, the seal faces carved 6.2cm high, 3.6cm high Provenance: by repute Governor Yeh Ming-ch'en (1807-1859); acquired circa 1858 by Admiral Arthur William Acland Hood, 1st Baron Hood of Avalon (1824-1901); thence by family descent. See footnote to lot 78 for more information.