Record-setting price paid for seal given by China’s Jin dynasty to a nobleman of Korea’s Goguryeo kingdom in China Guardian’s ...

but the know-how involved in this ancient craft is fading, with only a few of the owners still making stone seals by hand. Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770 ...

This amount surpassed its presale estimate by more than nine times, setting a record for the price of ancient seals. The golden seal with a horse-shaped knob was auctioned at China Guardian’s ...