Posted By: Bill
Posted Date: May 06, 2009 (11:15 AM)
If this piece is supposed to be Chinese and its bottom stamp is supposed to be in the style of a Chinese seal, then I wonder if the picture of the stamp may be reversed and the correct seal should be the mirror image of the one posted? (see pic 1)
On most Chinse seals, the surname on the chop mark (when stamped on paper)will appear on the right-hand side while the other names will be on the left because in ancient China, you read Chinese from Right to Left, then from top to bottom.
Therefore, may be the correct way of the stamp displayed (or seal mark) should be reversed. (pic 1)
If that is indeed the case, then the name will be Xiao Shang Min �J���� instead of Xiao Shang Yue �J���� (see second picture).
However, anything is possible.
Bill
