Chinese Sitting Frog Bronze Seal or Chop seagrass This striking geometric

This striking geometric

and keen attention to detail

white on the sides

The seasonal materials with which this basket was made are indigenous to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington

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Chinese Sitting Frog Bronze Seal or Chop seagrass This striking geometricThis vintage Chinese "sitting frog" solid bronze seal or chop is beautifully detailed with incised circles for spots. On the side of the chop is incised text, which may once have read "CHINA" backwards (now it reads "HINA"); underneath on the base are Chinese characters. I believe it dates from the early 20th century. Fully functional as a stamp if inked or pressed into a wax seal, it is also just a great little object to have sitting around. This