Chinese Monastery Stamp or Seal Depicting Buddha with Mandorla, Based

Slim standing figure with a halo floats over a lotus on a narrow slab.

This monastery stamp or seal depicting a buddha with mandorla is from China, and dates to the early 20th century. It is soapstone. A mandorla is an almond-shaped halo of light surrounding the whole body of a holy figure, a convention found in Buddhist art across Asia. Tall narrow stone panel engraved with a robed standing figure framed by a round halo and a pointed arch. A lotus-like base lies beneath the feet. Fine lines are filled with red on a warm tan surface, held on a black stand. It is 1.75 inches wide, 1.63 deep and 7 high.

Engraved so finely it nearly rustles.