Tianhuang stone is one the most precious Shoushan stone variety which is traded in China as a gemstone and is used for carvings. The stone derives its name from its yellow color and the place where it was discovered. It is produced in rice fields on both sides of the Shoushan creek in Fuzhou Shoushan village. In China, it is considered as the best material for the seal carving and was cherished by the royal families in the history.

This seal is of massive size with a more than 160g’s weight and a upright rectangular section, the top finely carved in low relief with an archaistic kui dragon with angular scrolling body and bifid tail, writhing above a border of key-fret encircling the edges, the seal face carved with the script Bu Ji Kuibu, Wuyi Zhi Qianli ('A journey of thousands of miles is achieved through accumulation of each single step') in positive seal script, the translucent stone varying in tone from yellow-orange to amber-brown with russet inclusions.