Qing Emperor's seal to be auctioned by Sotheby's
Updated: 2016-03-16 13:49
By Lin Qi(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Kangxi seal of the "Mandate of Heaven". [Photo provided to China Daily] |
The "Mandate of Heaven" seal belonged to Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Emperor Kangxi who ruled for 61 years. It bears an inscription saying "revere the heaven and serve thy people".
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Kangxi seal of the "Mandate of Heaven". [Photo provided to China Daily] |
The seal will appear in Sotheby's salesroom. Also to go under the hammer in the same sale is another seal of the emperor carved out of the famed Shoushan stone from Fujian province, and Kangxi Baosou, a complete record of his seal impressions.
The record was commissioned by the emperor's grandson, Emperor Qianlong, as an expression of piety. Two copies were produced. Besides the one that will be sold from a private collection, the other one is at Beijing's Palace Museum.
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