China Daily 17 February 2015
The imperial seal, which is called “Yuxi” in Chinese, represents the highest power of the country in ancient China. It is said that the first imperial seal was created when Qin Shi Huang destroyed the remaining Warring States and united China under the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), emperors made many imperial jade seals. Let’s have a look at some of the expensive Qing imperial seals that have gone under the hammer at auctions.
An imperial jade seal of Yong Zheng Emperor sold for 29,011,600 yuan ($4,528,640) at the Sotheby’s Hong Kong 2011 Autumn Auctions. [Photo/ artron.net]
An imperial jade seal of Qian Long Emperor sold for 55,774,400 yuan ($8,112,640) at the Sotheby’s Hong Kong 2008 Autumn Auctions. [Photo/ artron.net]
An imperial jade seal of Qian Long Emperor sold for 13,366,120 yuan ($2,091,520) at the Sotheby’s Hong Kong 2012 Autumn Auctions. [Photo/ artron.net]
An imperial jasper seal of Jia Qing Emperor sold for 6,904,400 yuan ($1,077,760) at the Sotheby’s Hong Kong 2011 Autumn Auctions. [Photo/ artron.net]
An imperial jade seal of Jia Qing Emperor sold for 4,611,500 yuan ($736,000) at the China Guardian 2013 Hong Kong Spring Auctions. [Photo/ arton.net]
An imperial jasper seal of Empress Dowager Cixi sold for 4,241,600 yuan ($616,960) at the Sotheby’s Hong Kong 2010 Spring Auctions. [Photo/ artron.net]
An imperial jade seal of Qian Long Emperor sold for 106,174,260 yuan ($15,567,360) at the Sotheby’s Hong Kong 2010 Autumn Auctions. [Photo/ artron.net]
An imperial jasper seal of Qian Long Emperor sold for 13,610,250 yuan ($2,208,000) at the China Guardian Hong Kong 2013 Autumn Auctions. [Photo/ artron.net]
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