A rock crystal seal, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
Auction Closed
November 6, 03:25 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the seal face carved in Manchu script reading Fu Wang Ge ('Belvedere of Viewing Achievements')
Height 5.2 cm, 2 in.
Built in the thirty-seventh year of the Qianlong period (1772 CE) in the northeast of the Forbidden City, the Fuwangge (Belvedere of Viewing Achievements) was the tallest building in the Qianlong Emperor’s personal Palace of Tranquil Longevity (Ningshougong) and renowned for the beauty of its interior. Every year on the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, the Qianlong Emperor would invite princes, ministers and other officials to the Belvedere to reward them with a banquet and gifts; its regal halls a fitting accompaniment to the joyous festivities.
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