Lot Essay
The seal may be translated, 'Nine have one heart'
Green jade seals of this design and large size were used during the Qing dynasty. See one of the emperor Qianlong's seals illustrated by Robert L. Thorp, Son of Heaven: Imperial Arts of China, Seattle, 1988, p. 75, p. 22; and a seal of the emperor Yongzheng included in the exhibition, Jade as Sculpture, Minnesota Museum of Art, February 16-March 26, 1975, Catalogue, no. 4; and a seal of the emperor Daoguang included in the exhibition, Dragon Emperor, Treasures from the Forbidden City, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, December 16-February 12, 1989, Catalogue, p. 88, no. 45a
Green jade seals of this design and large size were used during the Qing dynasty. See one of the emperor Qianlong's seals illustrated by Robert L. Thorp, Son of Heaven: Imperial Arts of China, Seattle, 1988, p. 75, p. 22; and a seal of the emperor Yongzheng included in the exhibition, Jade as Sculpture, Minnesota Museum of Art, February 16-March 26, 1975, Catalogue, no. 4; and a seal of the emperor Daoguang included in the exhibition, Dragon Emperor, Treasures from the Forbidden City, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, December 16-February 12, 1989, Catalogue, p. 88, no. 45a