YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)

The present seal was carved for Prince Guo (1697–1738), Yunli, who was the seventeenth son of the Emperor Kangxi (1662-1722). The seal face is carved in intaglio with a six-character inscription, Heshuo Guoqinwang Bao, 'seal of Prince Guo'. The present seal came from the same collection as the pair of small yellow soapstone seals carved for Prince Yunli, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2021, lot 3035 (fig. 1).