乾隆帝の印鑑２６億円＝中国人収集家が落札－仏競売

乾隆帝の印鑑２６億円＝中国人収集家が落札－仏競売

【パリ時事】フランスの競売商ドゥルオーは１４日、中国清朝の乾隆帝（１７１１～９９）が使用した印鑑が、２１００万ユーロ（約２６億円）で落札されたと発表した。予想価格の約２０倍で、工芸品の落札額としては今年最高。匿名の中国人収集家が競り落とした。
落札された印鑑は、９頭の龍の彫刻があしらわれ、皇帝の力と権威を象徴しているという。１９世紀に中国を訪れたフランス人船医が手に入れ、現在まで子孫が保管していた。
乾隆帝は１７３５年から６０年間にわたって統治。外征を重ね、国土を大幅に拡大した。清朝は乾隆帝の時代に最盛期を迎えたが、１９世紀には西欧諸国の侵略を受け衰退した。（2016/12/15-06:19）
http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2016121500084&g=int

18th-century Chinese imperial seal sells for 21 million euros AFP
Published Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:39PM EST

An 18th-century Chinese imperial seal sold for 21 million euros in Paris Wednesday -- more than 20 times its estimate, the Drouot auction house told AFP.

Decorated with stylised dragons, the symbol of imperial authority, the extremely rare stamp in red and beige nephrite jade comes from the Qianlong period (1736-1795).

It was snapped up by an unnamed Chinese collector after a furious bidding battle between would-be telephone buyers and those in the salesroom.

The seal belonged to the Emperor Qianlong, who is regarded as the longest serving emperor in Chinese history, holding ultimate power long after he officially retired.

Under this hugely capable and cultured emperor, the Qing dynasty reached its apogee of wealth and power, almost doubling in size during his six decade reign.

The nine dragons that decorate the seal's sides symbolise both his masculine power and imperial authority, the auction house said.

The empire's population rose to some 400 million people as he expanded its borders, but by the end of Qianlong's long reign China was slipping into slow decline.

Still, the Qing dynasty, which came from the Manchu minority from Manchuria in northern China, staggering on until 1912.

The seal was acquired by a young French naval doctor in China in the late 19th century and has remained in the same family since.

According to Drouot, the young officer visited China many times and built an impressive collection through his "taste, culture and the friendships he was able to build up over the years".

Two paintings by the Japanese master Katsushika Hokusai -- "36 Views of Mount Fuji" and "Big wave at Kanagawa" -- from the same collection were also going under the hammer with estimates of £30,000 euros ($32,000).
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/18th-century-chinese-imperial-seal-sells-for-21-million-euros-1.3203283#

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