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Set of 15 Imperial jade stamps/seals set, attributed to Qianlong period (1735-1796), Qing dynasty - Set of 15 Imperial jade stamps/seals set, attributed to Qianlong period (1735-1796), Qing dynasty. Extremely high quality of carving of hard black jade, worthy of the Qianlong Royal Court. Below are translations of all 15 seals on the red background: 1) Seal #1 - Rectangular parallelepiped seal - 乐善堂 - means “Happy and kind, Emperor use the stamp in his own poems and books”. 2) Seal #2 - Oval cylinder seal - Seal characters with red background is 如是观 meaning “The Emperor's attitude is like Buddha’s attitude”, the three characters are from a famous Chinese Buddha book “Jing Gang Jing”, similar to Bible. 3) Seal #3- Oval cylinder seal - Seal characters with red background are 意在笔先 meaning “Think well before starting painting or writing”. 4) Seal #4 - Large cylinder seal - Seal characters with red background are 皇帝之宝 meaning “Stamp for Emperor”. 5) Seal #5 - Rectangular tower seal. Seal characters with red background is 养心殿 which is “The house name, where Emperor lives and sleeps”. 6) Seal #6- Square tower seal. Seal characters with red background is 戒得堂宝 meaning for “Stamp for Jie De Tang”, Jie De Tang is a place where Emperor Kangxi always go for leisure. 7) Seal #7 - Square Tower - Seal characters with red background is 敬天尊祖 meaning “Honor god and ancestors”. 8) Seal #8 - Square Tower: Seal characters with red background is 皇帝奉天之宝 meaning “Emperor Stamp representing a God”. 9) Seal #9 - Square Tower. Seal characters with red background is 养心殿宝, meaning the “Stamp for Yang Xin Dian”, which is Emperor's meeting room and office. 10) Seal #10 - Rectangular Tower - Seal characters with red background is 重华宫, which is the “Name of the palace emperor lives”. 11) Seal #11- Rectangular Tower. Seal characters with red background is 敬腾怠 meaning the “Emperor wants that his Governors work hard and with honor”. 12) Seal #12 - Square Tower. Seal characters with red background is 敕命之宝 meaning “Emperor's command”. 13) Seal #13 Translation is coming 14) Seal #14 - Rectangular Tower. Seal characters with red background is 三希堂精鉴玺 meaning “The appreciation stamp for San Xi Tang”, which is the study room of emperor. 15) Seal #15 - Rectangular Tower. Seal characters with red background is 古稀天子之宝, meaning “Old longevity emperor's stamp”. Size of each of 6 rectangular Dragon jade stamp: 3 cm x 5 cm x 8 cm; Weight of each of 6 rectangular Dragon jade stamp: 372-374 g; Size of each of 6 square jade stamp: 3 cm x 3 cm x 8 cm; Weight of each of 6 square tower jade stamp: 225 g - 228 g; Mohs hardness: 8.0-8.5; Size of the wooden box: 17” x 10.75” x 4.75” inches =43.7 cm x 27.5 cm x 12 cm; Weight of the box with all jade seals: 20 kg 200 g; Condition: perfect condition for the age.