Seal cast with inscription “Jun qu hou yin”, Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

Seal cast with inscription “Jun qu hou yin”, Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

• Image Number: K1A000621N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Eastern Han dynasty
• Category: Bronzes
• Archival dimension: 長2.2公分
• Function: emperor’s seal
• Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
• Description:
  The tie rope on the tile knob has a medium thick print on one side, and the print is “Junqu Marquis Print” in four words in white, without borders. The overall seal character is neat and consistent, with meticulous strokes and rounded corners. A marquis is an officer of a general. In the middle and late Western Han Dynasty, there were military marquis seals. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty records the official system of the Han Dynasty: under the great general, there are “other ministries” and “five ministries”. Under the “five ministries”, there are “ministries”, “songs” and “garrisons”. There are military Qu Marquis and military leave Marquis under “Qu”.