Copper handle button “Eagle Square Seal”

[Copper handle button “Eagle Square Seal”]

Copper handle button “Eagle Square Seal”, gold, printing surface 6.3 × 6.3 cm, through height 6.5 cm
Printed copper cast, handle button. Inscription in vermilion script, overlapping seal characters, read from the top right. This is the official seal of the Jin regime. In ancient China, the royal aristocracy has always liked activities such as horse racing, dog running, and eagle hunting. In the Tang Dynasty, the management of raptors was classified very carefully. There were carving houses, Uighur houses, Harrier houses, eagle houses, and dog houses for the emperor’s hunting activities. In the Liao and Jin dynasties, the eagle workshop was still set up in accordance with the Tang system. On the one hand, the north was rich in all kinds of raptors, and the hunting nation was good at hawk hunting. On the other hand, because of the frequent war, this activity was also used to train the army. This seal is the official seal of Yingfang, which is set up by the Department of the Imperial Court of the Jin Dynasty.

“鹰坊之印”印钤本