Bronze seal cast with “Guan zhong hou yin”, Wei and Jin period

Bronze seal cast with “Guan zhong hou yin”, Wei and Jin period

• Image Number: K1A000630N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Wei, Jin, Southern & Northern Dynasties (Six Dynasties)
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: emperor’s seal
• Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
• Description:
  Tortoise buttons are well carved. The head is high and the neck is thick, which is a feature of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The printed surface has four characters in white: “Guan Zhong Hou Yin”; The title of “Guanzhong Marquis” was first placed in the Cao Wei Dynasty. It was a title granted falsely to reward military achievements. It did not pay rent until the Western Jin Dynasty.