White jade tile button “Nankang king seal” seal

[White jade tile button “Nankang king seal” seal]

White jade tile button “Nankang king seal” seal, Ming Dynasty, printed face 2.3 × 2.3 cm, 1.8 cm in height. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Printed white jade, tile button. The printed text is in seal script and white text. From the top right, read the four words “Nankang Wangzhang”. The printing button is arc-shaped and tiled, and the width is the same as that of the printing table. The tile surface is carved with exquisite lotus patterns
This seal is the work of the seal of the king of the Southern Dynasty in the name of the Ming Dynasty. The “King of Nankang” in the seal had several people in the Southern Dynasty. First, Xiao Zilin, the 19th son of Xiao Xun, Emperor Wu of Qi, was renamed as King of Nankang in the eighth year of Yongming (490). He was killed in the first year of Yongtai (498). He was only 14 years old and became a victim of the royal struggle. Second, Xiao Baorong, the eighth son of Xiao Luan, the Emperor of Qi Ming, was renamed Zhizhao. In the first year of Yongyuan (499), he was renamed the King of Nankang from Sui Jun Wang. In March of the third year of Yongyuan (501), the Emperor of Nankang became the Emperor of Qi and became the last emperor of the Qi regime in the Southern Dynasty. The third is the fourth son of Xiao Yan, the first emperor of the Liang regime in the Southern Dynasty. His name is Xiao Ji, and his name is Shijin. He was granted the title of Nankang in the eighth year of the Tianjian (509), and died of illness in the third year of Datong (529). He was 25 years old at that time. His son, Xiao Huili, was killed in the Hou Jing Rebellion.

“南康王章” 玉印钤本