Bronze seal cast with “Wei Wuwan shuaishan baizhang,” Wei dynasty (220-265)-China Archive

Image Number: K1A000721N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Wei, Jin, Southern & Northern Dynasties (Six Dynasties)
Category: Bronzes
Function: emperor’s seal
Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
Description:
Camel button, this seal is the official seal of the leader of the foreign nationality in the border area around the Central Plains. In terms of bronze seal, there are seven words in white: “Wei Wu Pill is good for hundreds of long”. “Wei” is the official Qin seal character of “Wei”, and later generations’ provinces are from “mountains” to infinity. “Wuwan” is the Donghu, which was destroyed by the Huns in the early Han Dynasty, and was named after the remnants of Wuwan Mountain; “Grasping the good” means following the rules to be good. It means surrender and submission. It is a commendation for the obedient foreigners in the Wei and Jin Dynasties; “Hundred leaders” are the leaders of a hundred people.