White jade sheep button “Jiangxia Wang Zhang”

[White Jade Sheep Button “Jiangxia Wang Zhang”]

White Jade Sheep Button “Jiangxia Wang Zhang”, Ming Dynasty, printed face 2.1 × 2.1 cm, 2.2 cm high. The old collection of the Qing Palace
White jade printing, sheep button. The seal script is in seal script, and the characters “Jiangxia Wangzhang” are read from the top right. The button is a lamb lying on its side with bent legs. It is quiet. The printing material is flawless and bright
This seal is the seal of the king in the Ming Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The “Jiangxia King” in the seal had several people in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. First, Liu Yigong, the son of Liu Yu, the son of Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, and the younger brother of Emperor Shao, was granted the title of Jiangxia King in the first year of Yuanjia (424). He ate 5000 households in the capital. He was once in power for a while, and was killed in the autumn and August of the first year of Yongguang (465). Second, Xiao Daocheng, the 12th son of Emperor Gaodi of Qi, was named Xiao Feng and named Xuanying. In the first year of the reign of Qi Jianyuan (479), Xiao Daocheng became the emperor and named Xiao Feng the king of Jiangxia. Third, the third son of Xiao Luan, the Emperor of Qi Ming, was named Xiao Baoxuan, and his character was deep in wisdom. In November of the first year of Jianwu (494), he was granted the title of Jiangxia (county) king. Fourth, the ninth son of Chen Qian, Emperor Chen Wendi, was named Chen Boyi and named Jianzhi. In the sixth year of Tianjia (565), he was established as King of Jiangxia. Fifthly, Tuoba Lu, the younger brother of Tuoba Tao, the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was highly respected for his meritorious service in following Tuoba Tao in Pingliang Prefecture. After his death, he gave it to the king of Jiangxia and buried it with Jinling.

“江夏王章” 玉印钤本