Bronze seal cast with “Zhang heng”, Sui-Tang dynasty or later

Bronze seal cast with “Zhang heng”, Sui-Tang dynasty or later

• Image Number: K1A001103N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Tang dynasty
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: emperor’s seal
• Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
• Description:
  The handle button, with hollow print, looks like a square basket, which is unique; On the printed surface, “Zhang Heng” has two words in white, which are boundless. Although the strokes are clumsy, they are not Han Jin style. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the copper seal has been used to stamp the red seal on the paper. It is no longer used for sealing mud.