Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1644-1911
Materials:jade
Technique:
Dimensions:Height: 6 centimetres Width: 5.50 centimetres
Description:
Seal with bottle horn dragon on the top as knob. Six-character inscription in nine-fold seal script in relief carved on base. Made of jade. Card box with inscription on back, containing impression of seal on paper.
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![图片[1]-seal BM-1906-0613.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_01169830_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-seal BM-1906-0613.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_01169831_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-seal BM-1906-0613.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Jades/mid_01169832_001.jpg)
Comments:The inscription on the base of this seal is associated with Guanyu 关羽 (?- AD 220), a general in the Han dynasty. Legend has it that he was given the title of 汉寿亭侯 for his military achievments.However, the seal inscription was in the ‘nine fold seal script’ which only became popular during the Song dynasty. The size of the seal, larger than the usual Han dynasty ones, also indicates that this is unlikely to be the seal for Guanyu, but a later rework.
Materials:jade
Technique:
Dimensions:Height: 6 centimetres Width: 5.50 centimetres
Description:
Seal with bottle horn dragon on the top as knob. Six-character inscription in nine-fold seal script in relief carved on base. Made of jade. Card box with inscription on back, containing impression of seal on paper.
IMG
Comments:The inscription on the base of this seal is associated with Guanyu 关羽 (?- AD 220), a general in the Han dynasty. Legend has it that he was given the title of 汉寿亭侯 for his military achievments.However, the seal inscription was in the ‘nine fold seal script’ which only became popular during the Song dynasty. The size of the seal, larger than the usual Han dynasty ones, also indicates that this is unlikely to be the seal for Guanyu, but a later rework.
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