Jade seals are made of jade or gold. Most of the jade is Hetian jade, but also Huangtian stone.
Jade Seal Since the Qin Dynasty, the emperor's seal has been specifically named "Xi", and it is also called "Jade Seal" because of its jade quality. "Xingxi", "Emperor's Seal", "Emperor's Seal", "Emperor's Xingxi", "Emperor's Letter". Among the emperor's seals, there is one jade seal that is not among these six directions. This is the "Jade Seal of the Chuanguo" ".
The "Jade Seal of Chuan Guo", also known as the "Jade Seal of Chuan Guo", is the seal passed down by emperors after the Qin Dynasty. It was engraved on the order of Qin Shihuang. It is four inches in diameter and has five dragons on it. The front is engraved with eight seal characters written by Li Si, "Ordered by heaven, you will live forever" as a token of "imperial power is divinely authorized, orthodox and legal".
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Precious Seal System
The "Precious Seal", a symbol of the feudal dictatorship of various dynasties in history, was carved starting from Qin Shihuang After that, the dynasties either inherited or re-engraved it, and this was the case until the fall of the Qing Dynasty. The precious seal system founded by Qin Shihuang was completely inherited by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, forming what was later called the "Qin and Han Eight Seals System".
This system also runs through the entire "Wei", "Jin", "Southern and Northern Dynasties" and "Sui". They not only inherited the eight-seal system of the Qin and Han Dynasties, but also included the specifications, names, button styles, and characters. Not bad at all.
In addition to the daily use of treasures, the "Ten Treasures of Shengjing" are also enshrined. It can be seen that the number of seals in the past dynasties is increasing, and the size is also getting larger and larger, ranging from 1 to 4 inches in the Qin and Han Dynasties, 2 to 4 inches in the Tang Dynasty, until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The squares range from 2 inches 9 to 5 inches 9. The largest one is the Song Dynasty's "Mingbao", which "ranges the heaven and the earth, praises the gods, and protects the peace."
The "Dingmingbao" seal of Emperor Manju It is actually nine inches square. However, the seal of Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty, which states "Heaven's destiny is bright and virtuous, his expressions are upright in all directions, his essence is in the center, and he is eternal and everlasting". Extremely huge.
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