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Subject:Nephrit(?) seal container - What is inscribed?
Posted By: Gakusei Thu, Dec 28, 2017 IP: 91.96.214.91

On behalf of my brother I would like to know what is inscribed on this seal box. The seal inscription is identical with the information on the cover. I assume that the bottom mark is most likely a name with a three year anniversary?? Where was it presumably carved? Material?

Thanks for your attention
Gakusei







Subject:Re: Nephrit(?) seal container - What is inscribed?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sat, Dec 30, 2017

In my interpretation the reading of text on the seal:
国際海協動款令
潘美英 
In accordance with the clause of International
Maritime Convention
潘美英  Pan Anglo-American
In modern Chinese the "Pan" is written with character ”汎” - but 100 years ago
could have been written with "潘")
Bottom inscription,
民国三年  3rd Year of Republic (1914)

With regards,
I.Nagy


Subject:Re: Nephrit(?) seal container - What is inscribed?
Posted By: Gakusei Tue, Jan 02, 2018

Thank you very much for your effort which resulted in the exact dating of the box. Now I have learned that 民国 means(Republic of)China i.e. Taiwan which was proclaimed in 1912. The historical background of the "Convention" remains to be clarified.

Gakusei




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