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Subject:Jade seal imprints
Posted By: Selby Cook Tue, Jan 22, 2019 IP: 173.239.199.140
I have two large (approx. 4" wide and putatively imperial) jade seals with reversed characters and I'd appreciate help in translating both and knowing if which or both are correct. I believe the light brown seal reads Huang Hou Zhi Xi, while the dark seal reads Zhi Yin Huang Hou. Many thanks for your help.





Subject:Jade seal imprints
Posted By: I.Nagy Fri, Jan 25, 2019
Jade seal reads,
皇后之璽　-　Huanghou zhi xi - Imperial Seal of the Queen
The original of seal (funerary object) was discovered in 1968 in the tomb of of Emperor Gaodi(Liu Bang) of the Western Han Dynasty in Xianyang, Shaanxi
It is kept in the Shaanxi History Museum, Xi`an

The other seal reads in opposite order,
皇后之印　－Huanghou zhi yin -　Seal of the Queen
Nothing can be found about this seal online.

With regards,
I.Nagy


Subject:Re: Jade seal imprints
Posted By: Selby Cook Sat, Jan 26, 2019
Many thanks, I. Nagy. Your contributions are always dead on and greatly appreciated.

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