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Seal

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square object with rounded corners, dark gray or black color, red carved text. The object displays four characters in red on its surface. The characters appear on two lines, two on the left and two on the right. The character on the top left appears to have a horizontal stroke at the top, a vertical stroke and a curved bottom. The character below it on the left has a long vertical stroke, crossed horizontally near the top and near the bottom with two short strokes. The character on the top right appears to have a curved top, a short vertical stroke and a curved bottom. The character below it on the right appears to have a short vertical stroke on the left and right sides connected by three horizontal strokes. The text is carved into the object, with the red color filling in the carved areas. The object is shown on a plain gray background. The artist of this object is Seal. The title of this object is not visually present but comes from the context.

Artwork Details

Medium
Bronze
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 466 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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