A bronze official's seal, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, dated 14th year, corresponding to 1749 | 清乾隆十四年（1749年） 銅柱鈕方印 《乾隆十四年六月□日造》、《禮部造》、《乾字一千九百二十九號》款

Property from an English Private Collection

英國私人收藏

A bronze official's seal

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, dated 14th year, corresponding to 1749

清乾隆十四年（1749年） 銅柱鈕方印 《乾隆十四年六月□日造》、《禮部造》、《乾字一千九百二十九號》款

the top incised with Manchurian and Chinese Hubuguanli duanpi pizhang deng xiangmu kuxia guanfang (Department of silk and leather) and Libu zao (made by the Ministry of Rite); the sides with inscriptions reading Qian zi yiqian jiubai ershijiu hao (Number 1929 of Qian) and Qianlong shisi nian liu yue ri zao (Made in the sixth month in the Qianlong fourteenth year), corresponding to 1749, the seal face cast in Manchurian and Chinese seal script with characters reading Hubuguanli duanpi pizhang deng xiangmu kuxia guanfang (Department of silk and leather)

印文：

戶部管理緞疋皮張等項目庫下關防

Height 12 cm, 4¾ in.