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Side engraving of a governmental seal of the Song dynasty (c. 1,000 years ago). Remarks shows the issue date and the office of the seal. The history of this art can be traced back as early as the Late Zhou and Qin dynasties when government or official seals had short notations on their side surfaces indicating the owner of the seal (by engraving the owner's name), the maker of the seal (by ...
Seal carving, also seal cutting, or zhuanke in Chinese (篆 刻), is a traditional form of art that originated in China and later spread across East Asia. It refers to cutting a design into the bottom face of the seal (the active surface used for stamping, rather than the sides or top).
Seal knob (印 纽), sometimes also seal sculpture, [citation needed] refers to carving or small decorative reliefwork at the top or side of a seal. The associated carving technique is called knob carving ( 纽 刻 ), a traditional technique that originated in ancient China and later spread to other East Asian countries, including Japan and Korea .
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English: Seal of the City of New York, as portrayed by Paul Manship’s standardized version. The seal’s 1.1:1 height-to-width ratio is intentional and representative Manship’s original model. Since Manship’s original was a sculpture rather than a print, there are no official standards for the seal colors.
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Typeface and layout derived from 950 CMR 34.00: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Flags, Arms, and Seal Specifications, Coat of arms rendered from original artwork by E. H. Garrett, published in-(1901). "The Coat of Arms and Great Seal of Massachusetts". The New England Magazine XXIII (6): 623-635. Boston: Warren F. Kellogg.
The Seal of Guam appears in the middle of the flag of the United States territory of Guam. It depicts Agaña Bay near Hagåtña, a local proa and a coconut tree. Charles Alan Pownall approved the seal in 1946. [1] It depicts a coconut palm on the shore with a sailboat nearby on the water. The name "Guam" appears in red across the center of the ...