On the Standard of Seal Used for County Administrative Documents Transmission in Qin Dynasty:Centered on Liye Qin Slips
The standard of seal used for county administrative documents transmission in Qin Dynasty is divided into two aspects:general situation and special situation.In general,the main way of transmitting administrative documents is to use the county magistrate and assistant of county magistrate seal,and the"Cao"officials use the"Qianling"seal to transmit the documents within their authority.In special cases,the"fake official"follows the corresponding grade,using the official seal or small official seal.The use of private seal is due to the lack of a complete seal standard system,and the relevant norms affected by old customs have not been well implemented.
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