Copying Seals and Local Administration in Han Dynasty:A Discussion Based on Official Documents on Wooden and Bamboo Slips
The wooden and bamboo slips of Han Dynasty copied some seal content,each with its own characteristics in different stages of document formation.In the process of document transmission,most of them were copied truthfully,but there were some abbre-viated and briefly described seals,such as the omissions of institutions or official names and the descriptive transcripts of the responsi-ble person for the seal.These all followed the principle of accurately identifying the document issuer.The receiving documents records on wooden and bamboo slips in the northwest region were almost entirely the same as those on seals.The receiving documents records in the Eastern Han Dynasty bamboo slips in Changsha were written by the document issuers in advance,which was more comprehensive than the seals.The seals of passport were also be faithfully recorded by the pass officials.The copying seals of official documents in the Han Dynasty reflected the implementation of local administrative responsibilities to individuals;taking the principle of flexibility and pragmatism;The process of administration was continuously optimized and presented the attributes of more simplicity and efficiency.
Han Dynastywooden and bamboo slipssealslocal administration
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