<p>I think it's <code>乾隆御笔</code>. It means <code>This is written by the king 乾隆</code></p>

<p>Have a look at this stamp, it looks similar to your seal...</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/r2A8P.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p><a href="http://www.360doc.com/content/10/0512/06/819217_27159047.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is a collection of all 乾隆's seal if you are interested.</p>

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2012-03-15T03:02:32.027Z
2012-03-15T03:02:32.027Z
StarCub
<p>Frankly speaking, I have very few knowledge about works of art, but for the characters, they look like "乾隆御制(traditional Chinese:乾隆御製)". These characters are written in 小篆, which is an old font originally popular in 秦 dynasty and then mainly popular in seals afterwards.</p>

<p>"乾隆御制" means "[this work is] made for the emperor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor" rel="nofollow">乾隆</a>, or the royal members".</p>

<p>By the way, I believe this work is fake, since the font of "乾隆御制" is generally “楷体", not "小篆". I have seen some works made in that times on the TV (there are many TV programms for identifying such works nowadays)and I don't remember a work with that font.</p>

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2012-03-15T18:41:01.040Z
BTW, the traditional writing is 乾隆御製, 禦 is only used for the meaning of "defend".
FUZxxl
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2012-03-15T23:21:53.423Z
@商榮沛 you are right.  thanks for pointing it out. I have made an edition.
Huang
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2012-03-15T08:23:58.270Z
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2012-03-15T23:19:02.913Z
Huang
<p>I have a friend who bought a Buddha figure on a Chinese market. On its bottom there is this seal, written in seal script, that has an original size of 1.5cm × 1.5cm. Any idea what it means?</p>

<p>The character at the top left seems to have the component 是, the character on the bottom right is probably 隆. I've no idea on the others though.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/F6IUW.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2012-03-14T20:40:14.930Z
@OP: Please create a tag "seal-script"
FUZxxl
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2012-03-14T20:43:02.977Z
why don't you stamp on a piece of paper and scan what you got. This one is backwards, I think.
Feng Jiang
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2012-03-14T21:33:26.550Z
It was stamped this way intothe figure.
FUZxxl
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2012-03-14T22:32:01.673Z
There is no need to create a tag that specific. Perhaps we should include a general tag used for "decipher" questions, if we want to accept them.
Alenanno
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Deciphering a seal on the bottom of a Buddha figure (Characters identified: 乾隆御製)
# Deciphering a seal on the bottom of a Buddha figure (Characters identified: 乾隆御製)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-03-14)

I have a friend who bought a Buddha figure on a Chinese market. On its bottom there is this seal, written in seal script, that has an original size of 1.5cm × 1.5cm. Any idea what it means?

The character at the top left seems to have the component 是, the character on the bottom right is probably 隆. I've no idea on the others though.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/F6IUW.jpg)

**Tags:** character-identification, seal

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: @OP: Please create a tag "seal-script"  
> **username_1**: why don't you stamp on a piece of paper and scan what you got. This one is backwards, I think.  
> **username_0**: It was stamped this way intothe figure.  
> **username_2**: There is no need to create a tag that specific. Perhaps we should include a general tag used for "decipher" questions, if we want to accept them.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2012-03-15. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Frankly speaking, I have very few knowledge about works of art, but for the characters, they look like "乾隆御制(traditional Chinese:乾隆御製)". These characters are written in 小篆, which is an old font originally popular in 秦 dynasty and then mainly popular in seals afterwards.

"乾隆御制" means "[this work is] made for the emperor of [乾隆](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor), or the royal members".

By the way, I believe this work is fake, since the font of "乾隆御制" is generally “楷体", not "小篆". I have seen some works made in that times on the TV (there are many TV programms for identifying such works nowadays)and I don't remember a work with that font.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: BTW, the traditional writing is 乾隆御製, 禦 is only used for the meaning of "defend".  
> **username_4**: @商榮沛 you are right.  thanks for pointing it out. I have made an edition.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2012-03-15. Score: 2

I think it's `乾隆御笔`. It means `This is written by the king 乾隆`

Have a look at this stamp, it looks similar to your seal...

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/r2A8P.jpg)

[Here](http://www.360doc.com/content/10/0512/06/819217_27159047.shtml) is a collection of all 乾隆's seal if you are interested.


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