<p>It is 大清乾隆 (the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong emperor's reign)</p>
<p>大清 = the Qing Dynasty</p>
<p>乾隆 = Qianlong (Emperor Qianlong's reign was 1736 - 1795)</p>
<p>The seal just told you when the item was made</p>

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2024-08-06T15:27:56.457Z
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Tang Ho
<p>I have an old chinese chess set. Each piece has a seal on the bottom. This is one seal. Does anyone know what it means?</p>
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2024-08-06T15:23:48.933Z
read it as “大清乾隆”, the characters were, . . . **quite** derived from standard 
水巷孑蠻
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2024-08-07T09:07:01.533Z
If it is really `乾隆`, that's mean it was made on year 1736~1796.
James
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2024-08-07T16:20:12.853Z
wow. so the piece was made sometime between 1736 and 1795?
Dick Cichano
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Chinese seal on bottom of old chess pieces
# Chinese seal on bottom of old chess pieces

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-08-06)

I have an old chinese chess set. Each piece has a seal on the bottom. This is one seal. Does anyone know what it means?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: read it as “大清乾隆”, the characters were, . . . **quite** derived from standard   
> **username_2**: If it is really `乾隆`, that's mean it was made on year 1736~1796.  
> **username_0**: wow. so the piece was made sometime between 1736 and 1795?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2024-08-06. Score: 2

It is 大清乾隆 (the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong emperor's reign)

大清 = the Qing Dynasty

乾隆 = Qianlong (Emperor Qianlong's reign was 1736 - 1795)

The seal just told you when the item was made


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