The Chen Yonghua Seal
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The seal is a national first-grade cultural relic, made during the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the early Qing dynasty. It was unearthed in the tomb of Chen Yonghua in Guankou town, Tong’an county in 1952.
Chen Yonghua (1634-1680), literary name Fufu, born in Tong’an county of Fujian, was an important figure in the history of Taiwan's development. In late Ming dynasty, when Zheng Chenggong was fighting against the Qing dynasty in Jinmen and Xiamen islands, Chen Yonghua was recognized for his economic talent and was appointed strategist with the reputation of "Crouching Dragon". In 1662, Zheng Chenggong expelled the Dutch colonists and recovered Taiwan. Later, Chen Yonghua successively served as "Yongwei", "general system envoy of Dongning" and so on, assisting Zheng Jing (son of Zheng Chenggong) on the island in "training farmers, lecturing on martial arts, promoting investment and learning", and developing Taiwan's social economy. Chen died of illness in 1680 and was "buried in Datan Mountain, Chishanbao, Tianxing prefecture (now Jiayi county, Taiwan) along with his wife. After the Qing dynasty captured Taiwan, they were buried together in Tong’an”.
Made of crystal, Chen's seal is rectangular in shape, 5.1 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, 5.8 cm high and weighs 94 grams. The seal is transparent and the shape of print button is a half-lying horse whose front feet stand, body half crouches and right rear foot is in its mouth. The shape of the seal is so vivid and unique, which gives a sense of lightness, nature and joviality. The posture of the horse presents a kind of movement, which is very delicate. In the 1960s, experts verified that the seal pattern was two Chinese characters "厩珍" written in seal character, which implies that Chen Yonghua is willing to be loyal to the Zheng family. In recent years, after extensive research by our museum staff, we believe that the seal is Chen Yonghua's room seal, which should be interpreted as "憩园（爰）", i.e. the name of Chen Yonghua's residence in Wuding Lane Tain’an.
Chen Yonghua (1634-1680), literary name Fufu, born in Tong’an county of Fujian, was an important figure in the history of Taiwan's development. In late Ming dynasty, when Zheng Chenggong was fighting against the Qing dynasty in Jinmen and Xiamen islands, Chen Yonghua was recognized for his economic talent and was appointed strategist with the reputation of "Crouching Dragon". In 1662, Zheng Chenggong expelled the Dutch colonists and recovered Taiwan. Later, Chen Yonghua successively served as "Yongwei", "general system envoy of Dongning" and so on, assisting Zheng Jing (son of Zheng Chenggong) on the island in "training farmers, lecturing on martial arts, promoting investment and learning", and developing Taiwan's social economy. Chen died of illness in 1680 and was "buried in Datan Mountain, Chishanbao, Tianxing prefecture (now Jiayi county, Taiwan) along with his wife. After the Qing dynasty captured Taiwan, they were buried together in Tong’an”.
Made of crystal, Chen's seal is rectangular in shape, 5.1 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, 5.8 cm high and weighs 94 grams. The seal is transparent and the shape of print button is a half-lying horse whose front feet stand, body half crouches and right rear foot is in its mouth. The shape of the seal is so vivid and unique, which gives a sense of lightness, nature and joviality. The posture of the horse presents a kind of movement, which is very delicate. In the 1960s, experts verified that the seal pattern was two Chinese characters "厩珍" written in seal character, which implies that Chen Yonghua is willing to be loyal to the Zheng family. In recent years, after extensive research by our museum staff, we believe that the seal is Chen Yonghua's room seal, which should be interpreted as "憩园（爰）", i.e. the name of Chen Yonghua's residence in Wuding Lane Tain’an.
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