Great Imperial Seal of Taiko Da Song
The Great Imperial Seal of Taiko Da Song, currently held and used only by Emperor Yixing-Jiumin Jinsen is an exquisitely carved and polished block of the finest mossy green and white jade. It is a symbol of Senyon and used to stamp official imperial edicts and decrees.
Manufacturing process
The seal was painstakingly and expertly hand-carved from a single block of jade.
History
The Great Imperial Seal of Taiko Da Song was originally the Ancient Imperial Seal of Zhu Senyon. After the The Battle for Sendoshi, the emperor of Senyon and leader of the Zhu family committed suicide, and the defender of Sendoshi, Yixing-Jiumin Linsen took the imperial throne, ending the reign of the Zhu family and establishing the Yixing-Jiumin family as rulers of Senyon until the present time.
After the suicide of the Zhu emperor, Yixing-Jiumin Linsen had the imperial seals returned to Sendoshi from Senyosa, where the Zhu emperor had fled and where he ended his own life. Of the several imperial seals, the Ancient Seal of Zhu Senyon was the most precious and important. It is the official seal of the emperor, superseding all others. Anything stamped with it carries the weight of an imperial decree. Given that it was no longer held by the Zhu family, and as a member of the Azmasanmanne people, Yixing-Jiumin Linsen renamed it the Great Imperial Seal of Taiko Da Song. It has been passed down over for over 300 years from Yixing-Jiumin Linsen to the current emperor, Emperor Yixing-Jiumin Jinsen.
Though it was held by the Zhu emperors of Senyon before being taken by the Yixing-Jiumin family, the seal was carved long before the Zhu family dynasty. According to the Grand Imperial Historians of the Great Sacred Empire, as recorded in The Book of History of the Great Sacred Empire, the seal was carved by artisans of early Sendoshi for one of the earliest rulers of the city, Wei Qingtai, who expanded the borders of the area held by Sendoshi, conquered Seitoshi, and established the state now known as Senyon. Legends say the block of jade from which the seal was carved originally was found along a river in the mountains north of Koyon near a great Elvirim city and the lair of a Dragon. No one knows how that block of jade got to Sendoshi.
The Great Imperial Seal of Taiko Da Song by Peter Nelson (Zero Sum Games)
The Imperial Seal of Taiko Da Song
Creation Date
Exact date unknown, but around 800 CR (around 4094 AD)
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Owning Organization
Rarity
The Great Imperial Seal of Taiko Da Song is unique; though, some forgeries have been made.
Weight
Approximately 1 lb. (0.5 kg)
Dimensions
4" x 4" square (10 cm x 10 cm). About 3" (7.5 cm) high.
Base Price
Priceless
Raw materials & Components
The seal is carved from a single block of the finest imperial green and white moss jade. The moss jade that the seal was carved from is extremely rare and valuable, found only along rivers high in the mountains of the Great Southern Range north of Koyon. Many people believe that moss jade has magical properties; and in fact, many magi construct their Omphalos from a piece of carved moss jade jewelry.
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