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English: Seal face of the King of Na gold seal, with its mirror image on the right side.
The mirror-inverted version allows one to read the characters (
漢委奴國王
) normally. Engraved upon the gold seal are the Chinese characters 漢委奴國王 (Kan no Wa no Na-no-Koku-ō, "King of the Na state of the Wa (vassal) of Han". "Wa" is an ancient name of Japan. "Na" was Nakoku (奴国); a state that existed in and around the area of Fukuoka City in Kyushu during the Yayoi period.[1]
日本語: 漢委奴国王印。後漢が奴国の朝貢使に贈ったとされる。
中文:漢封倭奴國王金印—镜像印面(右)
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Source Own work by uploader, Toi Museum replica
Author PHGCOM
Other versions King of Na gold seal face.png and its imprint Kan wana kokuo inbun.svg

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  1. The Gold Seal“Kan no Wa no Na no Kokuou”. Google Arts & Culture. Fukuoka City Museum (2020-01-01). Archived from the original on March 8, 2023.

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current17:58, 13 August 20094,142 × 2,066 (1.5 MB)World Imaging{{Information |Description={{en|1=Han_Guang_Wudi_seal_to_the_King_of_Wa_57_CE}} |Source=Own work by uploader, Toi Museum replica |Author=PHGCOM |Date=2007 |Permission= |other_versions= }} Category:History of Japan

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