During the reign of Huang Taiji in the Qing Dynasty (1636-1643)

Wooden. A circular diameter of 21.8 cm, height of 30.8 cm, and thickness of 2.2 cm.

A token of proof for the officials to enter and exit the palace, and exercise their power before the Qing Dynasty settled the capital in Beijing. It has a circular shape, green convex edges, a vermillion background, a center part with gold-filled notches, with the incised carving of “a token of the lenient, mild, benevolent, and divine emperor” in two lines in revised Manchu, Mandarin Chinese, and Mongolian. The upper part has red cloud pattern edges on a blue background, the middle part shows a carved golden dragon, and the lower part is set off by green seawater. On the upper part of the cloud pattern is a red rounded end with a hole, and is matched with a leather cover with green edges on a yellow background, and colorfully painted seawater and cloud dragons playing with a pearl. The cover has the lining of a piece of light blue woven cloth and soft interleaving papers. It is a fragmentary item of an official document from the Ming Dynasty, currently collected in the Files of Tokens of Proof in the Liaoning Archives.