<p>So you have identified that that Chinese character is 谱（Simplified 谱 Traditional 譜）。</p>
<p>Based on the picture you posted, I am making my guess.</p>
<p>The picture looks like a pencil, wrapper in a piece of paper showing masks used in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_opera" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Peking Opera</a>, or Jingju（京剧）.</p>
<p>These masks are called <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E8%87%89%E8%AD%9C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">脸谱</a>，and that is where the 谱 character comes from.</p>
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<p>My friend is doing a historical research for her uni assignment about the object in the picture attached and would like to know the meaning of the seal. Since neither of us really studies chinese we couldn't figure anything out so far. Maybe someone can help? Thanks in advance for any help you're able to provide :)</p>

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What is the meaning of the seal in the picture? (Character identified: 譜)
# What is the meaning of the seal in the picture? (Character identified: 譜)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-08)

[![long object with chinese seal script on it](https://i.sstatic.net/fTpJA.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/fTpJA.jpg)

My friend is doing a historical research for her uni assignment about the object in the picture attached and would like to know the meaning of the seal. Since neither of us really studies chinese we couldn't figure anything out so far. Maybe someone can help? Thanks in advance for any help you're able to provide :)

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-14. Score: 1

So you have identified that that Chinese character is 谱（Simplified 谱 Traditional 譜）。

Based on the picture you posted, I am making my guess.

The picture looks like a pencil, wrapper in a piece of paper showing masks used in [Peking Opera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_opera), or Jingju（京剧）.

These masks are called [脸谱](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E8%87%89%E8%AD%9C)，and that is where the 谱 character comes from.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/V2O5M.gif)](https://i.sstatic.net/V2O5M.gif)


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