Su Ch'in, for example, having been balked in his early career, went on to become chief minister of six states and returned to his home district in triumph, proudly wearing all six seals of office.
如蘇秦早年為妻嫂見棄，後發憤縱橫各地，身佩六國相印，衣錦返鄉，風光異常。印章既可彰顯個人，被用來榮耀家世就更不足為奇了。如宋元時代韓侘冑有「安陽開國」印，蘇耆則有「佩六相印之裔」，錢谷有「吳越王裔」等印。