A brief introduction to why the seal is red.

1, because the red seal is more eye-catching on the white paper.

Although the cultures around the world are different, the understanding of red is the same. Usually, red is given a specific symbolic meaning, such as the appearance of blood, sun, fire, soul or gods.

3. The understanding and application of cinnabar in ancient China was earlier. Its chemical composition is mercury sulfide and its color is cinnabar, which has long been used as a pigment. As early as the Shang Dynasty, there was a picture of Zhu Jiagu, in which cinnabar was ground into red powder and embedded in the notch of Oracle Bone Inscriptions to show its eye-catching. The application of cinnabar modulation printing color in bronze printing was invented in the Warring States period, but its application scope is limited.

In the eyes of the ancients, red was considered sacred. For example, amulets, spells or divinations used in magic are usually written in red, which is considered better and more effective. The imperial edicts are often written in red ink.

5. In addition, because the red seal is not easy to fade, eye-catching and solemn, it is not only solemn, but also has certain authority and deterrence. Therefore, most of the seals we see are red.