Do Chinese painting seals have to be carved by hand?

The seal of Chinese painting does not have to be carved by hand.

As far as seals are concerned, they can be divided into text (Zhu Wen) and negative text (Bai Wen). The seal of traditional Chinese painting can be carved by machine, not necessarily by hand.

As far as the position of the seal on the screen is concerned, there are three kinds of seals: the first seal, the named seal and the corner seal. Where there are two or more seals, the upper seal is slightly larger and the lower seal is slightly smaller. The upper part is printed in the yang, and the lower part is printed in the yin.

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Stamps are used as stationery printed on documents to indicate identity or signature. Generally, seals should be dyed with pigments before printing. Those that are not stained with pigment and will appear concave and convex after being printed on a flat surface are called steel seals, and some are printed on wax or wax, or wax prints on envelopes. Made of metal, wood, stone, jade, etc.