The origin of seal

Seal originated from practical symbols, which was produced in the early stage of the development of human civilization to meet the needs of social material production. With the continuous enrichment of material production, human beings have produced the concept of ownership, and thus invented the use of marks to mark the ownership of material products, that is, a hard object similar to graphics is used to press a fixed shape mark on the products made by themselves.

According to relics and historical records, seals appeared at least in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and were widely used in the Warring States Period. At first, it was only used as a voucher for commodity exchange. After Qin Shihuang unified China, the scope of the seal was expanded to prove the rights and interests of those in power, and it was held by those in power as a tool for ruling the people.

During the Warring States Period, Su Qin, which advocated unity, wore the seals of the six countries. The cultural relics unearthed in recent years have pushed the history of seals forward for hundreds of years. In other words, seals existed in the Zhou Dynasty.

Extended data

According to the seal cutting content, seals are mainly divided into famous seals and leisure seals. Except for famous articles, they are collectively referred to as leisure articles. Gift seals are generally printed with names, but it also depends on the demand. If the other person likes to collect books, he can send a book stamp; If the other party loves painting and calligraphy creation, in addition to signing and stamping, you can also send the first chapter.

On special festivals, or when special commemoration is needed, such as birth, centennial, adulthood, marriage, golden wedding, etc. A leisure stamp can be used to express congratulations. Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian collectors believe that China seal cutting is not only a symbol of wisdom, but also a precious gift. Gifts are different according to different objects and purposes.

The aesthetic value of seal can be summarized into two aspects: the artistic beauty of seal and the material beauty of seal. The beauty of printing art can be divided into four parts: printing, printing, printing spectrum and printing decoration.

To appreciate seal script, we must first master the characteristics of artistic expression techniques such as calligraphy, composition and knife cutting, and then understand the interest and implication contained in the content of seal script, and then savor it carefully and experience it slowly.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Seal (used as stationery printed on documents to indicate identity or signature)