Seal cutting in Xiling, Yin Shi —— The relationship between calligraphy and seal cutting

Seal cutting is the art of combining calligraphy (mainly seal script) with seal cutting (including chiseling and casting) to make seals, which is a unique art form of Chinese characters. Seal cutting rose in pre-Qin, flourished in Han, declined in Jin, lost in Tang and Song Dynasties, revived in Ming Dynasty and revived in Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 3700 years.

Traditionally, seal cutting must be carried out before seal cutting, and there is even a saying that seal cutting is divided into three parts. Seal cutting itself is an art closely combined with calligraphy. The fundamental difference between seal engraver's works and machine engraving is that the former is written and pays attention to composition and seal engraving, while the latter is scanned by computer, regardless of composition and seal engraving. A seal cutting that does not pay attention to seal cutting and composition is bound to be very rigid. Therefore, while studying seal cutting, we must write seal script very seriously. The premise of writing a good seal script is to practice regular script first. Only after a stage of training will you feel the convenience of seal printing. Many beginners often get twice the result with half the effort