Calligraphy refers to the writing rules of characters and symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing with its brushwork, structure and composition according to the characteristics and significance of words, making it a beautiful work of art. China's calligraphy is an original performance art of the Han nationality, which is known as: poetry without words, wireless dance; Paintings without pictures, silent music, etc.
Calligraphy is a unique traditional art in China. Chinese characters in China were created by working people and began to be recorded by pictures. After thousands of years of development, it has evolved into today's writing. Because our ancestors invented the brush, calligraphy came into being. Throughout the ages, Chinese characters were mainly written with a brush. As for other writing forms, such as hard pen and finger calligraphy, their writing rules are basically the same, but they are not completely different from China's calligraphy.
Seal cutting is to use a knife instead of a pen to engrave on printed matter according to already written calligraphy or drawn images. It is a unique traditional art in China, with dual values of practicality and appreciation. The most commonly used font for seal cutting is seal script. In addition, there are official scripts, regular script, running script and so on. Seal cutting materials include crystal, jade, metal, animal horn, ivory, bamboo, wood and stone. Among them, stone is the most widely used.