What are the characteristics of stone carvings in Qin Dynasty?

The fonts of stone carvings in Qin dynasty are rectangular, dense on the top and sparse on the bottom, with uniform size, equal row spacing and consistent stroke thickness. The same two characters can be exactly the same, and the structure is impeccable, which leads the writing form of Chinese characters to the road of standardized and orderly creation. His pen is thin, vigorous and smooth, and he sees power in euphemism, which is dignified and elegant. It can be seen that the advanced carving technology at that time was very sophisticated.

These stone carvings in Qin Dynasty are not only the standard examples of Qin Shihuang's unified writing, but also the outstanding representatives of Xiao Zhuan calligraphy in Qin Dynasty, which fully embodies the broad atmosphere symbolizing the majesty of Qin Empire.

The stone carvings in the Qin Dynasty opened a new era of stone inscriptions, paved the way for the stone inscriptions in the Han Dynasty, and thus formed a long-standing stone carving calligraphy art system in the history of China calligraphy.

In a word, the seal cutting system established in Qin Dynasty, the formation of small seal brushwork and unprecedented stone carving works have an important position in the history of seal cutting and stone carving development, which laid a solid foundation for the further development of printing and stone inscription in Han Dynasty.