From a macro perspective, seal script and block script are both Chinese characters. Chinese characters that evolve and develop under the same natural laws have the same calligraphy techniques, that is, the "five-point" The rules of operation are the same; the rules of Chinese character formation are the same, and the characters are formed according to the regularity of the existing conditions in nature. From a macro perspective, it's just that the shapes of the characters are different, and the rhyme of the calligraphy and ink is different. Comparatively speaking, "Cao Quan Stele" and Ou Kai's "Jiucheng Palace".
They are all unique inscriptions on inscriptions. People always like to make good mistakes. If they continue to discuss scientific research, they are endless in mysteries and have a long history. It is difficult to use words such as good and bad, inferior and excellent to describe and summarize them. Only those who speak seal script The emergence and development of calligraphy laid the foundation for the emergence and development of block letters. The development from the era of writing rhyme to the era of writing is an inevitable trend of development. The existence of calligraphy art will standardize and standardize Chinese characters. Start writing. Zhengkai is also called Zhengkai, Zhenshu, and Zhengshu.
As a result, seal script gradually evolved, its structure became more simplified, and its fonts gradually changed from flat to square, and the wave style of Han Li strokes was changed to horizontal and flat. Block script originated in the late Han Dynasty and developed during the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties. By the Tang Dynasty, it had reached its peak period. For the Song Dynasty and beyond, it was an inheritance and orthodoxy, with no substantial improvement or development. The emergence of seal script has a clear sense of the times and is the result of the requirement to release the main force of production. Wei Huan's "Four Body Scripts" said that "the seal script is the most successful of the seal script".
Before seal script, oracle bone inscriptions, bell and tripod inscriptions, and large and small seal scripts all used outline ideograms as the main expression form. After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, Xiaozhuan script promoted text standards, but it also increasingly highlighted its disadvantages in terms of convenience and convenience in writing, so seal script came into being. The so-called silkworm head and swallow tail was originally a suggestion subconsciously made by the writer when speeding up writing in order to improve writing efficiency. After long-term use and development, it gradually became a writing standard and a unique seal script art. Aesthetic condition.