Due to the lack of contact with eastern countries, semi-closed and semi-isolated, Qin's own development naturally has a unique regional color. The artifacts unearthed from the Qin Mausoleum and the burial style of the Qin Mausoleum can explain some problems. When talking about the Qin Mausoleum, Mr. Li Xueqin said: "The Qin Mausoleum is dominated by square vertical points, and the lower limbs with extremely bent limbs are very common in the Qin Mausoleum, which can almost be regarded as a special symbol of the Qin Mausoleum." However, garlic pots, cocoon-shaped pots, shallow-bellied thick-footed pots and so on. It is often unearthed in the tombs of the Qin Dynasty, and it is a typical artifact, which is rare in the tombs of other areas in the same period. The development of Qin is slower than that of other countries in the Central Plains, and it is also conservative, retaining more Zhou traditions. Under such circumstances, the character Qin naturally has a unique look. As the imprint of power and trust, the printed words used also have a unique regional color. Amin scholar Dong said that the State of Qin "had the seal of ministers, which began with the political reform in Qin Xiaogong". It can be seen from the official bamboo slips of Qin dynasty that the system of appointing officials and giving seals was widely implemented in Qin state during the Warring States period, and seals were widely used at that time.
So what kind of face is three fat? What's the difference between the seal styles of other countries? First of all, we will make a definition of Qin seal. Strictly speaking, the seal of Qin dynasty should refer to the seal after the unification of Qin dynasty, that is, from 22 1 year BC to 207 BC, the fifteen years after the demise of Qin dynasty. However, although a large number of carved stones, weights and measures, imperial inscriptions, etc. As far as it is concerned, it is difficult to determine the absolute age of Qin seal. Even the seal unearthed from Qin tomb in 15 years, the owner of the tomb lived in the late Warring States period in his early years, so the seal he used may still be in the late Warring States period.
It is difficult to clearly distinguish Qin Xi before and after reunification in archaeology, so we think Qin Xi should include decades before Qin unified the six countries. Mr. Luo said in the article "The Development of Ancient Indian Studies in the Past Hundred Years": "The dating of private seals in Qin and Han dynasties was quite vague in the past. "Ten Books of Zhongshan Mansion" says that there is no distinction between Qin and Western Han. You know, such a seal should only be called Qin and Han Dynasties. Today, our Qin seal standard is determined according to the amount of calligraphy. " Mr. Wang Rencong said in Textual Research on Qin Official Seal that "Qin Official Seal can be divided into official seal and private seal. The identification of Qin official seal can be determined by textual research on the official name and place name evolution of the seal. " These methods provide powerful evidence for judging Qin seal.