What was the name of the seal in ancient times?

In ancient times, seals were called seals. It is a unique art category of calligraphy and sculpture in China. The earliest record of seals in ancient books can be found in Zhou Li: the "Seal Festival" is what later generations call seal.

Origin:

The ancient seal originated from the labor tool-impression. The original carved pottery mold with the character "X" unearthed from the Jiahu Site in Wuyang, Henan Province, is the representative work of the origin of China's seal. The earliest printing was inspired by impressions. The ancients said: "There were rubbings printed in ancient times, and the method of ancestors was passed down; With the seal of the trace, the brush is deeply wiped; Deep rubbing makes traces on paper and silk, which is called printing. " The seal of primitive society was mainly used in the production of pottery, and the same impression on the pottery unearthed in Longshan Culture shows that the seal was already used on the pottery in Xia Dynasty. The Book of Sacrifice in the Later Han Dynasty records: "There has been a book agreement since the Five Emperors. As for the three kings, the carvers became vulgar, and the fraud and forgery gradually began, and only then did the seal stop the rape. "