| The seal has a long history in China,and the earliest period of the Shang dynasty was to be a social credential,as well as a symbol of power.In addition,in the ancient labor life,the workers in the pottery making process used the stamp and the seal.The stamps used as labor,as well as the seal of credential and power symbol,have become the foundation of the ancient seal for thousands of years.Qin and Han dynasties are the golden seal practical stage,because the literati artists will seal and introduce work.Until the Yuan dynasty period began to evolve into a conscious literati art,and established the aesthetic consciousness of Qin and Han dynasties.The difference between Qin and Han dynasties lies in the particularity of the historical period.Qin seal refers to the seal engraving seal during the period of imperial Qin dynasty,which refers to the year 207 BC after the unification of Qin and the end of Qin dynasty.But even 15 years of the Qin dynasty unearthed in the tombs of seals,its owner early life in the late warring states period,unearthed seal production are likely to remain in the late warring states.So Qin Yin,including before the Qin dynasty unified the six decades Qin Yin like printing has a key role. |