The terminology of seal carving, the difference and connection between seal carving and engraving

Big brother, you are strong, you dare to turn it in like this, hehe.

"Six to eight square printing" refers to at least six and up to eight stamps of the printing (that is, the pattern printed on rice paper with stamps dipped in ink, also known as printing, printing and rubbing- - square is a measure word, "one" is equal to "one", "one", "one", "one", "one", "one", so it is clear?

At least two sides of the side paragraph" means that there must be at least two stamps next to these stamps to be engraved (if you have a regular competition, each one must have, the school may have lower requirements), and the payment can just be your own name (the knowledge in this section is too complicated, and you can't learn it in a year or two), so you can simply engrave a name, but the method of rubbing it down with ink is different from that of dipping the clay printing flower (this is a bit complicated, so you'd better ask your classmates or teachers to help).

"Commentary" refers to the content of the seal carving, because not all of the people who look at your printing are proficient in seal script, you have to translate them into simplified characters that everyone can understand, and then take a large piece of paper to paste these printing and extension edges or something, neatly arranged, and write down the words with a brush (if the brush is not good at writing, you can use a pencil) to write which words are engraved on this ink.

Normally, you don't have to hand in the stamp, but if your school is going to have an exhibition, it's best not to destroy the carved things, and it may be useful to keep them.

I upload a picture, the source link of this picture is also placed below to you, the left side of the picture is a "square" seal, the dense words on the top are the side paragraphs, the upper right is the "Yin Tuo" of this seal, and the lower right is the "side of the extension" of this seal.

Upstairs can, but I add that the things carved in clay can only be regarded as stamps, and the seal carvings must be expressed in stone.

Different words are used, and the specifications are different.

1. First of all, the words are different, the seal carving is only engraved with the seal word as the content, and the engraving can be engraved with different fonts as the text content.

2. Secondly, the specifications are different, and the general size of seal carving is small and lightweight, and it can be held in the hand. And the engravings are all large stones.

Seal carving is a traditional art form, because ancient seals mostly used seal script to seal and get its name. It is the art of combining calligraphy and engraving (including chiseling and casting) to make seals. In terms of production process, it refers to the engrave of patterns or words designed on a flat surface on materials such as metal, stone, teeth, and horns.

**。Seals originated in class society and began as a token of evidence, and later became a token of rights and interests. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the use of seals gradually became widespread, including seals for the name of utensils, seals for gold coins, and seals for standard measuring instruments.

The Qin and Han dynasties were the prosperous period of seals, and the official seals of the Han Dynasty had formed a complete set of systems, and the forms of seals were more diverse.

The inscription mostly uses Miao seal. The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties basically followed the tradition of Qin and Han seals. The volume of the official seal of the Tang Dynasty increased, and the seal was made of small seals, and the engraving was mostly Zhu Wen.

The scope of private printing in the Song and Yuan dynasties began to expand, and the collection seal, the Zhaiguan seal, and the word and sentence seal rose. Seals have changed significantly in terms of shape, materials, engraving of seals, and chapter layout. In particular, literati, calligraphers, and painters participated in engraving, and engraving expanded from craftsmen to literati, so that seals entered the era of seal carving art.

Seal carving is both a "seal" and an "art".

First, because of the name and solution, that is, "to seal the seal, with a knife to engrave the wedge", here are the most critical two words, one is "seal", the other is "carving". The second is the solution of dependent origination, that is, "seal art" or "artistic seal".

The former solution is due to the characteristics of the creative process of seal carving and its means. In our experience, the creation of seal carving is inseparable from the "seal" shirt and "carving", the skills of writing and engraving are indeed the main content of seal carving, they are not only the basic skills that beginners must master, but also the material means that must be used in the process of seal carving.

The latter solution is due to the historical and nature regulations of the form of seal inscription. As long as we know a little about the history of seal carving, we will confirm that the art of seal carving that arose in the Yuan and Ming dynasties was born from ancient practical seals; Seal carving takes the form of a seal, while seal carving is a form of art.