[Photo provided to China Daily] Specifically ... and then became fascinated by ancient Chinese writings, such as xiaozhuan (small seal script) and lishu (clerical script). "I learned from my ...

but the know-how involved in this ancient craft is fading, with only a few of the owners still making stone seals by hand. Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770 ...

If authenticated, it would mark the first verified aureate seal from any ancient ... seal script from the Western Jin Dynasty (266-316),” Duan Kai, an associate researcher at the China Academy ...

Before cuneiform, however, there was an archaic script using ... relation to ancient transactions and trade. “Our findings demonstrate that the designs engraved on cylinder seals are directly ...