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seal Seal is a comparatively independent traditional art form in our country. It was born out of the combination of ?painting techniques , calligraphy, carving and the art of arrangement in a limited space. The art dates back about 3,700 years to the qin Dynasty. During Han Dynasty, only the imperial seal was called “xi”, and the others were often referred to as “zhang” or “yinzhang”. That’s why seals are called “yinzhang” in China. ------seal’s origin Xi—an important kind of seal At the beginning, seals were used to create protective marks on letters