The craft of jade seals appreciates the exquisiteness of jade

The value of the seal, look at the material, and look at the craft. Its materials are mainly made of jade, metal, wood, stone, etc., among which the jade seal is the most distinguished. Just look at the word "玺" composed of "尔玉", you can imagine the status of the jade seal in the ancient seal.

The jade seal is not only very precious in material, but also in line with the ancient literati's advocating the character of "the gentleman is better than the jade", "the gentleman has no reason, the jade does not go away", and has high economic value and artistic value. Home care and love.

The names of the seals are also very diverse. Seals, guards, swearing, remembering, imprinting, and even the royal family are all kinds of seals.

In China, the history of seals has a long history. Before the Qin Dynasty, regardless of the official and private printing, it was called "玺". After Qin unified the six countries, the emperor's printing was called "玺", and the subjects were only called "printing." However, in the Han Dynasty, the seals used by the princes and the Queen Mother were still called "玺". Tang Wu was in the middle of the day because he felt the "sound" and "dead" near sounds (also said that it is the same as "interest"), and the tampering is called "treasure." Since then, the various generations have followed the name, calling the emperor seals generally "玺", "宝" and use.

The value of the seal, look at the material, and look at the craft. Its materials are mainly made of jade, metal, wood, stone, etc., among which the jade seal is the most distinguished. Just look at the word "玺" composed of "尔玉", you can imagine the status of the jade seal in the ancient seal.

Compared with paintings, porcelain and other major items, the collection of jade seals is also a relatively partial category. The Tibetan community generally attributes it to the collection of the literature (ie, stationery, such as pens, ink, pen holders, cymbals, otters, pen washes, etc.). The collection of jade seals mainly refers to the four aspects of printed materials, printed materials, printed materials and printed materials. Any seal can be collected as long as it has one aspect. If it is superior in all four aspects, it is the "four beautiful" seal, which is very rare.