Seal carving is a kind of Chinese traditional technique with well combination of calligraphy and engraving. Most of Chinese seals are characterized by exquisiteness and solidity and there are infinite creativity integrated in these small sizes， which make them be joyful playthings and have a high artistic value.

“夫刻印之道，有文法、章法、筆法、刀法”，篆刻藝術(shù)以漢字——主要是篆字——為載體，以刀刻為途徑，在方寸之間可以有無(wú)數(shù)的變化、無(wú)窮的創(chuàng)意，其藝術(shù)含金量不容忽視；加之印石本身相對(duì)小巧、堅(jiān)固的特殊屬性，可謂一樣樂(lè)趣無(wú)窮的把玩之物。