Seal and collection

Author: Li Zefeng
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Seals are a category of rich historical artifacts in China. They lack the grandeur and strangeness of bronze ware, the delicacy and diversity of ceramics, the elegance and luxury of gold, silver, jade, and treasures, nor the dynamic and divine charm of calligraphy and painting. However, within the small space of a seal, there is a world of its own. For thousands of years, how many stories have been told—some heroic, some tragic, some sorrowful, some ridiculous, some regrettable, some hateful—about people seeking and possessing them. Time flows like a river, never to return. What remains in the long history are artifacts. By knowing and understanding them, we grasp the essence of history. Let us step into the small world within the tiny seal and embark on a spiritual journey.