中國篆刻，是中國一門獨(dú)一無二、與中國書法、中國繪畫密不可分的高雅傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)，迄今已有三千多年的歷史。早在殷商時(shí)代，人們就用刀在龜甲上刻"字"，這便是篆刻的最早淵源。中國篆刻藝術(shù)是書法、繪畫、刀法三者完美的結(jié)合，一方印中，既有豪壯飄逸的書法筆意，又有優(yōu)美悅目的繪畫構(gòu)圖，并且兼得刀法生動(dòng)的雕刻神韻，真可謂"方寸之間，氣象萬千"，堪稱中華民族文化遺產(chǎn)的精粹。
Chinese Seal Art is a unique traditional Chinese highbrow art that is inseparable from Chinese calligraphy and painting. So far, the seal art has a history of over three thousand years. Early in the Shang Dynasty, people carved "characters" on turtle shells, believed to be the earliest origin of the art. Chinese seal art is a perfect combination of its calligraphy, painting and seal carving. In a squared tiny space of a seal, one can sense not only the elegance of calligraphy, the pleasing composition of words or images as a painting, but also the charm of seal script carving skills. Therefore, Chinese seal art is no doubt the essence of Chinese cultural heritage, and of course, a seal out of such an art is "a minimized world of spectaculars".
