篆刻是我国的传统艺术之一。秦统一中国之前的文字,称为大篆,即钟鼎文,甲骨文等。秦统一文字后,这种文字称为秦篆,亦称小篆。至汉朝,小篆作了简化,称为“缪篆”,又叫“摹印篆”,这是刻印中的典型文字。总之,凡用篆文入印的统称为篆刻。据史书记载,在我国古代社会里,“印”已有官印和私印之分。秦始皇统一中国后,官印的制度更加明确 Seal cutting is one of the traditional art in our country. Qin unified Chinese before the text, known as the seal, that Zhongding Wen, Oracle and so on. Qin unified text, this text is called Qin Zhuan, also known as Xiaozhuan. To the Han Dynasty, Xiaozhuan made simplified, known as “Miao Zhuan”, also known as “copy G seal”, which is typical of engraving. In short, where used seal printing collectively referred to as seal cutting. According to historical records, in ancient Chinese society, “India” has the distinction between official seal and private seal. After Qin Shi Huang unified China, the system of official seal more clearly