Seal carving

Art of Chinese seal engraving
CountryChina
Reference217
RegionAsia-Pacific region
Inscription history
Inscription2009 (26th session)
ListRepresentative

UNESCO Cultural Heritage

Seal carving, also seal cutting, or zhuanke in Chinese (篆刻), is a traditional form of art that originated in China and later spread across East Asia. It refers to cutting a design into the bottom face of the seal (the active surface used for stamping, rather than the sides or top). It is also known as seal engraving.

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