Chinese Seals (English) Author: Niu Kecheng Publishing: Foreign Languages Press 2008 1st Edition Language: English Format: Paperback, 9.375 x 6.75 inches, 91 pages ISBN: 9787119041971
Emperors used seals to proclaim their decrees to their people, officials used seals to exercise their power, merchants used seals to demonstrate their credibility, landlords used seals to enclose fields and the common people used seals to protect their small properties. Gradually, seals became the representative and evidence of personal identity and even today we are still using seals.
