Concept information
Preferred term
seal script
Definition
- An ancient Chinese writing forms originated during the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BC), persisted during the Warring States period (c. 475 – 221 BC) and evolved during the Qin dynasty (221-206 BC). It is characterized by a strong pictographic nature.
Narrower concepts
Alternative Terms
zhuanshu
Chinese
篆书
Source
- Boltz, W. G. 1994. The origin and early development of the Chinese writing system. New Haven, CT: American Oriental Society.
- Qiu, X. 2000. Chinese writing (G. L. Mattos & J. Norman, Trans.). Berkeley: Society for the Study of Early China and the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California.
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篆书
Chinese
URI
http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/seal_script
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