1. The Origin and Development of Traditional Chinese Seals There have always been two theories about the origin of seals.

One theory is that the origin of the seal is due to the role of trust in politics.

During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the emperor and the princes had a patriarchal relationship based on clan blood, and the same was true for the officials in each country, so there was no need for political tokens.

After the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, social relations changed, patriarchal relations gradually disintegrated, the old aristocracy gradually declined, and the new aristocracy gradually emerged.

The new aristocrats won their positions not because of their blood relationship with the monarch but because of their merits.

Therefore, the seal is used as a proof of trust.

At that time, tiger charms were used in military affairs and seals were used in politics as tokens.

Later, it gradually shifted from politics to economics, and from officialdom to private life.

Another way of saying it: The seal should be used economically first and then transferred to politics later.

"Zhou Rites" is a document about the social conditions of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

"Zhou Li" mentioned seals and festivals three times.

Xi, also known as Gu Xi, is the earliest of many names related to seals.

Festival, in ancient Chinese seal script, is the pictogram of bamboo festival.

It is said that in ancient times, when making appointments, the two parties sometimes separated the knot in a bamboo section and believed it to be trustworthy.

Therefore, festival is also one of the names of seals.

From the many sealing mud we see today, we can see that it is more reasonable to use it first economically.

Before the Qin Dynasty, all kinds of seals were called "Xi".

After Qin unified the six kingdoms, it was stipulated that the seal used by the emperor was called a seal, and the seal used by the subjects was only called "seal".

The seal used by the princes, queens and queens of the Han Dynasty was also called "Xi", and the generals were called seals.

At that time, seals were usually carved by full-time craftsmen.

After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, literati began to carve seals and began to gradually replace the previous form of craftsmen playing swords, forming this independent art category, which complemented calligraphy and painting.

The characteristics of seals as tokens have basically remained unchanged from ancient to modern times. However, the continuous emergence of idle seals after the Tang and Song Dynasties shows that seals have a tendency to gradually transform into artistic appreciation.

2. DIY hand-engraved rubber stamp Rubber stamp refers to DIY hand-engraved rubber stamp. It is a casual hand-made form that uses a small engraving tool to perform positive and negative engraving on a special rubber brick to produce a pattern that can be stamped repeatedly.

Engraved rubber stamps combined with ink pads of different colors can create various effects.

Due to the material, the carving time for hand-carved rubber stamps is much shorter than that of stone carvings and wood carvings. It does not require complicated skills, can be easily mastered, and can express rich content.

The production of DIY hand-engraved rubber stamps first became popular in Japan and South Korea in 2006.

DIY, the abbreviation of Do It Yourself in English, is usually understood as "doing it yourself".

As a popular lifestyle nowadays, home decoration DIY, food DIY, beauty DIY and so on.

Various concepts that advocate "reliance on oneself" reintegrate our usual attitude towards life.

In the past, industrialized production allowed us to enjoy the convenience of "take-it-yourself", but it also caused us to lose the fun of "doing it ourselves"; abundance and poverty are the norm for many people.

A carving knife carves out the yin and yang of the pattern on the rubber, and then combines it with ink pads of different colors to create a personalized stamp that can be stamped repeatedly.

Characters, cartoons, still lifes, portraits, rich materials are carefully carved by skillful hands, turning the original ordinary eraser into an eye-catching work of art.

Because compared with stone carvings and wood carvings, carving rubber seals is not only technically simpler, but also saves time. More importantly, it does not hinder the expression of content. Many people start carving seals out of curiosity and then become addicted to it.

Extricate yourself.

The creative works of rubber stamp patterns by many rubber stamp players in Japan use small and cute rubber stamp patterns on different materials such as cloth, paper, leather, and wood to create scenes or themes such as flowers, animals, kitchens, and fairy tale worlds.

creative works.

In 2007, DIY hand-engraved rubber stamps were introduced to Taiwan.

Later, it was introduced to mainland China and is now also popular in the mainland.

On the Internet, some people have specially set up a website called the "Rubber Stamp Happiness Story Group", where everyone can communicate online, show their stamps, and exchange successful experiences and failures.

3. Study on the development prospects of DIY hand-carved rubber stamps. The differences between DIY rubber stamps and traditional seals are: first, the seal cutting in traditional seals must rely on changes in stone materials and hand-carving tools; second, compared with traditional seal cutting seals,

Changes in content; third, changes in the role and application functions of the seal.

We live in a world constructed by traditional culture, and we must correctly understand the relationship between modern culture and traditional culture.

Modern hand-engraved rubber stamps are also the inheritance and continuation of traditional seals. Each generation creates their own artistic milestones, but we can still see an ancient Chinese national cultural heritage embedded in them.

So people continue to pioneer the art of sealing, using knives and rubber bricks to record personal thoughts.

The emergence of rubber stamps has greatly enriched the expressive power of seal art, and also added personalized and artistic features to seal art.

If a small piece of art is not appreciated by the audience, it will lose its social value.

For hand-engraved rubber stamps, there is an emotional exchange of words between the creator and the audience.

Most Mr. Guan's understanding of a small rubber stamp is not from the perspective of the creator, but from the perspective of art lovers.

Through emotional communication between the creator and the audience, more audiences will have a deeper understanding of the art of rubber stamps, which will also attract more potential authors to join the hand-engraved rubber stamps.