Chinese Seal Script

6. Chinese Seal Scripts

This Example of Seal Script was used on
a Zhou Dynasty Bronze Vessel.

There are different Chinese scripts. On the left is an example of Seal Script. These may be thought as in some sense "drawn," curvilinear, and with little variation in line thickness. They range from Oracle Bone writing to the Small Seal style officially adopted by the Qin Dynasty.

On to Oracle Bone 7 ⇨

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