Ancient stamp gets seal of approval

In the two-volume book, Infinite Worlds in a Square Inch, a total of 368 pieces of original materials, including seals made of bronze, gold, silver and jade, as well as sealing clays and pottery texts, ranging from the late Shang Dynasty to the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-581).

"One highlight of the two-volume book is the unprecedented high-definition and minute details of the ancient seals," says Xu Xiongzhi, chief editor of the two-volume book, who's also the director of China Calligraphers Association and deputy secretary-general of the Xiling Seal Engravers' Society.

"It will help the engravers learn more about the techniques and gain wisdom from the ancient Chinese craftsmen," Xu adds.

Liu Zhao, another chief editor of the two-volume book and head of the Center for Research on Chinese Excavated Classics and Paleography of Fudan University, notes that the seminar and the two-volume book will benefit academia, calligraphers and engravers, as well as help promote the research on ancient Chinese seals, cultures and arts regardless of national boundaries.