在当今社会,印章被广泛使用,其形式也多种多样。那么,印章的起源及发展又是怎样的呢?追本溯源,印章也有着悠久的历史。 印章,早在春秋甚至更早时期就在我国出现了。先秦时期印章均称为玺,官吏和私家所用印章称为印或章。早期的印章是作为民间信用凭证而出现的。《周礼·掌节》云“货贿用玺节”,是指商品交易往来中用印玺来封检货物,道明了印玺在当时的作用。以后,印玺逐渐用于政治领域,如官府封检文 In today’s society, seals are widely used in a variety of forms. So, what is the origin and development of the seal? To trace this source, the seal also has a long history. Seal, as early as the Spring and Autumn even earlier period appeared in our country. Pre-Qin period seals are called Xi, officials and private seal used as a seal or chapter. The early seal appeared as a private credit. “Zhou Festival palm” cloud “Bribery Xi Festival,” refers to the commodity exchange transactions with seal printed to seal the goods, Daoxindong Xi at the time. Later, the seal is gradually used in the political field, such as official seals