印章艺术的起源,比较可信的说法,是在春秋后期到战国时期这一阶段。由于铁制工具的普遍使用,大大地提高了生产力,城市经济也随之发展起来。当时齐国的临淄,赵国的邯郸以及大梁、洛阳,都成了著名的大商业城市,其它所谓“有市之邑”的中等都邑,有七十余所之多,小的市集更是普遍全国。在商品交换趋向频繁的情况下,印章的应用,自然随之产生 The origin of seal art, more credible, is from the later Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period. Due to the widespread use of iron tools, greatly increased productivity, urban economy also will be developed. At that time, Linzi in Qi State, Handan and Liangliang in Zhao State, and Luoyang became well-known large commercial cities. Other so-called medium-sized cities with so-called “cities and towns” have more than seventy, small markets It is more common throughout the country. In the case of commodity exchange tends to frequent, the seal of the application, naturally arise