刻字,几乎与文字产生并行,其或许还要早于书写,这从商周以前的陶文、刻符可以显见,而其成为成熟的艺术行为或具有朴素的艺术观注,完整的展现刻字技艺可追溯到甲骨文、金文,但其之前的符号类文字,已见朴茂之美含育其中。刻字艺术涵盖极广,在古人生活中,同书法一样,以实用为第一要务, The lettering, which is almost parallel to the production of words, may even precede the writing. This is evident from the Taoist scriptures of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, which have become mature artistic acts or have a plain view of art. A complete demonstration of the art of lettering Traced back to Oracle, Jin Wen, but before the symbolic text, has seen the beauty of Park Mao contains. The art of lettering covers a very wide range, in the ancients life, the same as the calligraphy, practical as the top priority,