Tensho

TENSHO Seal script or writing for sale

Tensho 篆書, or "carved script", was born in ancient China, lasting until the end of the Xia Dynasty (夏朝, 2070 BC - 1600 BC). Its main feature is that these characters were carved rather than written with a brush, which is why this style is still used to carve characters on stone seals that accompany calligraphy and paintings, stamped with red cinnabar paste.
Within this style we find two other groups of writings:
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