What Xiling Seal Society is known for
Founded in 1904 on Gushan islet, the Xiling Seal Society is an institution devoted to seal engraving and stone-carved calligraphy, and its shop supplies hand-cut name seals, cinnabar seal paste, brushes and ink. Each object is checked by the society's craftsmen, continuing a scholarly tradition that has gathered seal artists for more than a century.
How ORBIS reads this city
Best for — Hand-carved name seals and seal paste
Hangzhou, China
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