noun
seal script; seal-engraving style
Refers to the ancient style of writing Chinese characters used especially for seals and formal inscriptions. A technical term in calligraphy and East Asian art history.
篆書は、印鑑によく使われる書体です。
Seal script is a calligraphic style often used for personal seals.
この石碑には篆書で文字が刻まれている。
Characters are carved on this stone monument in seal script.