Your First Stone Bookplate & Journal Seal - Randomly Selected with Optional Side Inscription

The origins of bookplates can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty emperors. To mark their collection of rare books, calligraphy, and paintings, they would stamp these items with seals, signifying ownership. For imperial collections, each reading of a book or viewing of artwork would be accompanied by a stamp, indicating "read." Bookplates are a message from the book collector to posterity, often urging descendants to preserve the books. Some collectors even stipulated that books should not be lent out, damaged, or have their corners folded. Others inscribed their bookplates with words of wisdom. Idiom seals, poetry seals, and famous quote seals evolved from ancient auspicious phrase seals. Collectors would engrave their admired idioms, famous sayings, or poems by predecessors or themselves, expressing their aspirations and insights. - Brief Introduction of the Artisan: Gu Qi-Jun, a judge for the National New Youth Stream Arts and Culture Award (Calligraphy and Seal Engraving category) at the Ministry of National Defense. - Notes: 1. This product includes 30 unique bookplates. After placing an order, you will be contacted via private message. If there is no reply, a random selection will be shipped. 2. This product is hand-carved, not machine-engraved. The presence of carving marks is normal. Please only purchase if you accept this condition. 3. The bookplates are subject to the actual product. The styles primarily feature famous quotes. 8. To promote bookplates, collectors will receive a complimentary inscription of small characters on the side. Please send a private message to customer service with the desired text. 9. Red ink pad marks on the seal are normal. The seal carver uses an ink pad to finalize the artwork.