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Category shotai

Tenshotai

{{infobox Calligraphic style name=Tensho kanjiname=篆書 englishname=Seal script chinesename=Chuan shu began=Warring states period, 403-221 B.C. descended_from=Bronze-vessel and bell inscriptions }}

Tenshotai (篆書体), known as "seal script" in English, is a style of Chinese lettering used for making seals. It is one of the five basic Chinese shotai along with gyōsho, reisho, kaisho and sōsho.

Image:Sealscript-petitshoo.jpg|Seal script at a calligraphy exhibition Image:China-places-small.jpg|Seal script on the walls of a Chinese restaurant

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