Due to the different principles and angles of art form classification, it can be roughly divided into:

First, based on the existence of artistic images, art can be divided into time art, space art and space-time art, and time art: music and literature; Space art: architecture, sculpture, painting; Space-time art: drama, film and television, dance.

Second, according to the aesthetic way of artistic image, art can be divided into auditory art, visual art and audio-visual art. The auditory art: music; Visual arts: architecture, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, bonsai, catering; Audio-visual arts: drama, film and television.

Third, based on the content characteristics of artistic works, art can be divided into performance art and reproduction art. Performance art: music, dance, architecture, calligraphy; Reproduction art: painting, sculpture, drama, film.

Fourth, according to the materialized form of artistic works, artistic works can be divided into dynamic art and static art, dynamic art: music, dance, drama, film and television; Static art: painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, arts and crafts, etc.

According to the different patterns of Xiao prints, they can be divided into five categories:

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(1) people. There are hunting, production, animal husbandry, horse riding, dance, acrobatics, music, drama, officials, myths and so on.

② Birds. There are pigeons, chickens, ducks, pigeons, geese, peacocks, cranes, parrots, bears, phoenixes, storks, herons, pelicans, mandarin ducks, woodpeckers and geese.

(3) wild animals. There are horses, cows, sheep, camels, donkeys, mules, dogs, cats, rabbits, mice, apes, deer, elk, reindeer, lions, tigers, bears, elephants and rhinoceroses.

④ Insect fish. There are fish, scorpions, spiders, beetles and so on.

⑤ Other classes. There are bottles, pots, incense burners, pipa and other daily necessities, as well as trees, pavilions, palaces and so on.

The patterns of Xiao Zhuan are rich in content, and the expression techniques are extremely concise, with only a few strokes, which are vivid and easy to understand. Production can be divided into casting and chiseling. In the early days, it was mostly casting, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was mostly line carving.

Xiao Zhuan is a unique form of ancient seals. Because the mark of the token made of it is very clear, even more obvious than the engraved words, which makes people see at a glance, and it has been used for a long time, from the Warring States to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.