Introduction
Zhao Erdai's seal carving work, "Strict Demands," is not a moral sermon directed at the outside world, but rather a self-imposed demand regarding his own creative process and state of existence. Zhao employs a near-writing technique in his carving, preserving the original texture of the stone, allowing the text and material to jointly form traces of time. This seal does not pursue the neatness and antiquity of traditional seal carving methods, but instead presents an introspective, restrained, and honest creative attitude, which aligns with the consistent spiritual context reflected in his ink paintings and ceramic art that respect natural formation and imperfection.