Tadpole script

Tadpole script or Kedou (蝌蚪文, “蝌蚪书”、“蝌蚪篆”) is a variety of Chinese seal script.^[1]

Tadpole script
Languages	Chinese language
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Traditionally the origin is said to be that tadpole script manuscripts were first discovered when the house of Confucius was pulled down in the second century.^[2][3] The name comes from the tadpole-shape with big heads and tails of the characters.^[4] It was distinct from the insect script.^[5][6] However "tadpole script" can simply be a popular way of referring to the ancient script of the Chou period.^[7][8]