蘇州地區爲明代的經濟發展重鎭，藉由經濟的充足條件下，不僅生活豐富多樣，生活水準也日趨繁華。雖然藝術創作活動屬於精神層次的思考，但仍需要客觀經濟條件的支持，於是經濟發展越蓬勃的地區，越能培育或匯集更多優秀的藝術人才，甚至主導藝術風氣的走向。晚明的蘇州作爲江南地區經濟發達重鎭，整體社會的生活價値與態度，逐漸朝向追求崇古、奢華與奇巧等多樣的風氣，並引領全國成為獨特而重要的潮流風尙。特別是在篆刻藝術方面，從明代中晚期以來，文人開始對於青田石、壽山石的偏好，使得石材易於篆刻表現，促使不少蘇州文人直接參與篆刻的藝術創作，改變了原本文人撰文，匠師篆刻的合作模式。同時，文人也將文字學、書學、畫論等概念，融入印學的知識建構，以及印譜思想與論述的產生，影響文藝活動的型態，將單純的印章篆刻技術，提升至審美的個人精神表現，都反映出晚明蘇州文人對篆刻藝術文化的參與，所呈現的自覺意識與精神價值。

Suzhou was the place of economic development in the Ming Dynasty. Because of the conditions of economic development, living standards have improved and life has become diverse and prosperous. The customs of Suzhou in the late Ming society has a variety of ethos such as retro, luxury, and novel, then guide the society to become a unique and important trend. Especially the literati's love for Qingtian stone （青田石）and Shoushan stone（壽山石） makes the stone easy to be carved, so that Suzhou literati can directly create the art of seal carving. These have changed the mode of cooperation between the original writer and the craftsman in seal cutting. At the same time, literati also incorporated concepts such as philology, calligraphy, and painting theory into the knowledge construction of seal studies. These upgrade the pure seal cutting technique to the spiritual expression of aesthetics. Then reflects the participation of Suzhou literati in the art of seal cutting, and presents their spiritual value.