As for story of engravers of tenkoku, major examples in China include "The Story of Engravers of Tenkoku" written by Ryoko SHU and "A Story of Engravers of Tenkoku, Continued" written by Keishuku OH, and major examples in Japan include "A Story of Japanese Engravers of Tenkoku", literary remains left by Keisho Nakai, and "A Story of Engravers of Tenkoku, Corpus" compiled by Chukei FUSHIMI.
代表的な印人伝としては、中国では周亮工『印人伝』・汪啓淑『続印人伝』、日本では中井敬所の遺稿『日本印人伝』や伏見冲敬編『印人伝集成』などが挙げられる。