Seal cutting is the art of combining calligraphy (mainly seal script) with seal cutting (including chiseling and casting) to make seals. It is a unique art form of Chinese characters with a history of more than 3700 years.
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(1). Metaphorical writing and cautious writing. Han Yang Xiong's "My Eyes": "Or ask:' My son is few and good?' Said,' naturally, boys carve insects and seals.' Suddenly, he said,' It's wrong to be a strong man. Selected Works of Ren Fang: "I studied hard, but once I recovered; Seal cutting is a text, and it will be abolished in three winters. " Lu Yanji's Note: "Seal script is seal script, and seal carving is an instant article." Guan's "Poetry" says: "The pen engraves the ancient heart, and the chivalry goes straight to the sky."
(2). This means carving and over-decorating the text. Gao Qi in the Ming Dynasty wrote in "Bagou Nan Shi Hou": "It is often reasonable to be deep and steady, not to seek seal cutting, but to seek practicality."
(3) engraving seals. Wen Zhiming's Biography of Ming History and Wen Yuan: "Wen Peng and Wen Jia can write poems and seal calligraphy, and they are at home." Ye Qingting Yan's "The Rain Flower in Oubei comes from the Book Poetry Volume": "Lai! Poetry and painting are beautiful and good at engraving. " Guo Moruo's Reading Paintings with Peony and Other Bamboo Shadows: "Bao Shi, in my opinion, is a standard China artist. He is versatile, knows seal cutting, calligraphy and painting, and is good at literature. "