Brief introduction of plum blossom seal script
Plum seal script means that plum blossom is embedded in seal script, making it naturally become a whole. From a distance, it looks like a seal character dancing. From a close distance, it looks like a plum blossom in full bloom. Seal script is difficult to read, and with the embellishment of plum blossoms, it is even more difficult to understand, which adds to its obscure mystery.
Plum blossom is a traditional famous flower, also known as the "five blessings flower", which symbolizes happiness, longevity, smoothness, peace and auspiciousness. "Plum Blossom Seal" is unique and has its own style.
Second, a brief introduction to Cheng Pai's plum blossom seal script
Yang Guo's "Plum blossom seal script" is a unique art that combines China's calligraphy art and plum blossom painting art on the basis of seal script. Its writing method is to draw the outline of the font first, then arrange flowers skillfully on the strokes, all the petals pressed on the strokes are in thick ink, the petals outside the strokes are in light ink, and finally branches are added.
The font is strong and the plum blossom is fresh and elegant. It has the characteristics of looking at flowers from a distance, people from a distance, words in flowers, flowers in words, beautiful shapes and dignified beauty.
Cultural connotation and development history
I. Cultural connotation
The ancients had the habit of loving plum blossom and appreciating Chinese characters, which endowed plum blossom seal script with vigorous and elegant cultural connotation: plum blossom is a famous flower in China, also known as the "five blessings flower", which symbolizes auspiciousness, longevity, smoothness, harmony and happiness.
Second, the development history
The development of plum blossom seal script has a long history. As early as Shang dynasty, ancient pottery was engraved with plum hieroglyphics. In the Han dynasty, plum blossom seal script became a good collection. Its development experienced the ups and downs of Shang, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. This splendid folk art soul treasure is gradually unknown, and even fewer people can write plum blossom seal script.
Its characteristics are "look at flowers from a distance, look at characters from a distance, there are words in flowers, there are flowers in words, flowers and characters are integrated, and the font is strong". The ancient people's habit of loving Mei's poems was endowed.