Seal-cut calligraphy is very common in our daily lives. It is a form of the development of calligraphy art in my country. Nowadays, seal-cut calligraphy works are widely studied and appreciated by people, and they have a very high artistic status. Below are pictures of excellent seal cutting and calligraphy works that I compiled. Appreciation of classic seal carving calligraphy works
Seal carving originated in the Yin and Shang Dynasties. It is a combination of calligraphy (mainly seal script) and engraving (including chiseling and casting). It is an art used to make seals. It is a unique art form of Chinese characters. Seal cutting can be divided into several types, including Zhou Xi Seal and Qin and Han Dynasty official seals.
Appreciate the beautiful pictures of seal cutting and calligraphy
As early as the Yin and Shang Dynasties, people used The knife was used to carve characters on the tortoise shell (called oracle bone inscriptions in modern times). These characters have sharp blades and strong writing styles, showing a high level of "engraving". From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Qin Dynasty, seal-cut seals were called "Xi". After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he stipulated that the "Xi" should be used exclusively by the emperor, and the seals used by ministers and below and private individuals were collectively called "Yin". This resulted in the formation that the emperor's seal was called "Xi" or "Baobao", the official seal was called "Yin", the general's seal was called "Zhang", and the private seal was called "Zhang Xin".
The origin of seal cutting
Seal cutting, more than 3,700 years since its origin In its long history, it has gone through more than ten dynasties. In this long-term development process, the art of seal cutting has experienced two highly developed historical stages.
One is the Warring States, Qin, Han, Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties periods. The seal cutting materials during this period were mainly jade, gold, teeth, horns, etc. It is called the "Ancient Seal Cutting Art Period", and its seal cutting art characteristics are mainly divided by era. When seal cutting developed into the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties, it was in a period of decline. During this period, due to the use of regular script instead of seal script and the fundamental separation of official seals and private seals, the art of seal cutting went into decline. This situation took a turn for the better at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The painter Wang Mian discovered that flower milkstone could be used for sealing, making the stone an ideal material for sealing. In the Ming Dynasty, the art of seal cutting entered a period of revival.
Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, seal cutting has ushered in its second peak of development. Its seal cutting art is mainly characterized by diverse schools. During this period, Wen Peng and He Zhen played a major role in the creation of the seal cutting art genre. Wen Peng is Wen Zhengming's son. It was by chance that he discovered that "light stone" and "frozen stone" could be used as sealing materials. After his advocacy, stone was widely used. In the following period, various schools of seal cutting art emerged, including Cheng Sui, Ding Jing, Deng Shiru, Huang Mufu, Zhao Zhiqian, Wu Rangzhi and other seal cutting artists. For a time, seal cutting art showed a prosperous scene.
Until the modern seal-cutting masters Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi, a complete history of Chinese seal-cutting was formed. The art of seal cutting is a perfect combination of calligraphy, composition and knife skills. In one seal, there are both majestic and elegant calligraphy strokes, beautiful and pleasing painting composition, and the vivid carving charm of knife skills. It can be said that there are thousands of things in a small area.
Before we take a closer look, we must first clarify the definition of seal cutting. What is seal cutting? Its interpretation has two broad and narrow meanings. Seal engraving "篆"yu, written in ancient times as "瑑", comes from jade (the annotation of Shuowen explains: "Gui Bi raises the omen, and the jade is also.?"), and all the concave and convex patterns carved on jade and stone are called "瑑". Later, bamboo and silk became a popular writing tool, so the shape of the seal characters was changed from "yu" to "bamboo".
The origin of seal seals is very early. According to the "Book of Sacrifice of the Han Dynasty": "Since the Five Emperors, there have been written contracts. As for the Three Kings, vulgar carvings have become common, and fraud has gradually emerged. Seal seals have only begun to be used for inspection." Cute?.
As far back as the Yin and Shang Dynasties more than 3,700 years ago, the art of lettering became popular. However, there is no original text on the seal, only the mark symbolizing the blood group, which was attached to the bronze vessels or flags of the same period. Although it is a symbol, it does have a certain pronunciation. In the Zhou Dynasty, "Zhou Xi", which was mainly made of bronze, became popular. There are various sizes and shapes, generally divided into two types: white text and Zhu text.
The Qin Dynasty was the period when Chinese writing evolved from "Zu Script" to Seal Script. The forms of seals were also more extensive, with round and vigorous seals and tall and straight writing styles.