Li, seal engraver in Ming Dynasty, seal engraving lecture hall 80.
Li (A.D. 1575 ~ A.D. 1629) was born in Jiading, Jiangsu Province, with Mao Zi and Chang Heng as his real names, and the rest were Xianghai and Baoan. In his later years, he was a lay man and an old man in the divine realm. Wanli Bingwu is a painter, who is good at painting with poetry and calligraphy as his profession. In Tongli, he made friends with Tang, Lou Jian and Cheng Jiasui, and was known as "Mr. Jiading Four". Contemporary Wang Wenzhen said: "Heng Chang's seal cutting does not choose stones, which is not conducive to knives and is not worthy of painting and calligraphy." Although it is exaggerated, it also shows its profound skill. Zhang Hao has a deep friendship with him. Please ask him to print it and put it into Chengqing Pavilion. He is the author of Yuan Tan Collection and Sleeping in the West Lake.
For many friends who like seal cutting, they may not be familiar with the name Li, and there are not many records and seals left. Today, we will get to know this seal engraver through a few casual seals.
Idle printing is an important sign that seal cutting has evolved from a practical tool to an art form. We can see that in the Ming Dynasty, the printing scope of leisure products has been very extensive.
Xi: The emperor says you are a talented person. Don't underestimate yourself.
Seal size: 42mm×42mm
Bai Juyi's Dream Fairy in Tang Dynasty was published.
Mengxian
Tang Bai Juyi
People who dream of immortals dream of the Qing Dynasty.
Riding a white crane with two red flags in front.
Feather clothes are fluttering, and jade bears are ringing.
Looking down from the air, the world is dusty.
Gradually lose the country and divide the mountains and rivers.
The East China Sea is all white and green at five o'clock in the fierce month.
In an instant, a group of immortals came and led them to Yujing.
Envy your family to be safe and serve like a public official.
Pay tribute to the Jade Emperor and be sincere before kowtowing.
The emperor said that you are a talented person. Don't underestimate your efforts.
But in fifteen years, you won't die.
I am both happy and surprised to say goodbye to my words.
I dare not reveal the secret. I swear to live in a rock.
Love your own flesh and blood, you can't eat or drink well.
Eat mica powder in the morning and essence at night.
After 30 years of empty mountains, the sun is looking forward to welcoming.
It's been a long time in the early stage, and the crane has no sound.
Teeth are getting whiter, eyes and ears are getting smarter.
Once the same materialization, the body and feces and soil merge.
Immortals believe that vulgar electricity is not feasible.
If you don't have a golden bone, don't list Dan Tai's name.
I preach the method of breaking the valley, but I suffer from burning the Dan Sutra.
If you only ask for hard work, you can't do it at the end of the year.
Sadly, a dream is immortal, and a dream misses a lifetime.
Cross white printing. Multi-character prose printing is the mainstream prose printing in the prosperous period of seal cutting in Ming Dynasty. This white print is an extension of Chinese and Indian styles. All printing gives people a sense of fairness and stability. The seal method of printed characters is also closer to that of Han Shu printed in China, which is characterized by bending instead of bending. You can learn a lot from the details of this seal. Regardless of the text layout, the cross is divided into three columns, and the first column is divided into three words. In the middle column, the words "xian" and "Cai" are squashed, just like a word, and the word "nu" is elongated, removing the radicals; In the last column, the words "Li" and "Tang" are similar to the words "Xian" and "Cai", but they are different, especially in the handling of "Bie", which has a strong charm of seal calligraphy and a more prominent brushwork. He Zhen's shadow can also be seen in the processing of some long vertical paintings.
Seal: Four Kings make people old.
Seal size: 23mm× 29mm
Hang Hang Hot Travel in the Han Dynasty was published.
You walk, walk, walk all the time, thus separating your life from mine.
Since then, you and I have traveled thousands of miles, I am in heaven, and you are in heaven.
The road is so dangerous and far away, when I meet you, can I know when?
North Malaysia is still attached to the north wind, south birds fly north, and nest in the south branch.
The longer they are apart, the wider they become and the thinner they become.
Wandering clouds cover the sun, and wanderers are reluctant to return in foreign countries.
Just because I want you to age me, another year will soon end.
There are many other things to say, just wish you take care of yourself and don't be hungry and cold.
Idle printing is characterized by expressing and expressing the feelings and likes and dislikes of printers through printing. Compared with the seal forms such as watch seal and official seal, it can better reflect the artistic characteristics of the seal. At this time, the idle printing is different from the finished printing in Qin and Han Dynasties. Finished product seals are generally words that pray for good luck and smoothness, such as "good luck", "appropriate official" and "appropriate behavior". Leisure printing is an all-encompassing subset of classics and history. The scope and genre are extensive, and even some words that ridicule and satirize current politics appeared in the Qing Dynasty.
Seal: camel has never seen the emperor.
Seal size: 32mm×32mm
Seal: width of Gankun Robb robe
Seal size: 31mm× 31mm.
Seal: gold and white wall to buy songs and laugh
Seal size: 29mm× 29mm
Seal: Time flies, deceiving others too much.
Seal size: 28 mm× 36 mm
What Li's seal wants everyone to appreciate and understand is the taste of the stone printed on it. This kind of seal can better reflect the charm of the stone compared with the round Zhu Wen and the carefully carved craftsman seal. Seal cutting seal cutting can be divided into seal cutting and seal cutting. The so-called seal cutting is the taste of stone, not just the embodiment of knife work. For a long time in the Ming Dynasty, many seal engravers, such as Li, paid more attention to the charm of Han and India and the embodiment of epigraphy. Their Chinese and imitation of Qin, Han and India have brought the worship of imitation of Qin, Han and India, but we can also see many humanized Qin, Han and India from them, and they learn as much from Wen and He as Qin, Han and India. We can also see the shadow of Wen and He Yin in Li's seal.
Let's compare Li's seal of "Yamazawa" with He Zhen's seal of "Deep in Chai Men".
From this, we can see something similar, especially the word "Ze" in the upper left corner of the two seals is divided into the word "Shui Si" and the word "Shen". It can be seen that although Li studied under Wen and He, he also had his own understanding. He Zhen's seal is stronger, while Li's seal is thicker. From here, we can also see the different artistic styles and characteristics formed by punching knives and cutting knives. Seal cutting is a continuous line. Many seal engravers are inspired by the works of their predecessors, and many of their creations are carried out on the basis of inheriting and drawing lessons from their predecessors.
Comparatively speaking, He Zhen's seal cutting features are more obvious, which is why seal carvers like Li are slowly submerged in history, while seal carvers with more outstanding artistic features like He Zhen and He Zhen are still familiar to people even after hundreds of years.