If we distinguish from fonts, there are many official seals in Yan State, but some ancient place names are not recorded, so it is difficult to identify them accurately.
Strict official seal is characterized by uniform words, symmetrical lines and orderly rules, but its deliberate carving makes the lines too stiff and inflexible. Similar to Chu State and Qi State, the ancient seal of Yan State also has some special and unique writing methods. For example, the writing of the word "Du" and the writing of the word "Cheng" can be seen in the following examples. The official seal of Yan State is not only called "Gao", but also divided into "Jie", "Gao" and "Fu".
1. Yuzhi Island, the capital of Yicheng.
Yicheng, the place name of Yan State. "Water Mirror Note" records that the Chan River is also called the Chan River, and Lincheng is located in Sanhe County, Hebei Province, which should be called Chan City.
The capital, not the national capital, refers to the city with battlements. The name of the capital is a major feature in Yan Xi.
Sima, as all friends who have read our previous articles know, is an official in charge of military affairs and military taxes.
This printed description is more regular than Chu and Qi. Six sons and two columns, slightly wider and red on both sides, slightly narrower and red in the middle of the two columns, and there is basically no gap between words, all of which are representatives of Yan Xi. The arrangement of horizontal and straight strokes is particularly neat, and the processing of mouth words is much more vivid. The fixed point among urban figures is also quite distinctive in the west of Yan State.
The ancient seal's handling of the word "horse" is quite representative. It is common to write the lower part as two horizontal lines or one horizontal line, but the length and subtle differences can make people roughly distinguish the area where the seal is located. Compared with this printed horse and the official seal of Qi State, it is more special. Interested friends can read our article about Qi.
Second, Wen 'an is Stuart.
Wen 'an County was established in Han Dynasty, belonging to Bohai County. See Hanshu? Geography, the old city is in the northeast of Wen 'an County, Hebei Province. Wen 'an Dang in the Han Dynasty originated from the Warring States Period.
Stuart, official name. "Li Zhoudi Guan Xuguan": "It is the local official Situ, who brought the handsome back and took charge of national education." As you know, Stewart is a civil servant in charge of education. Stuart is similar to Sima, but there are also differences between left and right Stuart.
Through these two sides, we can have a general understanding of the specifications of the ancient seal of Yan State.
Third, the summer resort is Stuart.
Summer Palace, Yan place name. Chronology of Bamboo Book: "Wei and Zhao Gongsun Zan failed to cut Yan, but they also took the Summer Palace, and the city was the opposite." It can be seen that this summer house belongs to Yan Di.
Regarding Stuart, let's take a look at Fangcheng is Stuart. We are already familiar with the official seal of Yan State. The word is divided into two columns, one is the place name and the other is the position. The left and right columns and columns are larger than the upper and lower characters, which makes the printing surface more regular. However, the handling of knot words is neat and not rigid. We can take a look at the bottom of the "four" vertical painting and the bottom of the "painted" horizontal painting, which have added momentum and changes to the printing surface.
Fourth, Yuji Island.
The first two words are controversial, and the author prefers to use them as special words for the place name "Redan".
The face of this ancient seal has always been loved by many Indians, as one of the representatives of ingenious seals. We can also take a closer look at the right column, which is the place name. The writing of the word "Acts" here is also unique to Yan Xi. These three words all have the same radical. Friends who know something about calligraphy and seal cutting know that the same word in the same work needs more attention. To be the same but not unified, that is, the words are the same but the writing is not unified. More effective is the preface to Lanting written by Wang Xizhi, a book sage. It's the same here. The same radicals are next to each other, and it's easy to make the printed surface dull. The winding treatment of printing "thunder" is the genius of this kind of printing, so as to break it skillfully. This seal will be Fiona Fang, broad and askew; The linearity and simplicity of brushwork are skillfully combined in a seal. Clever and clumsy form a strong contrast, especially the treatment beside three identical ear knives, which have different shapes, change in cleverness, complement each other, and there are two tall and straight red and white edges folded to make the whole printing more complete.
We can compare the previous ancient seals to make this seal more exquisite.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Geng Ducheng
The name Geng is no longer reliable, and it should be related to Geng water.
Du, we say this is a unique treatment.
"Cheng" is the official name of a local assistant official. The writing of the word "Cheng" is also unique.
This kind of treatment of thick strokes on the printing surface is easy to produce uncoordinated and abrupt feelings. This kind of printing process is clumsy, which is solved by smooth edge arc and special treatment similar to Xiao shape. We know that most ancient seals were made by craftsmen, so the surface of this seal is interesting, but the composition is still worth careful consideration.
Sixth, the first military process
This rectangular ancient seal of Zhu Wen is another form of Yan Xi.
During the Warring States period, the standing armies of various countries were often divided into the left, middle and right armed forces. This seal is the seal of the military adjutant, and some books also call this seal "Zuo Juncheng". The word "Cheng" here is different. Although it is also written in this way, the treatment of strokes is more unified with the rest of the words, but it is not treated as a big spot.
VII. Da Situcheng
The official name of "Da Situ". "Zhou Li? Land official: "Da Situ's position is responsible for the map of the land and the population of the land, helping the king to appease the country. "This is the official position of the central government.
"multiply", or think it is pronounced as "certificate" and "sign".
This rectangular Zhu Wenyin has almost no border, which is very distinctive, especially in the treatment of strokes at the upper and lower ends, which is similar to strokes and borders, and has reference significance for future generations, especially in conformal treatment.
Summary:
We didn't give many ancient seals to Yan, mainly because the shape of the ancient seals is very standardized, with only one word difference. However, we can learn a lot from the strict ancient seal, including particularly ingenious handling and natural interest; There is also eye-catching therapy that makes people shine.