The horizontal line, vertical line and diagonal line of Chu seal are mostly straight lines, and the arc is widely used. It is often combined with movement and static with a wave of the hand, with ease in the circle and beauty in the strength, which is very lively and beautiful. Due to the influence of witchcraft culture, Chu culture has a romantic flavor, forming a strange, changeable, beautiful and elegant Chu Jinwen style. The knot is flat and the pen is smooth and changeable. Chu Xi's great man has a strong word, and his sword is hearty; Little people are ethereal, beautiful but not charming.
For example, the strokes of "An Chang Li Xi" in Chu seal are thick, mainly circular curves. The writing of the word "gold" on the left side of the word "seal" is unique to Chu characters. The word "day" on the word "Chang" is connected together to form the largest white spot on the printing surface, which makes people feel obvious light and heavy contrast. The word "day" under the word "long" is carved into the word "U", and the whole word is slightly tilted to the right. The upper part of the word "Li" is carved into a circle, and the lower part is horizontal, one long and one short, supporting the upper part. The top, bottom, left and right borders of the four Chinese characters in the printed matter are closely spaced, and there is a piece of red on the right side, leaving a breathable place on the surface of the printed matter, which can be described as "sparse but impermeable". Won the China Calligraphy Essentials.
Another example is the seal "Jing" of Chu Tomb, which is only 1 1mm square, with only one word printed on the surface, but the author rushed the strokes on all sides of the word "Jing" out of the surface, which was magnificent. There are three horizontal pictures printed on this side, but they are not straight. The first horizontal picture is slightly inclined to the lower right, and the second and third horizontal pictures are inclined to the lower right, but there is a triangle support at the lower left, and the center of gravity of the word will not shift to the right. The space is divided by several long lines, and there are many different triangles on the printing surface. The arc of the word "mouth" breaks the rigidity of the word and is the finishing touch of the word.
Another example is "Xi Shi in Changping Xiang Jun", which is a jade Chu Xi. Six words are divided into two rows, three words on one side. The three words on the right are big and small, and the three words on the left are small and big. The word "dragon" on the upper right and the word "high" on the lower left are connected to fill the gap in the middle. A radical "Li" is added to the left of the first word "Long", and the position of this "Li" part is the hub connecting the left and right rows. There is an "earth" part under the word "flat", and a relatively straight line is used. The word "Jun" has many circular curves, the upper part forms an inverted triangle, and the lower part looks like a regular triangle. This circular curve is just different from the two horizontal lines under the words "Ping" and "Xiang", and is consistent with the words "Shi" and "Gao", forming a dense and orderly pattern.
"Situ, the capital of Pingyin" is also the seal of Chu. Thick strokes, mainly circular curves. The writing method of the word "gold" on the left side of the word "seal" is unique to Chu characters. The word "day" on the word "Chang" is connected together to form the largest white spot on the printing surface, which makes people feel obvious light and heavy contrast. The word "day" under the word "long" is carved into the word "U", and the whole word is slightly tilted to the right. The upper part of the word "Li" is carved into a circle, and the lower part is horizontal, one long and one short, supporting the upper part. The four characters in the printed matter are close to the top, bottom and left borders, and a piece of red is left on the right side, leaving a breathable place on the whole surface of the printed matter.