Chinese traditional culture seal cutting
The superb art of ancient seals was inherited and carried forward by later generations of seal carvers. Although there is no later name of seal cutting, it is the art of seal cutting. development played a decisive role.
So, the origin of the seal is also the origin of the art of seal cutting. From ancient times to the present, seal carvings have been shaped under the knife of artists, played with by literati, and admired in the exhibition halls of museums and art galleries. So where did seal carvings come from? According to the Records of the Sacrifice of the Han Dynasty: "Since the Five Emperors, there were written contracts. As for the Three Kings, vulgar carvings and forgery gradually became popular, and seals were first used to detect treachery."
Seal cutting originated very early, and has gone through more than ten dynasties in its long history of more than three thousand years. During the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties, seal cutting art experienced two highly developed historical stages.
One is the Warring States, Qin, Han, Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties periods. During this period, seal cutting materials were mainly jade. During the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties, seal cutting developed into the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties, and 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 milkstone could be used for sealing, making the stone an ideal material for sealing.
Ming and Qing Dynasties 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 artistic characteristics are mainly the diversity of 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 the son of Wen Zhengming. It was by chance that he discovered that the "light stone" frozen stone can be used as a seal material.
After his advocacy, stone was widely used.
After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many schools of seal cutting art. There were seal cutting artists such as Cheng Sui, Ding Jing, Deng Shiru, Huang Mufu, Zhao Zhiqian, and Wu Rangzhi. For a time, seal cutting art showed its A scene of prosperity. 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 brushstrokes, beautiful and pleasing painting compositions, and the vividness of knife skills. Carve the charm. It can be said that "there are thousands of things in a small space".