Wu Changshuo, as a master figure of the "four absolutes" of poetry, calligraphy and painting that has had a great influence in modern times, the creation of seal engraving is undoubtedly his "first card". The attention and collection of his seal engraving works often become a hot topic. The seal engraving works of Wu Changshuo collected by the Palace Museum are engraved by Wu for people of different regions and classes, which are wonderful and colorful, increasing the gold content of art.
The three seals of "Ma Heng" (Figure 1), "Ma Heng Seal Letter" (Figure 2) and "Shu Ping" (Figure 3) were carved by Wu Changshuo for Ma Heng. Ma Heng served for a long time as the director of the Palace Museum. Wu Changshuo was the first president of Xiling Printing Agency, and Ma Heng was the second. Ma Heng commented on Wu Changshuo's seal engraving: "Its engraving is also taken from the master, just like its words. And after carving, the edge of the vertebrae is chiseled, and the broken is ancient." In 1905, Ma Heng asked Wu Changshuo to write the name of the jai for him, "Fan Jian Zhai", which Ma Heng cherished very much, and asked the craftsmen to make it into a Zaitang plaque.
"Cheng Duo Lu Yin" (Figure 4), "Duo Lu Longevity" (Figure 5) and "Tang Kan Ju Shi" (Figure 6) were carved by Wu Changshuo for Cheng Duo Lu. Cheng Duolu is famous for his poetry and calligraphy, and together with Song Xiaolian and Xu Nailin, he is known as the "Three Masters of Jilin".
The "Beam of Zhang Gong" (Figure 7) was carved by Wu Changshuo for his fellow villager Zhang Mingke. Zhang Mingke once wrote down his feelings about interacting with Wu Changshuo: "Sexual loneliness, work poetry, can seal and gold stone carving." He also likes to paint and is innocent. For Wu Changshuo's seal carving, Zhang Mingke gave a high evaluation: "Cangshi Zhiyin went alone and relied on the air, and the commentators said that he was with Wu Rangzhi and Zhao Shushu, such as Ding Sanzu." ”
The two seals of "Book after The Age of Fifty-Six" (Figure 8) and "Appreciation of Xun Bo" (Figure 9) were engraved by Wu Changshuo for Zhang Guangjian, a native of Hefei. Originally a local talent, he was exiled to Beijing and Tianjin during the Guangxu years, and joined the Huai Army Nie Shicheng as a military adjutant, and later to Shandong, where he was the inspector of Yuan Shikai.
"Shou Shu" (Fig. 10), "Bodhisattva (Sa) Jie Shu Shu Don Pu Shou Shu" (Figure 11) and "Hefei KuShi ZiWen Zhai Collection Seal" (Fig. 12) were carved by Wu Changshuo for Ku Shou Shu, who was also a Hefei native. Pu Shoushu fine calligraphy and painting, rich collection. This batch of seal stones is precious and exquisitely carved.
The Forbidden City's collection of Wu Changshuo's seal carvings provides a valuable basis for studying Wu Changshuo's life and travel history.
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Chairman Mao Zedong's calligraphy creation is well known and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He also has an indissoluble relationship with seal carving, and many seal engravers in modern times have ruled their seals, which is worth paying attention to.
In 1949, Mao Zedong wrote a letter inviting Qi Baishi to attend the New Cppcc Committee meeting. In addition to Qi's joy, he carefully engraved Zhu Wen's "Runzhi" (Figure 1) and Bai Wen 'Mao Zedong' (Figure 2), witnessing the friendship between the two fellow villagers; Xie Menu (Figure 3) and (Figure 4), who are also fellow villagers, also carved Zhu Baiwen's chapter for the chairman.
In 1949, Liu Boqin, a famous Beijing gold stone master, was entrusted by someone to engrave a "Mao's Collection" seal for Mao Zedong (Figure 5). In fact, as early as the "July 7 Incident", someone found him and wanted to carve a "Runzhi" seal to send to a friend in a distant place. It was not until after liberation that it was known that "Runzhi" was Mao Zedong.
Qian Junkui once engraved the "Mao Zedong Seal" (Picture 6), which was presented to Mao Zedong through Shen Yanbing, then Minister of Culture. Later, Mao Zedong found Qian Junkui through the Shanghai Museum and engraved the "Mao's Collection" seal.
In 1956, the Shanghai Municipal Government asked Chen Julai to engrave the seal of "Xiangtan Mao Zedong" (Figure 7). Chen Julai pondered carefully and changed his draft three times. Subsequently, Chen Julai received a reply letter of thanks to the effect that the chairman was very happy to receive the seal, and attached three hundred yuan as a polishing pen...
In 1959, Fu Baoshi heard that Mao Zedong was going to write an inscription for the huge painting "So Many Delicacies in the Rivers and Mountains" and carefully carved a "Mao Zedong Seal" (Figure 8). However, the chairman's calligraphy works have always been unprinted, and in the end there was no exception.
In August 1963, Deng Sanmu used Shoushan Tian Huangshi to carve the Dragon New Great Seal for Mao Zedong (Picture 9), which was called "the best".
In the same year, Mao Zedong commissioned Chen Shutong to invite the famous Shanghai master Wu Pu to engrave a "Mao's Collection" seal (Figure 10). Mao Zedong was very satisfied with this seal, and many of the books in the collection had plutonium covers.
On August 8, 1945, Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to participate in the negotiations and wrote the term "Qinyuan Spring and Snow" in return to Liu Yazi. Liu Yazi found that there was no seal on the work, so he specially asked the famous Chongqing master Cao Li'an to select two pieces of Shoushan stone, engrave "Mao Zedong Seal" (Figure 11) and "Runzhi" (Figure 12), and stamp it on the work.
Chairman Mao also had two other seals by the female Indian Tan Yue, but at present only the "Mao Zedong Seal" (figure 13) can be seen.
In February 1936, Mao Zedong led the anti-Japanese vanguard of the Red Army across the Yellow River, passing through the area of Yuanjiagou in Qingjian County, northern Shaanxi, and when there was heavy snowfall, he wrote the magnificent and majestic "Qinyuan Spring Snow", with a white text "Mao Zedong Seal" (Figure 14). In addition, during the period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, documents and materials such as official letters and orders signed by Mao Zedong in the early days were stamped with a Zhu Wenyin of one side. This is the earliest Mao Zedong seal ever found (Figure 15). The author of the above two seals is unknown.
(Original title: Indo Chiaki)
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