Chen Mingwu Seal Collection

Author: Chen Mingwu
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Publishing Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The engraver Qin Han, with a heart that aspires and hands that follow, allows the banner to move with the wind, steadfast for forty years without relaxing even a little. Yet, lacking talent and skill, I remain unaccomplished to this day. Thus, I feel no shame, but those who feast on delicacies often mock me for my lack, adding to my shame. Last autumn, I was honored by the invitation of Shanghai Fine Arts and Calligraphy Publishing House to compile a collection for printing. Reflecting on my work from ten years ago, I seemed to have made no progress and hesitated to accept the invitation. In winter, I suddenly suffered from an eye ailment, with a swarm of mosquitoes dancing in my right eye, hindering my vision, and it grew worse each day. Deeply fearing that in the future, I would find it difficult to wield the three-inch awl and maneuver skillfully on the precious stone, I decided to compile a small collection. Thus, I accepted the invitation, selecting over three hundred engraved seals and compiling them into a volume as a. I live in a humble abode in the East, with few scholars to converse with and many commoners to interact with, preaching in a place without Buddha. May the great scholars of the land not take me for a charlatan, and all is well.