Seal Carving Four Great Masters Seal Collection

Author: Jin Yu
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: The collection briefly introduces the lives of four great seal engravers—Xia Baishi, Chen Shizeng, Chen Banding, and Shoushi Gong—whose contributions have significantly advanced the art of seal engraving. All were born in the late Qing Dynasty and had already gained fame during the Republic of China era. The oldest, Baishi, was born in the second year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty, while the youngest, Shoushi Gong, was born in the eleventh year of the Guangxu era. These four masters were also adept in calligraphy, poetry, and prose, skillfully arranging seal characters according to the "Six Arts of Writing" and excelling in the composition of poetic meters, as well as in landscape, flower-and-bird paintings.