Simple Qin Zhi Yin Cun

Author: Shu Wenyang
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: Jianqinzhai's creative period was almost entirely during the Republic of China. The influence of Zhao Ziqian still lingered in his era, with Zhao Shurong and Wang Fuguang as his successors. Wu Changshuo dominated the art scene, serving as the leader of the freehand style. Huang Tuling set a unique standard in Lingnan. With Jianqinzhai's talent, mastering any style would have been enough to gain fame. However, after his publications, specialized works gradually emerged, with oracle bone script unveiling its mysterious veil, attracting attention from scholars and the art world. [A thousand red and ten thousand purple flowers are arranged, waiting for the thunder's sound], history persistently awaits a unique Jianqinzhai who uses oracle bone script in his seals to achieve fame and be recorded in history.
Throughout his life, Jianqinzhai had a deep passion for ancient Chinese inscriptions and carvings, extensively studying and incorporating elements from pre-Qin inscriptions to Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties steles into his creations. Each seal embodies the principle of "less is more," revealing grandeur in the small, with vibrant artistic expression. From the seal face to the edge inscriptions, they are both rustic and sharp, bold and spirited. Even after satisfying his hunger, he took up the knife as a brush, ingeniously carving historical inscriptions directly onto stone to create Qian Shi Lou Yin Shi, fully expressing his artistic emotions.
The choice of subject matter was also one of his distinctive features. Jianqinzhai preferred to select famous quotes from Confucian classics, historical records, philosophical works, and poetry for his seals. Even a single phrase, rendered in pre-Qin script, carried profound meaning and was invaluable.