On The Calligraphic Basis Of The Art Of Seal Cutting

The thesis makes a comparison of the cultural status of "brush" and "graver" and their primary-secondary relationship.Based on the comparison it goes on to an exploration of the relationship and significance of "calligraphy" and "graving" to the inheritances of the art of seal cutting. The thesis makes penetrating survey and analysis on the ebb and flow of major artistic schools in the history of seal cutting and on reasons for those rise and fall. The thesis affirms the role of calligraphy in seal cutting and makes emphasis on the influence of calligrapher's styles in that art, with aim to value the calligraphy's fundamental status in the art of seal cutting.