A Study Of Wu Changshuo 's Seal

Seal’s side-inscription has its own independent and unique artistic value, though it is an inseparable part of seal engraving art. It contains seal engraving, calligraphy, painting and literature, and has high artistic value. Wu Changshuo was a great art master famous for his poetry, calligraphy, seal engraving in the late Qing dynasty and his Seal’s side-inscription is particularly worth to study. But the exclusive study on his Seal’s side-inscription is rare now, mostly supplementally mentioned in some other study focusing on Wu Changshuo’s seal inscription, though the study on his art is so much. This article is try to research the characteristic and rules of his seal’s side-inscription, poetry, calligraphy, cutting method, statue, composition, and the internal connection between them in order to lay out Wu Changshuo’s special art thoughts and art feature.