A Probe Into The Style Of Seal Carving In Deng Shiru's "Learn Seal Carving From Calligraphy"

Deng Shiru was the seal carving school of the mid-Qing Dynasty.He succeeded in creating a new seal concept of “learn seal carving from calligraphy”.He took the gold and stone atmosphere of the Qin and Han inscriptions on calligraphy,and participated in the formation of unique writing methods.The classical style of the regular script was adopted,and its calligraphy style was applied to the seal carving to form the printing style of“sturdiness and grace”.He spent his life clothing and traveling between mountains and rivers and famous monuments.He learned nutrients in the inscriptions of stone tablet calligraphy,and through the clever design of the word and the method,the clever design of the seal and the surface of the knife,it shows the important position of seal writing in the seal carving.The concept of “learn seal carving from calligraphy” breaks the limitations of the contemporary “learn seal carving from itself” creation,enriches the expression of the seal-printed characters,and has special significance in the aspects of seal carving and aesthetic pursuits.It is the development of Chinese seal cutting art.The important transformation to the literary stage in the Ming and Qing dynasties.This thesis makes an analysis of Deng Shiru's background and causes of his calligraphy.The Origin of learning seal carving from calligraphy,and his experience of art practice from his ideas of learning seal carving from calligraphy,and then summarizes his artistic experience in calligraphy and seal cutting into three stages.Taking the chronological sequence of chronological records as clues,through the analysis of the representative calligraphy and seal carving works,we discussed the characteristics of its calligraphy art,and compared it with the mutual interpretation of seal carving,confirming his “learn seal carving from calligraphy”.Deng Shiru showed the pattern of setting his fashion,explorating in both calligraphy and seal engraving all his life.The two infiltrated and promoted each other.His artistic achievements promoted the development of seal carving art and promoted the transformation of seal carving.As a result,the aesthetics and development of contemporary seal engraving are still richer and more splendid because of the theory of “learn seal carving from calligraphy”.