Where Does It Start?
15 January 2016 No Comments
Chinese is traditionally written from top to bottom in columns that are read from right to left, in other words beginning in the top right corner and continuing to the bottom left corner.
My random notes on Chinese-style seal carving.
Talking Seals
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Corner Seals
1 October 2015 No Comments
Bottom corner seals (In Chinese yajiaozhang 押角章) are just as the name implies—seals placed to mark the corners of the finished artwork.
Official vs. Informal
1 September 2015 No Comments
Official seals for Chinese emperors were square and large.
Opposite Corners
1 August 2015 No Comments
Seals are often used in the opposite corners of a work of Chinese art.
How Many Seals?
15 July 2015 No Comments
You can use as many seals on an artwork as you like.
It Looks Broken!
1 July 2015 No Comments
An artist friend purchased a seal in China but when she tried it out it looked broken.
Yin/Yang Seals
15 June 2015 No Comments
If you have both first and last name seals they’ll usually be opposites: one yin and one yang.
Name Seal
15 May 2015 No Comments
The most common seal is a name seal, and the most common name seal contains both first and last names.
Hangzhou
27 May 2014 No Comments
Hangzhou is known, along with nearby Suzhou, as one of the most beautiful cities in China. Suzhou is known for its gardens while Hangzhou lies
Day 3
21 May 2014 No Comments
Seal School: Day 3 Thursday 3 November 2011 7:00 AM – I have breakfast in the dining hall. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 8:30
Day 4
21 May 2014 No Comments
Seal School: Day 4 Friday 4 November 2011 7:00 AM – I start to settle into a daily routine with breakfast again in the dining