Using What You’ve Learned From Books
15 July 2016 No Comments
It’s when you’re using what you’ve learned from books that you wish you’d read more books.
My random notes on Chinese-style seal carving.
Talking Seals
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Sadness
1 May 2015 No Comments
A seal from two thousand years ago certainly tells a story, we just don’t know what it is.
Not as Good as Good
1 April 2015 No Comments
The Chinese say that “more is not as good as less and less is not as good as good.”
Of One Heart
1 January 2014 No Comments
The Chinese phrase tongxin literally means “same heart.”
Sunlight
1 September 2013 No Comments
You’ll have to use your imagination to decide why the word “sunlight” (日光 riguang) was chosen for a seal from the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD).
Suitable Children
1 August 2013 No Comments
The phrase “Suitable Children and Grandchildren” (宜子孫 yizisun) goes to the primal Chinese idea of family.
Great Good Fortune
1 July 2013 No Comments
The phrase “Great Good Fortune” (大幸 daxing) is another example of Chinese seals with thoughts that represent wishes.
Lasting Good Luck
1 June 2013 No Comments
The phrase “lasting good luck” (長幸 changxing) is often found on seals from the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD).
Daily Profit
15 May 2013 No Comments
The phrase “Daily Profit” (日利 rili) was commonly found on Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) seals.
Heart Ocean
15 April 2013 No Comments
One Chinese dictionary translates the phrase xinhai 心海 as “the vast inner world of one’s feelings.”
Resting Against a Tall Pine
15 March 2013 No Comments
Resting against a tall pine, just holding a stone in my hand, sitting and looking at the clouds.