
My random notes on Chinese-style seal carving.

Wang Shishen was active in the early years of the Qing dynasty.

Lin Yuwei (林裕偉) is a contemporary seal carver from Taiwan.

The Chinese artist Han Tianheng (1940 – ) 韩天衡 is especially well-known for his use of the bird and insect script in his seal carving.

Six characters in a seal by contemporary Taiwan artist Lin Mengrong 林孟蓉 are from the third line of the Heart Sutra, “shed light on the five aggregates, and find them empty.”

Zhu Jian 朱簡 (1570-c1625) was born in Xiuning, Anhui Province and lived in Huangshan. “He loved traveling and was good at poetry. He dove into

Zhou Lianggong 周亮工 (1612-1672) was born in Kaifeng, Honan Province, but lived in Nanjing. He was a civil service official in 1640. He loved to
A painting by Zhao Zhishen. From the internet. Zhao Zhishen (?之琛) was one of the “Later Four Scholars” of the Xiling School and one of

Zhao Zhiqian 趙之謙 (1829-1884) was a Chinese calligrapher, seal carver, and painter in the late Qing Dynasty, “the leading scholar-artist of his day.” Zhao’s seal

Zhao Zhichen 趙之琛 (1781-1852) was born in Hangzhou. “He was a pupil to Chen Yu-chong. He was good at painting. In his old age, because

Zhao Shuru 趙叔孺 (1874-1945). “He carefully studied the cast and engraved bronze seals of the Han dynasty, as well as inscriptions on ritual bronze vessels,

Zhao Shi 趙石 (1874-1933) “was born in Changshu, Jiangshu Province. He was a pupil to Lee-chung and Wu Chang-shuo. He loved poetry, and was good

The Chinese artist Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254-1322) was a famous calligrapher, painter, and official of the Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368 CE) although he also carved seals.