Ge Qian
5 April 2013 No Comments
Ge Qian (?-1661) 葛潛 was an expert in imitating seals from the Han dynasty. He adopted a steady carving technique and used simple compositions. Pinyin:
My random notes on Chinese-style seal carving.
Talking Seals
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Gao Fenghan
5 April 2013 No Comments
Gao Fenghan (1683-1749) 高鳳翰 … “was born in Shandong to a minor bureaucrat. He was a painter, poet, and seal-carver, and he later became associated
Gan Yang
5 April 2013 No Comments
Gan Yang (?-1605) 甘暘 was born in Nanjing. He withdrew from society and lived in the Chicken-cage Mountain. He was good at calligraphy and was
Dong Xun
5 April 2013 No Comments
Dong Xun (1740-1812) 董洵 was from Shaoxing and, though not Ding Jing’s apprentice, he closely followed Ding’s style and his later works looked very similar
Ding Yuangong
5 April 2013 No Comments
The Chinese seal artist Ding Yuangong (early-mid 17th cent.) 丁元公 was a native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. He was also a noted calligrapher and landscape
Ding Ren
5 April 2013 No Comments
Ding Ren was one of the founders of the Xiling Seal Society.
Deng Sanmu
4 April 2013 No Comments
Deng Sanmu’s book on seal engraving is one of the most popular textbooks on the subject.
Deng Erya
3 April 2013 1 Comment
Deng Erya (1884-1954) 鄧爾雅 was born in Jiang-chi though his ancestral home was Guandong. He studied in Japan and then lived in Guangzhou after his
Chen Yuzhong
2 April 2013 No Comments
Chen Yuzhong (1763-1806) 陳豫鍾 was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Proficient in seal carving, he also loved to collect ancient seals, paintings, and books and
Chen Hongshou
30 March 2013 No Comments
Chen Hongshou (1768–1822) 陳鴻壽, was born in Hangzhou and a local official in the Hui’an government. [Not to be confused with Chen Hongshou (1598–1652), 陳洪綬