Stampeding Horses
1 April 2017 4 Comments
Someone recently sent pictures of a carving of stampeding horses asking if the stone was shoushan.
My random notes on Chinese-style seal carving.
Talking Seals
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Sgraffito
15 March 2017 No Comments
One kind of decoration often seen on the sides of Chinese seals is a scratched design called sgraffito.
Collecting Seal Stones
15 December 2016 No Comments
Some collectors enjoy seals because of their stones.
AliExpress
1 December 2016 No Comments
I took a quick look today at the China-based website AliExpress to find seal tools or stones.
Shallow Relief
15 September 2016 No Comments
Seal stones will sometimes come decorated on their sides with shallow relief carving.
A Great MacGuffin
15 August 2016 No Comments
Someone recently sent information about a small Chinese seal made from carnelian “found lying on open ground in the bush in Dar es Salaam (East Africa) in 1948 and may well have been lying there for many years.”
Collecting Famous Seals
13 August 2016 No Comments
Occasionally a seal stone will turn up with the signature on the side of a famous Chinese seal carver. Seals cut by Qi Baishi (1864-1957)
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.