Seal carving is a battle between knives and stones, and a accomplishment made by combining of carving and characters.
It has been more than 3700 years since Seal carving came into existence. The emperors used it on imperial jade seal, to show their supreme status and to convey their commands. Educated scholars practiced them to build up their characters. A skimming and a si , a character and a sentence, all contain the grandness of mountains and sea. Carve knife by knife. Explore step by step. You can find that the horizon is vast though the seal is small.
With the knife in one hand and the stone in the other, your hands are waving when the knife are dancing. The edge is sharp and the strokes are powerful, within which the river of history rolls forth. When you blow away the flour on the stone, you can see the characters appear clearly, slender and symmetrical, forceful and strong. At that moment, the surprise will well up from your heart, beyond description.
Having read the words above, are you expecting to come across Seal carving with your soul, or travel in negative and positive characters with one or couple of knives? Are you desiring to learn the Chinese beauty-appreciation lying in the Seal carving, which is about the harmonious integration of nature and humans?
An activity of cultural experience about Sealing carving is going to be held in the artistic hall, the southern part of the forth teaching building, on the first floor. And the activity is scheduled on November 12 (this Friday), from 2 p.m to 5 p.m.You are welcome to explore the mystery of the Chinese Seal carving.
