Zhao Zhiqian’s Commentary on Seal Script

[Zhao Zhiqian’s seal script Shuo Wen Jie Zi Xu]

Xu’s Shuo Wen Xu, Zhao Zhiqian’s book, in paper, 32.4 cm vertically and 57.5 cm horizontally. Each page has 10 lines and 4 words
(Interpretation of Xu’s Shuowen Narration)
This volume of seal book excerpts a paragraph of Han Xu Shen’s Shuowen Jiezi Narration. At the end of the book, the author said: “The square pot belongs to this volume, so the pen marks are exposed for the purpose of seeing the beginning and end of the transition. There is no identification mark and no description
From Zhao Zhiqian’s understanding of the language, we can infer that this book should be a model book for his disciples to practice calligraphy. The “square pot” mentioned above should be his disciples or those who love his books. The calligraphy structure of this book is strict, the seal character is exquisite, and the beginning and end of the book do not use the Tibetan front, which means that the disciples can easily see the trace of the strokes, but it has obtained an unexpected effect, which makes it different from the mellow, flowing beauty of ordinary seal characters, and has its own characteristics. At the same time, this book has strong strokes and makes it easy to turn. It integrates the Northern Stele calligraphy into the seal script, which is also one of the major features of Zhao’s calligraphy. The specific writing time of this volume is unknown, but judging from the calligraphy style and the situation of writing the sample for the disciples, it is one of Zhao Zhiqian’s representative seal book works when it is Zhao’s work after middle age.

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