Book/Printed Material Kungao tie bi : er juan 坤皋铁笔 : 二卷
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Title
- Kungao tie bi : er juan
Other Title
- 坤皋铁笔 : 二卷
Translated Title
- The Iron Brush of Ju Kungao, Two Juan
Summary
- Ju Lühou (1723-86), style name Kungao, a native of Fengxian, Shanghai, was a seal artist. Seal carving was one of the four essential skills required of a scholar. Ju was also the author of a number of works, among which are Kungao tie bi (Iron brush by Kungao), in two juan, Kungao tie bi yu ji (Remaining works of Kungao), in five juan, and Yin wen kao lue (A brief study on inscriptions on seals), in one juan. This work is a manual about seals collected by Ju. On these seals are carved inscriptions of wise words and aphorisms by ancient authors. The preface and postscript were handwritten in the kai (standard) style. The work represents refinement and elegance and is pleasing to the eyes. Seals usually were made of stone, but sometimes also of metal or wood. Making them required a sophisticated command of both calligraphy and carving. This work is considered a masterpiece of seal art from the middle of the Qing dynasty.
Names
- Ju, Lühou, born 1723 Author
Created / Published
- [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 1763.
Headings
- - China
- - 1763
- - Chinese calligraphy
- - Inscriptions, Chinese
- - Seals (Numismatics)
- - Stone carving
- - Wood carvings
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 48 leaves, 2 volumes; 29.5 x 16.5 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: National Library of China.
- - Content in Chinese.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
- - Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021667455
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