Ding Jing

Ding Jing

Ding Jing (1695-1765) is a native of Qiantang County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. His name is Jing Shen (1695-1765), and his name is Dun Ding and Yan Lin, and his other names are Longhong Shanren, Gu Yun, shisou, Meinong, Qingmeng Sheng, dangcha Weng, dangcha sou, Yanlin waishi, Shenglang Laoren, Gu Yun shisou, and duyouzhang. Calligraphers, painters and seal carvers in Qing Dynasty.

In the early years of Emperor Qianlong's reign, he built a liquor market. He is fond of inscriptions on gold and stone, and is good at poetry and painting. You Jing seal cutting, good at knife cutting, for the "Zhejiang School seal cutting" founder, "Xiling eight" first. There are records of gold and stone in Wulin, anthology of Yanlin poems, Yincun in Yanlin, shouchuji, etc.

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"Zhejiang seal cutting" rose in the middle of Qing Dynasty. Together with Anhui seal cutting, it was known as the two main schools in Qing Dynasty. Ding Jing was its founder.

Ding Xun was born in 1695, the 34th year of Emperor Kangxi, and died in 1765, the 30th year of Emperor Qianlong. It is also known as dunding, qingmengsheng, Meinong, Ding Jushi, wanchaweng, longhongshanren, Yanlin waishi, Shenglang old man, Guyun shisou and duyouzhang. Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He is good at appreciating and collecting poems. He is the author of the book of gold and stone of Wulin, the poetry notes of longhongshan hall, the collection of Yanlin and the seal of longhongshan people. He was born in poverty, but he was honest. In the first year of Qianlong's reign (1736), he took the subject of "erudite Hongci" and returned home. He made a living by making wine in Jianggan city and enjoying himself in cloth clothes. In his later years, family life declined and poverty increased, but he still kept clean.

Ding Jinghao was a master of seal cutting. He was a master of seal cutting in the Qin and Han Dynasties. He often explored stone inscriptions such as mountains, temples, pagodas, and inscriptions on the West Lake. He paid a lot of money to buy Precious bronze stone inscriptions and seals. He studied them carefully and did not limit himself to the rules. Therefore, his techniques improved greatly. He is good at carving with knife cutting method. He is vigorous and simple, and has a unique style. He is the pioneer of "Zhejiang School seal cutting". He is known as the originator of "Zhejiang School". He is also known as "Xiling eight schools" together with Jiang Ren, Huang Yi, Xi Gang, etc., and Ding Jingju is the first. His impressions are regarded as the standard at home, and Japanese celebrities are competing to buy them at a high price. He is good at writing plum, orchid, bamboo and Narcissus. He is fond of books and erudition, which is called "reading everything, being fond of antiquity and being curious, especially studying the inscriptions of gold and stone". He is good at poetry and prose, which is called "the state of poetry". He creates strange language and is the best foreman. He is friendly with Jinnong and often sings in harmony. He was fond of collecting books and was also a famous book collector and cultural relic scientist at that time.

Ding Jing was not an official all his life, but he was very talented and learned. He liked to make friends with literati. He loved collecting and was good at identifying inscriptions, and was proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting and appreciation of ancient Chinese characters and paintings, which laid a solid foundation for his brilliant achievements in seal cutting. Ding Jing's greatest achievement lies in seal cutting. He took French and Han seals, dabbled in song and Yuan Dynasties, and adopted the seal cutting achievements of Wen Peng, he Zhen and Su Xuan in Ming Dynasty. He learned from the ancients instead of being archaic. On the basis of integrating the seal characteristics of each period, he was determined to innovate and change. When he was in his middle age, the seal industry gradually declined. Ding Jing made great efforts to make a breakthrough in his works. He paid special attention to the techniques of cutting and chopping in seal cutting. He often used cutting and chopping knives to express the brushwork, integrated the interest of Li Kai, and created a new layout. As a result, he had his own creative achievements in the three aspects of seal cutting, composition, and sabre techniques. His seal cutting style was plain, simple, and thick, which was smooth and delicate at that time I'm in the habit of learning English. Ding Jing founded the "Zhejiang School" which is famous for its simple and vigorous style, which is different from the soft and fluent Anhui school.

After Ding Jing, there are Jiang Ren, Huang Yi, Xi Gang, Chen Yuzhong, Chen Hongshou, Zhao Zhichen, Qian song and others, who together with Ding Jing are called "Xiling eight families". The art of Zhejiang School dominates the printing circle of Qing Dynasty for more than a century and has a far-reaching influence.

As for Ding Jing's position in seal cutting, his contemporary Wang Qishu made the following comments in the biography of the continued seal: Ding Jing's seal cutting is "ancient and steep, straight after the Qin and Han Dynasties, and has established a new school in addition to his principal officials (he Zhen) and Xiaomin (Su Xuan). Two Zhejiang long along Lin Hetian school, blunt Ding force to pull down the decadent wind, India lamp continued flame, real meritorious also.

Because of its unique style, Ding Jing's seal was regarded as the standard in China, and Japanese celebrities also bought it at a high price. For those who came to seek the seal, Ding Jing did not care about their status and salary, but mainly used art as a means of communication. He is not a powerful man. It is said that someone arrogantly asked Ding Jing to engrave the seal at the order of Liu Zhongcheng. It was only in the evening that someone handed him a paper package. The guy opened the paper package and saw that there were two seals inside. One was engraved with "ghosts come to the door" and the other was engraved with "dog upholding human power". The note said: "seal cutting was originally an elegant thing. How can power be forced?" Angry, the man turned pale and went away. Although it is a legend, it is not groundless from Ding Jing's life.

In 1921, Ding Fuzhi, one of the founders of Xiling Seal Engravers society, got the stone in the shade of Yaoshan mountain, which looked like a human being. He ordered workers to make a statue of Ding Jingshen, which was placed beside the stone room of Sanlao to commemorate it. The current sitter was rebuilt in 1978.

Ding Jing's seal cutting works are included in the four seals of Xiling.

Main works

His works include long Hong Shan Guan Shi Chao, biographies of Qing Dynasty history and Yan Lin Shi Ji. The book, a collection of inscriptions, inscriptions, cliff inscriptions and inscriptions, is of great artistic and historical value.

Poetry

On Yin jueju

Ancient seal cutting thought outlier, Shujuan Hun with mountain clouds.

When I saw the wonderful works of the Six Dynasties, Tang and Song Dynasties, I could not help but observe the Han family's writing.

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