Is it necessary to carve your own name on the calligraphy seal?

Calligraphy seal is exquisite, and the seal on calligraphy works is an indispensable part of calligraphy works. Without a seal, it is not a complete calligraphy work.

1. Usually, the name stamp is indispensable for a work. That is to say, there is your surname, first name, or number, nickname and so on. These stamps are the last stamp of signature, indicating the source of this work. There are also leisure articles, also called layout articles, including introduction articles, border articles, corner articles and waist articles. ?

2. There is also a collection seal, which is a seal for appreciation collectors. According to records, the seal collection also began in the Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. Tang Taizong wrote the word "Zhenguan" with Lian Zhuyin, and Tang Xuanzong wrote the word "Kaiyuan" with Lian Zhuyin, both of which were royal Tibetan calligraphy and painting. Later collections have many names, such as collection, keeping secrets, examination and approval, appreciation and reading. The seal for collection should be based on the size of the calligraphy and painting to avoid damaging the calligraphy and painting. For the sake of their immortality, some collectors often destroy the map when they stamp it, so be careful.

Extended data:

The seal was originally a token, which played the role of verification. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, calligraphers gradually realized the artistic function of seals and attached importance to them in their calligraphy works, which led to the emergence of the art of combining book and seal.

Books and seals set each other off and become interesting, which not only adds color to calligraphy works, enlivens the atmosphere and plays the role of "icing on the cake", but also adjusts the center of gravity, makes up for the lack of layout and plays a stable and balanced role in works.

Calligraphy works are signed and sealed to show solemnity and prevent forgery; Covered with elegant and meaningful leisure chapters, you can also pin your ambitions and interests in the book. So calligraphers have always attached great importance to printing, even themselves.

References:

Seal-Baidu Encyclopedia