Yushan School Seal Carving Art Museum Brilliant Appears

On December 2, 2020, the Yushan School Seal Cutting Art Museum was officially opened in the Xicheng Pavilion of Yushan City Wall Scenic Area. Xi Jian, deputy director of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and director of the Internet Information Office, Liang Dun, chairman of the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chu Hongwei, secretary of the Yushan Street Party Working Committee, Shen Cheng, deputy secretary of the Yushan Street Party Working Committee, Lu Han, member of Yushan, and Jin Xueqing, wu Wei, chairman of the Changshu Calligraphers Association and president of the Yushan Printing Society, attended the opening ceremony.
At the opening ceremony, Wu Wei first introduced the cultural heritage of Yushan school seal cutting art, then Chu Hongwei made an opening speech, and finally Xi Jian and Chu Hongwei jointly unveiled the Yushan school seal cutting art museum. After the short ceremony, the guests and the public visited the seal carving hall under the guidance of Wu Wei. The activity also invited famous seal carver Jin Youqing to give a special lecture on seal cutting art of "Talking about Wu Changshuo and Zhao Shuru" for seal cutting lovers.
The art of seal cutting is an excellent cultural treasure of the Chinese nation and a world intangible cultural heritage that has attracted worldwide attention. Changshu has been an important town for seal cutting since ancient times. Famous artists have emerged in large numbers. Yushan Yinpai originated in Miao Zhen of the Yuan Dynasty. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, with Lin Gao, Shen He, and Wang Jin as the representatives of the Yushan Indian people, divided into Zhu Bubai and tried their best to be pure and simple, to create a generation of Indian style, and to form the Yushan Indian School. During the reign of Qian and Jia Dynasty, Yushan Yinpai was represented by Yan Yuan, Mao Chen and Weng Baofeng, who praised excellence and strength, combined with both knife and pen, and consolidated the position of Yinpai in the domestic seal cutting circle. After the late Qing Dynasty, Zhao Shi, a Yushan Indian, followed Wu Changshuo's example. He learned from ancient times but not mud. His knife skills were sharp and his style was bold and unrestrained. He followed a large number of people and became an outstanding representative of Yushan Indian School in modern times.
The newly-built Yushan School Seal Cutting Art Museum will more comprehensively display the history of Yushan Seal School. The objects on display in the museum fully highlight the beauty of seal cutting art, and will further promote Yushan School seal cutting culture and the spirit of optical craftsmen. Protect this intangible cultural heritage.