The Research Of Wang Xiantang Which Is The Seal Discourse Of Wudengjingshe

Wang Xiantang’s "The Seal Discourse of Wudengjingshe " holds a pivotal position in nearly a hundred years of academic research on seals in Shandong.In Wang’s "Diary of Wudengjingshe",he praises himself as "the academic research on seals carried out by his predecessors,without anyone as meticulous as me".The viewpoints in the book are all written from what he sees,hears,and thinks.This work studies the academic aspects of ancient Chinese seals from multiple perspectives and layers,covering a wide range of topics,including textual research and interpretation of seals,identification and collection of forgeries,and compilation of seals.The knowledge it discusses in seal academia is both broad and erudite,as well as fine and subtle.It is truly a model work in the field of seal academic works.Wang Xiantang’s seal academic research mainly focuses on two aspects:appreciation and textual research.In terms of appreciation,he first starts with the authenticity of the seal,which is an important aspect of judging its value.Wang Xiantang has long served and held power in the Shandong Provincial Library.He has put a lot of effort into the collection of cultural relics and ancient books,and attaches great importance to the authenticity and quality of seals.Therefore,in his seal papers,he extensively discusses counterfeiting and the identification of authenticity.The judgment and determination of authenticity not only draw on the experience of collectors from previous dynasties,but also comprehensively appreciate seals based on their era.In terms of textual research,he combined disciplinary methods such as historiography,philology,and epigraphy to apply them to seal textual research.As a result,his seal textual research has rich evidence and strong academic persuasiveness.At the same time,he introduced new academic perspectives and concepts,solving many of the confusion and confusion in previous seal studies,and making good modifications to many of the incorrect interpretations made by previous scholars.Compared with the academic works of his predecessors on seals,Wang Xiantang cites extensively and supplements the achievements of previous studies.Especially valuable is that he did not adhere to previous discussions and proposed some new views on seal studies based on traditional knowledge.These views and their discussions became the most distinctive feature of Wang Xiantang’s seal academic works.Wang Xiantang studied seal culture in the context of culture,breaking the traditional thinking mode of seal theory.The academic and practical value of "The Seal Discourse of Wudengjingshe" has guiding significance for guiding contemporary seal cutting creation and constructing the disciplinary model of contemporary seal cutting.