Seal Paste Problems

Hello

I purchased a seal paste in a lovely box which came with a special tool to stir the paste and the seal paste container had not been opened. However, the paste is so thick I can’t use it – it does not seem to work. Can I rescue it? Does anyone know how to restore seal paste to make it more usable?  I really like the colour of it – it’s an antique red.  Hope you can help me!

Thank you.

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Sumi-E Society of America, INC.

Sumi-E Society of America
Connect East and West through East Asian Brush Painting

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“Beauty in the New Era” – Beijing

“Beauty in the New Era”  opens at National Art Museum of China, Beijing

(Xu Beihong – galloping horse 徐悲鸿 奔马 105×60.8cm 1944年 国画)

 

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300 Tang Poems – translated by Xu YuanChong

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A very fine book on the famous 300 poems from Tang Dynasty. This book definitely has selected the most classic Tang poems. It is a very well edited book for Chinese literature and art lovers. Each poem is also accompanied with one Chinese painting.

It is translated by professor 許淵冲 Xu YuanChong (1921- ) who is a knowledgeable professor from Peking University. In 1999, he was nominated for Nobel Literature Prize. Besides English, professor Xu is also an expert on French classic literature and he translated major French classics into Chinese. He also translates Chinese classics into French.

 

Author: various poets from Tang Dynasty

Translator: 許淵冲 Xu YuanChong
Publishing House: Wu Zhou Broadcasting Publishing House, 1st edition, 1st January, 2012
Name: 300 Tang Poems
Page: 336 pages

Languages: Chinese, English
ISBN: 9787508521916

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Yuan dynasty involvement in astronomical observatories in Australia

This curious study examines Yuan dynasty involvement in astronomical observatories in Australia:

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廖勤 Liao Qin, 中央美术学院中国画学院教师 Professor at China Central Academy of Fine Arts, School of Traditional Chinese Painting

Biography 1981年生于湖南 2001年毕业于中央美术学院附中； 2005年毕业于中央美术学院中国画系水墨人物专业本科，获文学学士学位； 2010年毕业于中央美术学院中国画学院人物造型专业研究生，获文学硕士学位；同年留校任教于中央美术学院中国画学院至今，中国美术家协会会员。 中国画作品参展“第五、六届中国北京国际美术双年展”、“第四、五届全国青年美展”、“第十二届全国美展”、“第四届全国中国画大展”，“首届中国美术馆收藏青年美术家作品展”、“纪念中国人民抗战暨世界反法西斯战争胜利70周年全国美展”、“纪念中国工农红军长征胜利80周年美展”、“中华民族大团结全国美展”、“亚洲国际艺术节”等；多幅作品被中国美术馆、中央美院美术馆、加拿大、日本、韩国等海内外艺术机构所收藏。 Born in Hunan in 1981 In 2001 graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts middle school; In 2005 graduated from Central Academy of Fine...

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Reply To: Calligraphy next to painting.

许渊冲 Xu YuanChong has wonderful translations of ancient Chinese poems. Inkston definitely loves his translations most and would like to recommend his books to all who love Chinese arts and literature. He was also nominated for the Noble Literature Prize.

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Reply To: Second layer, mounting.

Nice comment from facebook:

Meredith McPherson The rough and smooth sides of raw single xuan can be subtle in their differences. I like to write calligraphy on the smooth side since it allows the brush to move faster and more freely. Wet mounting is basically pasting two pieces of paper together. From a physical perspective, paste will adhere better to a rough texture than to a smooth surface. For that reason alone, I apply wet mounting paste to the back rough side of the painting and adhere the wet mounting paper’s rough side next to the painting’s rough side. That is … rough side to rough side for best adherence. Any other ideas on this?

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Ancient Wall Paintings from the Shanxi Museum

“Ancient Wall Paintings from the Shanxi Museum” exhibition will start at the Shanghai Museum on November 29 and end in March next year.

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Reply To: How to choose proper brush size to paint?

Weasel hair brush is a very good choice for any levels. They are suitable for regular script 楷书 KaiShu, cursive script 草书 CaoShu, semi cursive script 行书 XingShu, and Xing Cao 行草 which is  script between cursive and regular.

• 小楷 small script is 3 – 5 cm calligraphy: brush hair is around 2.1 * 0.5cm.

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• 中楷 medium script is 3 – 7 cm calligraphy: brush hair is around 2.7 * 0.6cm.

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• 大楷 big script is 3 – 9 cm calligraphy: brush hair is around 3.1 * 0.8cm.

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• 寸楷 large script is 5 – 11 cm calligraphy: brush hair is around 3.6 * 1.2 cm.

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Christmas Sales in USA

From the 16th November, Inkston USA Amazon Shop started its Christmas Sales. Over 184 products which are stocked in USA Amazon warehouse are on discount. Discount is from 10 to 70% off.

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30 metre scroll sold for 225,000GBP

This 98ft (30m) handscroll by Xu Naigu has been dubbed an early version of the ‘Facebook wall conversation’, as it has more than 98 ‘posts’ or calligraphic inscriptions spanning 127 years by renowned historical figures.

Telling Tales: rare handscroll by Xu Naigu offered in Fine Chinese Paintings auction

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