Wang Ti

CHINA, Zhejiang, Hangzhou

Wang Ti was a seal engraver who was originally named Wang Shouqi and also known as Fu’an. He was taught the art since he was young, initially learning various styles of the Zhejiang school. Later, he modeled his works after Wu Xidai and Zhao Zhiqian, and studied the ancient imperial seals and the Qin and Han seal scrips. Together with Ye Ming, Ding Fuzhi, and Wu Yin, he established the Xiling Seal Art Society. Wang also served as a technical specialist at the Beijing Bureau of Printing and Casting and a painter in the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy.
In seal engraving, Wang was adept in employing his seasoned knifing techniques to create red-character round seals that were unadorned and rule-bound with a balanced and delicate structure. He was also accomplished in calligraphy, particularly in seal and clerical scripts. The publications he authored include Seal Collection of Fu’an, Record of Miyanzhai Seals, and others. Wang’s Buddhist seal, True and Not False, shows delicate strokes with a simple sincerity. His other seal works include Elder Chimo and Dispelling Anxiety by Enjoying Guqin and Books.