Reading Sutras as Nourishment
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湌經養年 趙之謙
中國
趙之謙三十六歲時所刻。由邊款可知兩年前其妻、女兒相繼去世，故治此印「同治三年（1864）上元甲子正月十有六日，佛弟子趙之謙為亡妻范敬玉及亡女蕙榛造像一區，願苦厄悉除，往生淨土者。」在邊款刻製上，開創了以北魏（386～534）書體刻陽文款識，以佛龕造像入款的新風，極具創新，是研究趙氏生平的重要資料。
此方章以鄧石如的筆法為基礎，摻雜篆、隸的筆意，字體厚實；其篆印能刻劃出筆墨的韻味，很少流露出刀刻的痕跡，精妙無比。全印在圓潤的篆、隸筆法的潤飾下，顯得豐富多彩。
趙之謙初字益甫，後改字撝叔，號冷君、孺卿、鐵三等，晚號無悶，別號凡夫、趙叔子、勇廬；中年後始名趙之謙。清（1644～1911）末書畫家、篆刻家，尤以篆刻成就最大，對後世影響深遠。
邊款釋文：同治三年上／元甲子正月／十有六日佛／弟子趙之謙／為亡妻范敬／玉及亡女蕙／榛造像一區／願苦厄悉除／往生淨土者
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 319.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Reading Sutras as Nourishment." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 319.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Reading Sutras as Nourishment" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:319.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Reading Sutras as Nourishment. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 319).
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