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真實不虛 陳半丁

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「真實不虛」語出諸多佛教經典,如《大般若經》云:「如佛所說,真實不虛……。」說明佛陀所言,都是誠實而無虛假的。
 此為四字白文印,汲取漢代(206 BCE~220)肖形印的架構,以寫意方式而創作。
 漢代肖形印的內容與特色,在篆刻藝術發展上,有它獨特的時代風貌。肖形印取材多樣,造型生動簡練,在不足方寸的印面之中,真實地反映了當時的社會風尚。漢代肖形印中有以肖形搭配姓名印,或吉語印者,此類印章往往是「吉祥如意」的象徵。
 作者刻「真實不虛」四字,在左右兩側各搭配鳥形紋,僅是裝飾印面,並無特別意含。印文以古篆排列,草草幾筆,率意而作,篆體活潑,使全印毫不板滯。觀其刀法,所刻線條一邊光潔,一邊崩裂,是以衝刀法為之,輕重有度,風格自然。
 陳半丁原名陳年,字靜山、靜廬,號半丁,別號甚多。浙江山陰(今紹興)人。書畫、篆刻、詩文俱佳,富收藏。師法吳昌碩,另闢獨特畫風,為時人所重。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 333.

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Hsingyun, et al. "True and Not False." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 333.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "True and Not False" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:333.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). True and Not False. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 333).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy },
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volume = 17,
year = {2016}}


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