Seals Used by Pu Ru

     In addition to the name seals that Pu Hsin-yu impressed on his works of painting and calligraphy, there are also other personal seals of his, such as "Jiuwang sun," "Xihuang shangren," "Wuwei xiaoren Ru," "Zhi ke zi yiyue," and "Yuhu." Within the meaning of these characters in his seals is the idea of effortless action that expresses his attitude towards life after the fall of the Qing and becoming a commoner in the Republican era. The contents of these seals form a perfect complement to the pure and remote approach that he created in his artworks.

     Many of Pu Hsin-yu's early seals were carved by Wang Fu'an (1880-1960), and when Pu was living in Shanghai, he asked Chen Julai (1904-1984) to carve more than thirty seals for him. After settling down in Taiwan, Pu began to use seals made by such artists as Wang Chuang-wei (1909-1998) and Tseng Shao-chieh (1910-1988). Generally speaking, the style of Pu Hsin-yu's seals tends toward steady craftsmanship to reflect his aesthetic air of classical tradition. The seals form an outstanding companion to the refined and ethereal manner of Pu Hsin-yu's painting and calligraphy.

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  Republican period, Chen Julai, "Pu Ru"

  • Stone seal, 2.1 × 2.1 × 7.7 cm
  • Entrusted from the Cold Jade Hall

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  Republican period, Chen Julai, "Xinyu hanmo"

  • Stone seal, 2.7 × 2.7 × 5.1 cm
  • Entrusted from the Cold Jade Hall

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  Republican period, Wang Chuang-wei, "Hanyu tang"

  • Stone seal, 1.6 × 0.7 × 3.2 cm
  • Entrusted from the Cold Jade Hall

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  Republican period, Chen Julai, "Xihuang shangren"

  • Stone seal, 3.2 × 3.1 × 6 cm
  • Entrusted from the Cold Jade Hall

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  Republican period (1911-present), Anonymous, "Hen bu shinian dushu"

  • Bamboo root seal, 4.6 × 2.9 × 5.9 cm
  • Entrusted from the Cold Jade Hall