Chapter 32 blue ink pad

Two days ago, "United Daily News" published Ren Bonian's paintings of Zhong Kui, one with a red seal and one with a blue seal.I think before Ren Bonian's lifetime, the era of style was still important, and blue seals were used on calligraphy and paintings. Maybe the author has seen so few, and it is almost unheard of.From the blue seal, I thought of using blue ink pad. There are not a few paper shops, stationery shops, and stamp shops that I have been in Taiwan with. I haven’t seen any blue ink pad on display. In the early years in the Mainland, Ding You kept the system, and used blue ink pads to write circular letters or private documents that needed to be stamped.Some people who pay attention to the system don't use official envelopes (a red label in the middle of the envelope, which is rare now, and you can occasionally see it on the Peking Opera stage) instead of official envelopes when writing letters to others, and use blue for their own addresses.

Once I received a letter from a close relative, Ding Waijian, who also printed the red frame in blue. I didn't even open the letter, so I returned the original letter to him.Later he asked my uncle why I didn't accept his letter.My uncle came to ask me again, and I said that the frame is my range, if I send him a letter, the frame is his range, and the red frame can be blacked out.Now he has a blue framed address with the same color as the sky, and I have a lot of money, so I have to return it intact. In addition, some people think that they are polite. During the period of guarding the system, it is a matter of course to use blue ink pad for private letters, but it seems a little thoughtless to use it for official documents.When the author was working in the "Ministry of Finance", a customs supervisor submitted a report to the minister. At that time, he even changed the small official badge to blue in Dinnei.Kong Yongzhi didn't want to embarrass others, so he only told Zhang Fuyun, the director of the Office of Official Affairs, "When you are in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, you will be vacant and return to your hometown to serve the mourning system. Seal, indicating that you are an ominous person. Some people use red posts for celebrations, because they are afraid that people will be taboo, and the word "congji" should be placed next to the name. I don’t mean to blame him at all, please tell him, just let him understand that this is a truth.” His earnest words from the elders really left his subordinates speechless.

The author has seen ancient and modern calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, at least tens of thousands of pieces. As for Ren Bonian's blue seal on his own paintings, this is the first time I have heard (haven't seen) that there are many masters in the painting circle here. How many people have stamped the blue seal on the calligraphy and painting, if there is, there must be something to say, and I hope that the famous masters who know can teach me.