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Chinese Seal Carving Workshop | Initiation, deepening, creation
Trade your keyboard for a chisel and master the ancient craft of Chinese seal carving with the help of a dedicated master calligrapher. You will learn to condense your personality into refined symbols, creating a custom stone stamp that bears your personal touch. Dive into a meditative experience that transforms ink and rock into a timeless work of art.
Institut Feibai (Paris 1st)
About
Discover the ancestral art of Chinese seal carving at the Institut Feibai, open to participants aged 13 and older. Guided by calligrapher and researcher HU Jiaxing, you will explore the historical techniques of epigraphy and craft your own personalized seal. This three-hour workshop provides a unique opportunity to condense the essence of Chinese characters into a symbolic object. Located in the 1st arrondissement, the sessions offer a hands-on experience where all necessary materials are provided for your artistic project. Whether you are a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this workshop serves as a gateway to the mastery of this ancient creative discipline.
The act of engraving is an original act of writing. A seal is a material medium par excellence for highly symbolic writings. Chinese characters capture, in condensed strokes, the essence of beings, whether existing or imaginary. For more than two thousand years, seal engraving has been a fundamental art in Chinese epigraphy.
During this Chinese seal engraving workshop, we discover the materials, study engraving techniques, and create personalized seals.
Practical information
Date & themes
Sun 15/11/2026, 10:00 – Signature seal
Sun 31/1/2027, 10:00 – New Year's seal
Sun 2/5/2027, 10:00 – Seal of my work
Duration – 3h
Instructor
HU Jiaxing 胡嘉興, calligraphy artist, teacher-researcher. Co-founder of the Feibai Institute, pedagogical head of Chinese writing, calligraphy, and epigraphy programs. PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the National Museum of Natural History, specializing in the anthropology of the art of writing.
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Our take on this event
The Institut Feibai in Paris hosts a series of workshops focused on Chinese seal carving, a practice that has been a cornerstone of Chinese epigraphy for over two thousand years. Led by HU Jiaxing, a calligraphy artist and expert in the anthropology of writing, participants will learn the essential techniques to carve their own seals.
The workshop series runs from November 15, 2026, to May 2, 2027, with each session lasting three hours from 10:00 to 13:00. The themes vary by date: the 'Signature Seal' on November 15, 2026, the 'New Year Seal' on January 31, 2027, and the 'Artwork Seal' on May 2, 2027. These sessions are suitable for anyone aged 13 and up.
Each workshop costs 75 euros, which covers all required materials. As the sessions take place at the Institut Feibai on rue Thérèse, advance booking is required to secure your spot. This is an ideal setting to study the material aspects of symbolic writing under professional guidance.
