Deng Erya

• Deng Erya was born in Dongguan, Guangdong. He is a fourth son of Deng Lianshang. He learned seal-engraving when he was 8-year-old and he also learned seal carving when he was in elementary school. After he was back in Guangdong, he saw Hung Muhu’s seal carving and started learning making stamps. Around his 40s, he went to Japan to learn literature and after he went back to Guagdong, he learned gold stone and calligraphy. He has rich collection. The most valuable one is “Kuangzhanruo Instrument” in the last year of Ming dynasty.