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Chapter 1483 The Best Teacher of Han Li

Zhong Yao's authentic calligraphy was lost in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and what people see today are either copies or fakes.

It is generally believed that there are "five tables", "six posts" and "three steles".

"Five Tables" refers to "Xuanshi Table", "Ji Ji Zhi Table", "He Jie Table" (also known as "Rong Road Table"), "Tiao Yuan Table" and "Liming Table".

This is the most artistic work of Zhong Yao's calligraphy in existence, but none of them are Zhong Yao's authentic works.

According to Chu Suiliang's Bibliographies of Wang Xizhi of the Jin Youjun, "Xuan Shi Biao" is a copy of Wang Xizhi handed down in the Tang Dynasty.

Because Wang Xizhi is also a master of calligraphy, he was very successful in copying Zhong Yao's authentic works, from which we can see the situation of Zhong Yao's calligraphy.

According to Wang Xizhi's great-grandson Wang Sengqian's "Book Records", the authenticity of the "Xuanxuan Table" said: "The ink of Taifu's "Xuanxuan" was treasured by Prime Minister Shixing (Wang Dao), and he was in a state of distress. Later, at the place of the Youjun, the Youjun borrowed Wang Xiu, Xiu died, and his mother put the love of her son in the coffins, so she didn't pass it on. The one passed on is the Youjun's copy."

"Tiao Yuan", "Li Ming" and "He Jie" are also copies of later generations, but their achievements are also relatively high.

"Jian Ji Zhi Biao" is the most credible. It was collected in the palace during the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it is surrounded by the "Zhenguan" jade seal of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of Tang Dynasty.

Afterwards, the royal seals "Xuanhe" by Zhao Ji of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, "Shaoxing" of Zhao Gou of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, and "Qianlong Zhenshang" of Emperor Gaozong of Qing Dynasty were displayed on it one by one, which shows that it was once viewed by the above emperors.

After several twists and turns, it was destroyed in the 1924th year of the Republic of China ([-]), and only photocopies of it remain today.

"Jian Ji Zhi Biao" has a high artistic achievement. Lu Xingzhi of the Yuan Dynasty praised this table as "ancient and simple, super wonderful and fascinating, without the beauty of flower arrangement in Jin and Tang Dynasties", and it is "the supreme ancient Dharma book, the most wonderful trace in the world". .

"Six Posts" refer to "Tomb Field Bingtai" (referred to as "Bingshe Post"), "Yesterday Shu Huan Shi Post" (referred to as "Huan Shi Post"), "Bai Qi Post", "Chang Su Post", "Xue Han Post" and "Six Posts". "Changfeng Tie" (the second half is also known as "Ancuo Tie").

"Six posts" are all copybooks, "Bingshetie" and "Huanshitie" have higher achievements and are closer to Zhongti, which are excellent works.

As for the "Baiqitie" and other four kinds, they have been copied by many people, and they have been far away from the bell body.

Next is the "Three Steles", "Three Steles" are "Han Yiying Zhibaishi Rate History Stele" (abbreviated as "Yiying Stele"), "Wei Shangzun's Stele", and "Shou Zen Stele".

These are all engraved editions, and it is impossible to verify whether they were written by Zhong Yao.

Especially the "Yiying Stele", there is a stone inscription by Zhang Zhigui from the Song Dynasty: "Book of Zhong Taiwei in the Later Han Dynasty".

But now there is a stele, which is called "Yiying Stele", which was erected in the first year of Yongxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty (153).

According to research, Zhong Yao was only three years old this time, which is obviously a misrepresentation.

However, such an obvious mistake, the ancients couldn't see it?
So, did Zhong Yao imitate a piece of "Han Yiying's Hundred Stone Rate History Stele", or is there another reason?

No matter what the reason is, there should be a stone tablet similar to Zhong Yao's original work, right?
"Yiying Stele" is also known as "Hundred Stone Death Stele", "Konghe Stele", "Konghe Stele", etc., without the author's name. It is a calligraphy work of official script, and it is now preserved in the Han Wei Stele Inscription Exhibition Hall in Qufu.

Chen Wenzhe naturally knew about such a stele.

"Yiying Stele" is a square head stele, 198 cm high, 91.5 cm wide, 22 cm thick, without forehead, with 18 lines of inscriptions, 40 characters per line.

The inscription records that Lu Xiang Yiying wrote a letter requesting that one person from all over the world should be set up for the Confucian Temple to be in charge of rituals and temple sacrifices.

It belongs to the ancestral temple stele of chronicle, and together with the "Ritual Vessel Stele" and "Shichen Stele", it is called the "Three Steles of Confucian Temple".

In terms of calligraphy, its calligraphy is square, rigorous in structure, and vigorous in style.

Calligraphy is vigorous, the characters are horizontal, thick and thin, the beginning of the pen hides the front, and the end of the pen returns to the front.

The long strokes are curved, the wave tail is big, the corners are round and soft, and the wave potential is soft.

Concentrated in the middle and sideways, chic and elegant, full of charm.

Therefore, this stele is regarded as the representative of the Qili calligraphy school in the Eastern Han Dynasty by the people around me, and it is one of the steles that symbolize the maturity of the Han Li.

So until now, it is the best teacher of Han Li.

However, there is no historical basis for saying that "Yiying Stele" is Zhong Yao's calligraphy work.

As far as Chen Wenzhe knows, there are more than [-] kinds of Han steles unearthed, with different styles, and none of the steles has the name of the maker engraved on them.

It is only people's guess that "Yiying Stele" is Zhong Yao's calligraphy work.

Although Zhong Yao is good at five styles of calligraphy, posterity has only seen his lower script "Xuan Xian Biao".

As for works in other calligraphy styles, later generations have never seen them. How can you say that "Yiying Stele" is Zhong Yao's calligraphy work?
There is also "Xia Chengbei", and relevant experts say that "handed down" is Cai Yong's calligraphy work.

But whether "Xia Chengbei" is Cai Yong's calligraphy work, relevant experts are also difficult to be sure.

In the end, they just used the word "handed down" to explain that the author of "Xia Chengbei" was Cai Yong.

So far, people have not even seen the word "handed down" as to whose calligraphy work is the "Yiying Stele" in Han Dynasty.

Why is it said that "Yiying Stele" is Zhong Yao's calligraphy work?Chen Wenzhe originally thought that this statement was untenable!
However, seeing such a piece of "Yiying Monument" written in block letters, he didn't know what to say.

It must have been acquired by Li Tianqiang at a high price if it could be placed here.

With Li Tianqiang's current family relationship, it is certainly impossible to be fooled easily.

Then he must have been appraised by an expert. Since he was appraised and bought, there must be a reason.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the weathering traces of the stele, one knows that this stele must have existed for a long time.

This kind of appearance, plus the handwriting on it, even if it is a fake, it is also worth a lot of money!

To appraise antiques, we must appraise with the idea of ​​doubting everything.

Therefore, Chen Wenzhe didn't think it was genuine, but he couldn't find any flaws.

This is amazing, I don't think it is genuine, and I can't see the flaws of imitation. If it is really a fake, it is definitely made by a master.

We must know that the imitation of inscriptions is precious because of their limited stone materials.

For example, it is relatively easy to imitate some stone carvings, such as cliff carvings.

If you really want to imitate the cliff carvings, it is not difficult to find similar natural stones near the original site.

After the imitation of the handwriting is engraved, the mouth of the word is corroded with lye to form a long-term weathered and peeling appearance, and you're done.

As for the imitation of epitaphs, the biggest difficulty is that it is almost impossible to find stones with the exact same shape and age as the real ones.

The shape can only be chiseled, and the chiseled traces are very easy to identify.

The real masters first polish the shape of the stone, and then soak it in alkaline water to make it old after engraving.

But soaking time requires extremely precise control.

If the time is too long, it will erode excessively, and if the time is short, it will only erode superficially, and it is easy to give away.

If it was Chen Wenzhe who made it old, he would not approve of this method of falsification, because in the end, if there is a little carelessness, all the hard work in the early stage will be in vain.

(End of this chapter)