Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 757
"During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court received a rubbing copy of the "Ge Tie" that Song Taizong rewarded Bi Shi'an, an academician. In the 34th year of Qianlong, this was used as the base. It lasted three years. In the spring of the 37th year of Qianlong, the 140 The four plaques were embedded in the 24 corridors of the Yunzhenzhai gallery wall in the Changchun Garden of the Yuanmingyuan. Qianlong was very proud of it, and renamed the corridor where the stone carvings of this post were collected as 'Chunhuaxuan'."

"Old Summer Palace..." Zhou Zhi was dumbfounded again when he heard this. Everyone in China knows what the Old Summer Palace looks like now: "That's not bad again..."

Qi Lao shook his head: "Qianlong's "Imperial Order Re-engraved Chunhua Pavilion Tie" is folded and bound, and there are ten volumes in letter bound. The thick ink is rubbed, and sandalwood chicken wing wood is used as the front and back covers. The yellow gold-scattered album pages start and end. "

"In front of the post, there is a preface written by the imperial pen on February 34th, 34th year of Qianlong and the inscription of 'Fuming Yungu'. It is crowned with the word 'Qingding'. The end of the post is engraved with 'Qianlong's [-]th year in Ji Chou Spring, February, and was ordered to correct Song Chunhua Pavilion post. At the beginning, I imitated Le Shangshi's four lines of seal script. Since "Chunhua Ge Tie" was "formed by imperial decree", after it was carved, no one even dared to reprint it without authorization."

"Everyone knows what happened next. In 1960, [-], the British and French allied forces burned down the Old Summer Palace. Most of Bi Shi'an's copies were burned together with Qianlong's engraved copy of Chunhua Ge Tie by the Emperor. Since then, there has been no complete copy of it. Ancestral prints and fat rubbings survive."

"Huh?" Zhou Zhi asked, "The one lost to Hong Kong Island?"

"Actually, besides the reprinted version of Qianlong, there are also inscriptions and rubbings of the Ming Dynasty for "Chunhua Pavilion Tie", and there are many copies by famous artists in the past."

"In history, the calligraphers who came across "Chunhua Ge Tie" were all early and famous. For example, Zhao Mengfu, the most famous calligrapher in the Yuan Dynasty, "study for six years and get the fruit", and his calligraphy achievements can be called Yuan Dynasty. Generation No.1."

"Dong Qichang's calligraphy garden in the Ming Dynasty is vigorous and elegant, plain and simple, and he strives to pursue ancient methods. Gai Qi often visited "Chunhua Pavilion Tie" in his life, making it a synthesis of the calligraphy styles of Jin, Tang, Song, and Yuan, forming a self-contained, Its book style is elegant and ethereal, and its style is self-sufficient."

"Looking at ancient and modern calligraphers, it is undoubtedly a rare luck and a rare thing in life to be able to see "Chunhua Pavilion" and practice it. However, none of the works of these famous masters who practiced "Chunhua Pavilion" survived. "

"In the end, only a few calligraphers such as Wang Duo in the early Qing Dynasty left the "Linchun Huage Shujuan", but it was very short."

"The most complete set of temporary works that have been truly compiled and preserved is the "Prince Cheng's Quan Lin Chunhua Ge Tie" left by Aixinjueluo Yongxuan, a famous calligrapher in the Qianlong Dynasty and the eleven sons of Qianlong. "

"So this is what was lost?" Zhou Zhi asked.

"Yes." Qi Lao said: "Prince Cheng Yongxuan, No. Shaochang, No. 11 son of Emperor Qianlong. A famous calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty. His biological mother is Emperor Shujia's noble concubine Jin Jiashi, the daughter of a university scholar Fu Heng, who is Qianlong's original wife Xiaoxian The pure queen's niece."

"Historical Records" Yongxuan's young workmanship, Gao Zong loves it, and every time he is lucky in his mansion." Yang Han's "Xike Miscellaneous Works" said: "The king has a glimpse of the collection in the inner mansion, and the self-collection is very rich, so the calligraphy is so great. , most of them learned from the posts, and did not delve into the ancient steles.'”

"Prince Li Zhaolian's "Xiaoting Miscellaneous Records" said: "Yongxuan held a pen when he was young, and he wrote it with waves. Zhao Wenmin, a young worker, also had a taste of the inner prison in Kangxi. It is said that his teacher was as young as seeing Dong Wenmin use a pen. .But the first three fingers hold the tube and hang the wrist to write it. Therefore, Wang Guang promoted his words and used it as the method of turning the lamp.'”

"Prince Cheng Yongxuan's calligraphy and painting attainments were widely sought after when he was alive, and he was listed as the 'Four Masters of Qianlong' along with Weng Fanggang, Liu Yong, and Tiebao."

I'm ashamed to say that Zhou Zhi didn't recognize any calligraphers in the Qing Dynasty, except for the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.

He also collected several calligraphy works of the Qing Dynasty, but they were all ministers in TV dramas and novels. It was not because of their calligraphy, but because of their fame.

Mr. Qi also guessed that Zhou Zhi didn't know, and Minister Hu was an amateur, so he introduced it in detail: "Prince Cheng, as the prince of the royal family, admires literature and loves ink, and is good at calligraphy. "Fa", on the method of writing with the wrist hanging."

"Because of the "Ping Fu Tie" given to Lu Ji by the Empress Dowager, the library was named 'Yi Jin Zhai', and there are other Tibetan pavilions such as 'Kanyun Pavilion' and 'Tingyuwu'. Calligraphy and painting were the crown at that time."

"Prince Cheng Yongxuan's "Linchunhua Pavilion Tie" has a total of ten volumes, and it is the only copy of "Chunhua Pavilion Tie" that is preserved today. It is stamped with 'Emperor's Eleven Sons', 'Yi Jinzhai', etc. Inscribed as 'June 52th, [-]nd year of Qianlong, Linsanshandian Dongcun Song Dynasty book, the eleventh son of the emperor, when I came to this book, Fang Xuesongxueji style scale, pavilion post with pen, one according to Zhao law, Jiyou Afterwards, when I encounter it, I will take the meaning of Huating's brushwork. Xinhai May."

Zhou Zhi suddenly admired: "The old man can even remember the inscriptions of the post, which is too amazing!"

Qi Lao shook his head and smiled wryly: "Because I searched for this post in many ways, and finally found that it was lost overseas, and then I paid attention to it for 12 years!"

"what?!"

"This post is a work of the same period as Prince Cheng's "Vajna Prajna Paramita Sutra" previously collected by the Capital Cultural Relics Store, and the seal is also exactly the same. The calligraphy is handsome and elegant, the structure is sparse, the style is elegant, the style is deep and elegant, and it is quite elegant .”

"The bell seal is only signed by the eleven sons of the emperor, not Prince Cheng. It is because Yongxing was just 34 years old when the Chunhua Pavilion post was re-engraved in the 17th year of Qianlong, and Yongxing was only 37 years old when it was engraved in 20th year. The Linchun Huage Tie was written in the 52nd year of Qianlong, that is, 35 years old."

"He was only made Prince Cheng in the 54th year of Qianlong. Therefore, all the calligraphy works before were left with the bell seal "Emperor's Eleven Sons", and then integrated "Wang De Peeps into the collection of the inner mansion, and his own collection is very rich, so the calligraphy is very good. If this is the case, most of them are interested in the posts, without delving into the historical records of "Gubeier" and the inscription of his "Linchunhua Pavilion Tie", we can infer that the "Chunhua Pavilion Tie" he came to should be Bi Shi'an obtained by Kangxi The Northern Song Dynasty's early Tuoci edition, not Qianlong's "Imperial Re-engraved Chunhua Pavilion Tie"."

"That is to say..." Zhou Zhi finally came to his senses: "Prince Cheng's "Linchunhua Pavilion Tie" is the closest rare copy to "Chunhua Pavilion Tie", and it is also the only copy of the whole book!"

"Exactly!"

"So now this orphan copy is in the hands of the whom Minister Hu said... Li Qiyan?"

"Yes, and in addition to the ten volumes of Prince Cheng's "Linchunhua Pavilion Tie" in his hand, he also has four volumes of Bi Shi'an's "Chunhua Pavilion Tie" ancestral block copy!"

"This man...why is he so good?" Zhou Zhi felt that it was an adventure enough for him to get so many famous paintings and calligraphy from the Song and Five Dynasties from that Tibetan suitcase.

"Start work at home, and enforce strict regulations overseas." Mr. Wang said with a smile: "Qunyuzhai, a clean house, both of which are equally famous, haven't you heard of elbow?"

"It's because I'm ignorant." Zhou Zhi could only smile shyly.

(End of this chapter)