Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 803
In such a big environment, Eiichi Ataka is also facing his own problems. His industry is a foreign trade trading company, which belongs to one of the first batch of island companies to be hit.

Although a lean camel is bigger than a horse, if this trend continues, it will soon become "the landlord has no food left."

Recently, Eiichi Ataka's trading company is planning a transformation. The son Haru, who is newly in charge of the actual operation of the trading company, has set his sights on the paper industry and built a large printing paper factory in Southeast Asia.

So Eiichi An Zhai may be very tight recently, this is Li Leshui's judgment.

Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "I don't know what advice Mr. Anzhai has?"

An Zhaiying smiled and said, "How about we talk in private later?"

Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "Anyway, there's still a little time before the dinner, so it can't be a private matter that has nothing to do with this auction, right?"

Zhang Zongxian and Li Jianchen looked at each other: "If it has nothing to do with the auction, then let's avoid it."

This sounds nice, but it has to be understood in reverse, that is, if it is related to the auction, it should be said and let everyone know.

Eiichi Anzhai was held back, but now he has a request, so he had to tell the truth: "I heard that Mr. Xiao Zhou also participated in the appraisal of the fragments of the "Daikyo" and judged the Daikyo as genuine. The paper used for writing the Great Nikon is the famous Shuzhong paper in the Tang Dynasty—yellow wax paper?"

"Yes." Zhou Zhi nodded.

Now everyone's interest was revived again. Xu Zhantang is a famous collector of calligraphy and painting. He pointed at the fragments of "Da Nikkei" that had been displayed on the side: "Let's go over there and look at the things and talk about them?"

Of course, Lin Wanqiu couldn't wish for it. Zhou Zhi, the treasured brother, was simply sent down from heaven to raise his auction price. He immediately smiled and said, "The banquet is still being arranged, and there is still time to teach another lesson."

So everyone came to the "Dai Nikkei", and Anzhai first said: "Zen Master Kukai is a famous master of Buddhism and calligraphy in our island country. I don't know if you know him or not?"

Everyone shook their heads, and Li Jianchen smiled and said, "I guess they're all the same as me. Because of this post, I asked my assistant to check the information and got to know it temporarily. It's definitely not as detailed as Mr. An Zhai's introduction to us."

Everyone nodded again, An Zhaiying smiled and said, "Then let me introduce you first."

"Zen Master Anhai's common name is Saeki Shinyu, his empowerment name is Bizhao King Kong, and his posthumous title is Master Hongfa. Because of his strong calligraphy skills, he is called "Monk of Wubi."

"In 804 A.D., Zen Master Anhai arrived in Chang'an, China, and studied the culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Two years later, he returned to China and founded the Shingon sect of Buddhism."

"There are quite a lot of writings on the island, among which are related to calligraphy and literature, including "Wen Jing Mi Fu Lun" and "The Name of Seal and Li Vientiane". Many Chinese cultural materials are preserved, which is conducive to understanding the Han and Tang Dynasties."

"His calligraphy is regarded as a treasure in the island country, and recognized as authentic works include "Deaf and Blind Finger Return" before entering the Tang Dynasty; "Thirty Post Booklets" during the Tang Dynasty; , "Vajra Prajna Sutra", "Cui Ziyu's motto", "Praise and Praise of the Seven Patriarchs of the Mantra" and so on."

"The first bell in the Tang book is the two kings. The brushwork of the two kings was the secret of the Wang family in the Jin Dynasty. It was passed down to Zen Master Zhiyong. Because he was a monk and had no children, he passed on the brushwork to his apprentice Yu Shinan."

"From then on, Wang Xizhi's family heirlooms began to leak out, and Zhang Xu, a disciple of the eleventh generation, recruited disciples on a large scale. Yan Zhenqing was his most famous disciple."

"Zhang Xu has two other disciples—Xu Hao and Cui Miao."

"After Kukai arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he wanted Han Fangming to learn calligraphy. Han Fangming first learned the second king's calligraphy from Xu Hao's son Xu Xuan, and two years later he joined Xu Hao's junior brother Cui Miao to learn. In this way, Han Fangming became Wang Xizhi. The No.13 generation successor."

"So Master Kukai is actually the No.14 descendant of Wang Xizhi, and he is also the one who brought the secret brushwork of the two kings to the island country, so he is praised as 'Dao Guo Xizhi' in our country."

These are all available information, and Eiichi Anzhai didn't want to raise Kukai's worth, but there is no way to hide it, so it's better to speak out in a bright and aboveboard way.

Zhou Zhi shook his head: "Zen Master Kukai is certainly a master of calligraphy, but we have carefully studied his brushwork. It is true that the Tang style is prosperous, but compared with Huai Su and Zhang Xu, the style is very different. Mr. Anzhai, you said that Zen Master Kukai has obtained two Wang Mi's style of writing is worth discussing in my opinion."

"However, it is recorded in "Linchi Jue": "Zhang Xu of Wujun said: Since Zhi Zhiyong Zen Master crossed the river, he used regular script to cross the river. Yong Chan Master is the grandson of Xi and Xian. He obtained his family law and taught Yu Shinan. Yu passed it on to Lu Jianzhi, and Lu passed it on to his son Yanyuan. , the cousin of Yanyuan’s servant, to grant the rest. Otherwise, how would you know the words of the ancients.'”

"Han Fangming is a disciple of the 'Sage of Grass' Zhang Xu, and Zhang Xu's brushwork is in the lineage of Wang Xizhi's seventh Chan Master Sun Zhiyong. Therefore, from the perspective of calligraphy genealogy, what you said, Mr. An Zhai, is no problem for Han Fangming."

"However, judging from the style of calligraphy, Zen Master Kong Hai's calligraphy has only been inherited from the calligraphy style of Jin and Tang Dynasties in terms of knots, but in terms of brushwork..." Zhou Zhi shook his head again at this point: "I still think the style is too different. gone."

Unexpectedly, An Zhaiying said with a smile: "We can say that, of course there is a basis."

"Oh?"

"We have just recently found the drawing of Kukai left by Kukai from the library of Waseda University. The full name is "Kobo Daishi Authentic Book Jue Handling the Brushwork and Using the Brushwork". In addition to the scriptures, there is also a 'writing picture'!"

"Is this the original picture?" Zhou Zhi asked.

"This is not true. Judging from the content, knots, and drawing of fingers and sleeves, we can be sure that it is a block copy. It is preliminarily determined that it is a block copy of Yuan Jixian's collection of annotations in the Kanzheng era. From the time point of view, the original block copy The birth time should be in the middle of the Qing Dynasty."

Zhou Zhi took the signature pen from Lin Wanqiu's hand, and made a gesture: "I guess, is it such a picture that Zen Master Kukai left behind, or such a picture, ah, and, this posture."

"Yes! The first pose!" Goro Sakamoto turned pale with shock, "Have you seen "The Picture of Holding a Pencil"?"

Zhou Zhi gave him a blank look: "These are the most common methods of writing. Remove the thumb and hold the tube with a single index finger to form a 'single bud'; holding the tube with both hands is called a 'double bud'. Today's calligraphers, in Linli In regular script, double bracts are often used, in running script, single bracts are often used, and in cursive script, the tail of the pen tube is used to maximize the space for pen movement, which is called the method of "single braid and three fingers obliquely holding the pen."

"Generally speaking, the double bud method, the closer the finger is to the tip of the pen, the better the center's effort, the more stable and dignified the pen force, the pen is easy to write but difficult to pick, it is suitable for calligraphy with more pens and less picks."

"Conversely, the single bud method, the farther the finger is from the tip of the pen, the easier it is to sway and change, and the lower the pen is, the easier it is to choose the pen. It is suitable for the calligraphy style that needs to be balanced."

"Although I haven't seen the block copy left by Zen Master Kukai, I guess that only what I just said is missing in it."

Except for Zhou Zhi, the rest of the people present probably had nothing to do with calligraphy practice. Although Zhou Zhi was explaining and demonstrating there with a signature pen, he just took it for granted and didn't know anything else.

Sakamoto Goro was aggrieved and wanted to refute, but Anzhai held him back: "Don't dare to ask Mr. Xiao Zhou, what part is missing?"

(End of this chapter)