Riding the wind of rebirth

A few words, even explanations and demonstrations, even theory and practice, made everyone have to be convinced.

Zhang Zongxian applauded: "It's amazing, there are many places that I couldn't figure out before, so it's because of this."

Everyone also applauded, and Li Jianchen said: "So, everyone still needs to communicate more. We Chinese people in Xindao also like these things very much. If there is a chance, Mr. Zhou will also go to Xindao to give lectures to our fans."

Zhou Zhi waved his hands again and again: "Old Qi told me these things, and what I know is only superficial. Compared with them, their calligraphy is even more different."

"However, Mr. Qi has spared no effort in promoting calligraphy. If Mr. Li intends to invite Mr. Qi, I can help beat the side drum."

Li Jianchen was overjoyed: "Then we have agreed, you have to help me when the time comes, and you are not allowed to shirk."

Hou Zhongjin said: "Let's go back to the "Daily Classic" first. According to Mr. Zhou, in terms of calligraphy style, it is actually different from the calligraphy style of the second king of Jin Dynasty?"

"Yes." Zhou Zhi said.

"Then why did Mr. Zhou conclude that it is genuine?"

"First of all, we want to emphasize that the calligraphy style of the two kings of the Jin Dynasty is very different, and it cannot be said that it is not an authentic work of the Tang Dynasty." Zhou Zhi said: "There are many ancient Chinese calligraphy that can be imitated, such as Zhong Yao, such as Mrs. Wei, and many others in the distance. Han Li Qin Zhuan, for the Tang Dynasty, when calligraphy was in its infancy, not only two kings could emulate it."

"For example, Yan Zhenqing's "Manuscripts for Sacrifice to Nephew" is full of emotions and majestic momentum. The bold and unrestrained strokes are done in one go. The strokes are done regardless of skill. Many strokes are purely written with the belly of the brush without thinness. Su Dongpo commented on the so-called "dry and cracked autumn wind, and gentle spring rain", and Su Dongpo commented that "whatever is good is good", how many Erwang calligraphy styles are there?"

"And when we take a closer look at this "Big Nikon", it is also somewhat similar to the "Manuscript for Sacrifice to Nephew."

"This is a typical style of Tang Shu. The age of the work and the author are completely consistent."

"Of course, that's all at my level, and I can't tell the authenticity by calligraphy. My confidence comes from the paper used in this work, which is what Mr. An Zhai said just now. Yellow wax paper."

"It is very difficult to preserve the paper books of the Tang Dynasty to this day." Eiichi Anzhai raised a question: "I don't know what Mr. Xiao Zhou used to judge that the paper used in the "Dai Nikkei" must be a famous book in the Tang Dynasty. Where's the hard yellow wax?"

"The reason why we can be so certain is because of a famous cultural relic." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "A definite cultural relic with a clear record in history and a carrier of hard yellow wax paper."

"Is there such a cultural relic?" Eiichi Anzhai asked.

"Yes, it's in the Liaoning Museum, Tang's imitation of "Long Live Tongtian Tie"."

""Long Live Tongtian Tie", also known as "Tang imitation of Wang Xi's family book Hanjuan", during Wu Zetian's period, Wang Fangqing, a descendant of Wang Xi, dedicated the ten-volume authentic calligraphy of 28 members of Wang's family to the royal family, and Wu Zetian handed it over to the royal family. The Hongwen Museum ordered the masters to copy and keep it. This is the most accurate and most accurate inscription handed down from generation to generation, and the most reliable source of the original work of the two kings."

"Afterwards, the original work was lost, and only one copy was handed down."

"In order to imitate and expand this book, the Hongwen Museum of the Tang Dynasty developed the technique of 'Shang Tuo', which is the famous method of filling ink with double hooks in later generations."

"This method uses high-grade yellow wax paper to cover the work, and puts it in front of the window at noon, and people stay indoors, using sunlight to write the outer edge of the work's handwriting, which is called 'double hook', and then fill it with ink. In this way, high-end extensions of 'sub-authentic first-class' can be obtained."

"This is the best method invented in ancient my country to preserve and copy the calligraphy works of famous masters. However, there are also records in history. The so-called 'Chang Tuo can be used in all dynasties, and the hard yellow wax paper is always the best copy'."

"Hard yellow wax paper is a more expensive artistic processing paper in the Tang Dynasty. It is produced in the middle of Sichuan. The wax is evenly coated on the paper, which makes the paper shiny and translucent. It is the best for making copies of calligraphy and painting works."

"Pi Rixiu in the Tang Dynasty had a song about pomegranates, in which there was a sentence 'Liuxia wraps purple parrot millet, yellow wax paper wraps red gourd house', using yellow wax paper to describe the color of the inner skin of pomegranate, which can explain the hard yellow wax paper in the pomegranate. The luxury at that time can also provide us with important references for color and texture.”

"After these precious calligraphy posts were copied and rubbed on hard yellow wax paper, the Hongwen Museum gathered them together and mounted them into scrolls. This is the famous "Long Live Tongtian Tie" in Chinese history."

"Wang Xizhi's ink marks have not been handed down from the original work, so this copy is called 'the first-class authentic work'. The inscription itself is exquisite, not only completely retaining the charm and soul of Wang Xizhi, but even the defects in the original work. .”

"What's more valuable is that it has a clear record of the date of the ticking, and there are records of Wang Fangqing's post in both old and new Tang books, and the source is very reliable."

"In addition, the stickers have been passed down in an orderly manner from generation to generation, and the collection records from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty have been added to the previous mountings, including inscriptions and postscripts of famous masters such as Yue Ke, Wen Zhengming, Dong Qichang, Xiang Zichang, etc., as well as the seals of emperors such as Qianlong .”

"And Dong Qichang also specifically pointed out in the postscript that the creation of this post was none other than Zhong Shaojing, a famous player in the Tang Dynasty."

"Because of the war, the post was burned twice, and the bottom of the remaining fragments can clearly see the traces of the fire, which shows the hardships it has experienced."

"This post was later taken to the Northeast by Puyi and hidden in the Dabai Building. Fortunately, the whole of Northeast China was liberated soon, and the "Long Live Tongtian Tie" was circulated several times, and finally buried in the combat maps and planning files used by the army."

"Zhou Huan, then deputy political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region, discovered this national treasure by accident and immediately handed it over to the then Northeast Museum."

"In June [-], the Cultural Relics Bureau of the Ministry of Cultural Relics, with the approval of the Propaganda Department, formally formed the ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy tour appraisal team with Yang Renkai, Xie Zhiliu, Qi Gong, Xu Bangda, Liu Jiu'an, Fu Xinian, Xie Chensheng and other old gentlemen. , conduct a general survey of the existing ancient calligraphy and painting in China. Learn from the ancient calligraphy and painting, and correct the Chinese context."

"This is a group of calligraphy and painting appraisal masters that have never been surpassed. Although the average age of the expert group at that time was over 66 years old, they still traveled to every corner of China with their feet."

"This identification operation was successfully completed last year. It spanned 25 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, and entered more than 200 calligraphy and painting collection units. An average of 120 works were identified every day, and a total of [-] cultural relics were named."

"The Northeast Museum back then, and now the Liaoning Museum, also kept the two appraisal records of "Long Live Tongtian Tie" in detail. The appraisal conclusion is: Tang copy "Long Live Tongtian Tie" volume, paper, unidentified objects, hard yellow, double hooks There are shades, which is rare!"

"The most interesting thing is a detail that Mr. Qi told me. On the appraisal in 2, it also said 'valued at [-] million yuan'." Zhou Zhi smiled: "Of course, this [-] million is the number one in the country. Before the currency reform, the [-] million in [-] became [-] in [-]."

"However, the 50 yuan at that time was almost the income of a person for [-] years without eating or drinking."

"However, I personally think that today's [-] million yuan, or even [-] million yuan, or [-] million pounds for "Long Live Tongtian Post" is not enough to describe its value."