Awesome

Author: Erzi Congzhou

Awesome

"During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court received a rubbing of the "Ge Tie" that was awarded by Song Taizong to the Hanlin scholar Bi Shi'an. In the thirty-fourth year of Qianlong's reign, this was used as the base. It lasted three years. In the spring of the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign, it was

The one hundred and forty-four panels he copied were embedded in the twenty-four cloisters of Yunzhenzhai Corridor in the Changchun Garden of the Old Summer Palace. Qianlong was so proud that he renamed the corridor that housed the carved stones "Chunhua".

Xuan'."

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

Qi Lao shook his head: "Qianlong's "Imperially Re-engraved Chunhua Pavilion Notes" is folded and bound in ten volumes. It is rubbed with thick ink, and sandalwood chicken wing wood is used for the cover and back cover. Yellow gold-sprinkled pages lead to the beginning and end of the album.

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"Before the post, there is an imperial preface dated February 6, the thirty-fourth year of Qianlong's reign, and the inscription 'Fu Ming Yun Gu'. It is crowned with the word 'imperial decree'. The end of the post is engraved with 'Edict issued by Emperor Qianlong in the second month of Jichou Spring when he was thirty-four years old.

Correcting the Chunhua Pavilion Calligraphy of the Song Dynasty, the first four lines of seal script were copied from "Le Shangshi". Since the "Chunhua Pavilion Calligraphy" was 'modeled in accordance with the imperial edict', after it was carved, no one even dared to reprint it without authorization."

"Everyone knows what happened next. In 1860, the British and French allied forces burned down the Old Summer Palace. Most of Bi Shi'an's manuscripts were burned together with Qianlong's "Imperially Reprinted Chunhua Pavilion Notes". Since then, there has been no copy of

The complete ancestral engravings and legal rubbings still exist.”

"Ah?" Zhou Zhi asked: "The one that was lost to Hong Kong Island?"

"Actually, in addition to the Qianlong reprint of "Chunhua Pavilion Notes", there are also Ming Dynasty stele inscriptions, rubbings, and many famous copies in the past."

"Historically, the calligraphers who have worked on "Chunhua Pavilion Calligraphy" were all early and famous. For example, Zhao Mengfu, the most famous calligrapher in the Yuan Dynasty, "study for six years and achieved the right result." His calligraphy achievements can be called Yuan Dynasty

The first person of the generation."

"Dong Qichang's calligraphy garden in the Ming Dynasty was vigorous and elegant, plain and simple, and pursued ancient methods. Throughout his life, he frequently wrote "Chunhua Pavilion Notes", which integrated the calligraphy styles of Jin, Tang, Song, and Yuan schools into a self-contained whole.

His calligraphy style is elegant and ethereal, and his elegance is self-sufficient.”

"Looking at the calligraphers of ancient and modern times, it is undoubtedly a rare blessing and a rare event in life to be able to see "Chunhua Pavilion Tie" in person and study it. However, none of the works of these famous calligraphers who studied "Chunhua Pavilion Tie" has survived.

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"In the end, only a few calligraphy masters such as Wang Duo in the early Qing Dynasty had the "Linchun Hua Pavilion Scroll" left, but it was very short."

“The most complete set of Linxi works that has been truly compiled and preserved is the “Prince Cheng’s Complete Linlin Chunhua Pavilion Calligraphy” left by Aixinjueluo Yongxuan, the eleventh son of Qianlong and a famous calligrapher in the Qianlong Dynasty.

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

"Yes." Qi Lao said: "Prince Yongxuan, nicknamed Shaochang, is the eleventh son of Emperor Qianlong. He is a famous calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty. His biological mother is Jin Jia, the noble concubine of Emperor Shujia, the daughter of the great scholar Fu Heng, who is Qianlong's original wife Xiaoxian.

The pure niece of the Queen."

"Historical Records 'Yongxuan Yougong's calligraphy was loved by Emperor Gaozong, and he was always lucky to have his palace.' Yang Han's "Xike Miscellaneous Works" said: "The king got a glimpse of the inner palace's collection, and he was very rich in his collection, so he was rich in calligraphy.

, most of them only asked about it from the posts and did not delve into the ancient stele.'"

"Xiaoting Miscellaneous Records" written by Prince Zhaozhen of Li said: "Yongxuan held a pen when he was a child, and Bo Zhen became a writer. Zhao Wenmin, a young worker, also had a taste of the internal prison during the Kangxi period. It is said that his teacher even saw Dong Wenmin using a pen when he was young.

.But the first three fingers hold the tube and hang it from the wrist to write, so Wang Guang promoted his words and used it as a method of dialing the lamp.'"

"Prince Cheng Yongxuan's calligraphy and painting achievements were widely sought after during his lifetime, and he was listed as one of the "Four Great Masters of Qianlong" along with Weng Fanggang, Liu Yong, and Tie Bao."

It feels shameful to say that Zhou Zhi could not recognize any of the calligraphers of the Qing Dynasty except the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.

He also collected several calligraphy works from the Qing Dynasty, but they were all ministers in TV dramas and novels. He was interested in other people's calligraphy rather than their reputation.

Qi Lao also guessed that Zhou Zhi didn't know, and Minister Hu was an outsider, so he introduced it in great detail: "As a prince of the royal family, Prince Cheng admires literature and ink, and is good at calligraphy. He once wrote the monument of Yuling Sheng's magical achievements, and wrote the "Stirrup"

"Fa", on the method of writing calligraphy by hanging the wrist."

"Because the Empress Dowager gave Lu Ji the "Pingfu Tie", the library was named 'Yi Jin Zhai'. There are also 'Guanyun Pavilion', 'Tingyu House' and other collection pavilions, which contain many old secret books from the Song and Yuan dynasties.

Calligraphy and painting were the best at that time."

"The "Linchun Hua Ge Tie" written by Prince Cheng Yongxuan has a total of ten volumes, which is the only copy of the "Chunhua Ge Tie" that exists today. The seals on it are "Emperor's Eleventh Son", "Yi Jin Zhai", etc.

The inscription reads: "On June 7, the 52nd year of Qianlong's reign, I came to Linsanshan Palace, East Village, to copy the Song Dynasty couch. The eleventh son of the emperor came to this copy. When I came to this copy, I studied the scale of Song Xueji style, and used brushwork for the pavilion posts, all in accordance with Zhao's method.

After Jiyou, when you encounter someone, you will take the meaning of Huating's writing. In the fifth month of Xinhai."

Zhou Zhi suddenly admired him: "The old man even remembers the inscriptions on the Dharma stickers. This is amazing!"

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

"ah?!"

"This dharma calligraphy is from the same period as Prince Cheng's "Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra" previously collected in the capital's cultural relics store, and the seals are exactly the same. The calligraphy is elegant, the structure is sparse, the style is elegant, the verticality is profound, and it is quite elegant.

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"The bell seal is only signed for the eleventh son of the emperor, not the prince. This is because in the thirty-fourth year of Qianlong's reign, Yongxuan was seventeen years old when he ordered the engraving of Chunhua Pavilion. It was carved in the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong.

He was only twenty years old. The time when Lin Chunhua Pavilion was posted was the fifty-second year of Qianlong's reign, that is, he was thirty-five years old."

"He was only named a prince in the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong. Therefore, all his previous calligraphy works had the bell seal 'Emperor's Eleventh Son'. Furthermore, 'The king had a glimpse of the inner palace's collection, and he was very rich from his collection, so the calligraphy

This is the case, most of them asked about it from the post. Without delving into the historical records of the ancient stele Er' and the inscription of his "Linchunhua Pavilion Post", we can infer that the "Chunhua Pavilion Post" he wrote should have been obtained by Kangxi.

It is Bi Shi'an's "Early Expansion and Gift Edition" of the Northern Song Dynasty, not Qianlong's "Chunhua Pavilion Notes Reprinted by Imperial Order"."

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

"Exactly!"

"So now this unique copy is in the hands of the person that Minister Hu mentioned...Li Qiyan?"

"Yes, and in addition to the ten complete volumes of Prince Cheng's "Linchunhua Pavilion Notes", he also has four volumes of Bi Shi'an's "Chunhua Pavilion Notes" ancestral engravings!"

"This man...why is he so powerful?" Zhou Zhi felt that it was an adventure for him to get so many famous paintings and calligraphy from the Song and Five Dynasties from that Tibetan leather suitcase. Now looking at these great collectors, he seems to be nothing.

"Construction starts at home and strict regulations are implemented overseas." Mr. Wang smiled and said: "Qunyu Zhai, Jianjingju, both are equally famous. Have you never heard of elbow?"

"It's me who is ignorant." Zhou Zhi could only smile.
Chapter completed!