Chapter 493: Strange Calligraphy
Chen Yi is no stranger to Huang Tingjing, even if he has not been in contact with antiques before, he also has a certain understanding, Huang Tingjing is an important classic of the Shangqing School of Taoism, and is also regarded as the main classic of Neidan cultivation by the Neidan family.
It's just that his previous understanding was completely based on a famous calligraphy work, that is, Wang Xizhi's regular script "Huang Tingjing".
Wang Xizhi can be said to be the most influential calligrapher in China, known as the sage of calligraphy, his calligraphy is also good at li, grass, Kai, line of various bodies, widely absorb the strengths of others, rule in one furnace, get rid of the pen style of the Han and Wei dynasties, become a family, and have a far-reaching influence.
Its representative work "Lanting Collection Preface" is called the world's first line of calligraphy, in the history of calligraphy, and its son Wang Xianzhi, and called the two kings, its book works, by the later generations of calligraphy masters to imitate.
Speaking of Wang Xizhi, Chen Yi couldn't help but think of an idiom, which is related to it, that is, the East Bed Fast Son-in-law, a calligrapher in the Jin Dynasty at that time, Taiwei Xi Jian had a daughter, twenty-eight years old, good-looking, but not yet married, Xi Jian loved his daughter very much, so he wanted to choose a good son-in-law for his daughter, he had a deep friendship with the then Prime Minister Wang Dao, and was an official in the same dynasty, I heard that there were many children in his family, all of them were good-looking, so he told Wang Dao about his idea of choosing a son-in-law.
Director Wang immediately agreed, and asked Xi Jian to choose at home at will, as long as he liked whoever he liked, he would agree.
So Xi Jian's confidant housekeeper brought a heavy gift to Prime Minister Wang's house, and the children of the palace heard that Xi Taiwei sent someone to look for a son-in-law, and they all dressed up carefully and came out to meet, looking for it, and now there was one less, so the palace housekeeper led the housekeeper of Xifu to the study of the East Cross Courtyard. I saw a young man lying on his back on the bed against the east wall, indifferent to the matter of the captain looking for a son-in-law.
After that, the butler returned to the house. told Taiwei Xi about the incident, saying that there were more than 20 young sons in the palace, and when they heard that Xi Mansion was looking for a son-in-law, they all rushed to be the first, but there was only a son on the east bed, lying on his stomach as if nothing had happened.
Xi Jian hurriedly asked the housekeeper to take him to the palace, saying that he chose such a person after coming to the palace. Seeing that this person is both open-minded and elegant, it can be said that he is both talented and beautiful, so he made a letter of appointment on the spot and chose to be a fast son-in-law, which is the story of the fast son-in-law of the East Bed.
Since this is a copy of the Huang Ting Sutra, it will naturally not be a Taoist classic book, but can only be the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi Huang Ting Jing copied by others.
Chen Yi slowly opened the compartment. Prepare to take a look at what this facsimile of the Huang Tingjing, without the author's name, looks like.
This by Wang Xizhi written by the Huang Ting Jing, also known as the goose post, is the most famous work in its regular script, legend has it that there is a scholar in Shanyin, want to get Wang Xi's calligraphy. Because he knew that Wang Xizhi loved geese, he specially prepared a cage of fat and big white geese, and specially asked someone to inquire about Wang Xizhi's travel route, and put geese on its route.
When Wang Xizhi was traveling, he saw this group of white geese. Sure enough, I like it very much and want to buy it. Because he thinks that raising geese can not only cultivate sentiment, but also from the observation of the goose's action form to understand some calligraphy theory, so he found the goose priest, discussed the purchase of this group of geese, the Taoist priest said that only Wang Xizhi wrote a scripture for him, he will send this group of geese, Wang Xizhi readily agreed, wrote sixty lines of scriptures, happy cage goose returned.
It's just that whether it is the Huang Ting Jing or the Lanting Collection Preface, its original authentic works have ceased to exist, and all that remains is the facsimile of the later generations, with the Tang Dynasty facsimile being the most expressive, and extremely valuable, and has always been regarded as a genuine handiwork.
If it is a copy of the Huang Tingjing in the Tang Dynasty, even if there is no author's signature, its value is extraordinary.
Chen Yi slowly opened this compartment, and there was a framed scroll inside, judging by its material, it should be silk.
Paper was only used in calligraphy and painting after the Western Jin Dynasty, but it was not widely used until the Song Dynasty, and silk was prevalent in the Tang Dynasty, and the use of paper was very small.
When he was practicing painting before, he had also painted on some silk, but the background color of the silk was not as white as that of rice paper, and there were many preparations to be made before painting, which was not as convenient and fast as rice paper.
Many calligraphers and painters in modern times basically use rice paper to write books and paint, as for silk, its value is expensive, and it is not as easy to preserve as rice paper, and the characteristics are obvious, but it will be used only when it occasionally rises.
From the partition, this silk vertical scroll work was taken out, its silk is very soft, and it seems that the mounting material used is also extraordinary, so you can know the quality of the silk used in the work.
This time, Chen Yi did not directly open it in place, but took this silk work to the table next to the bookshelf, and prepared to unfold it on the table.
Touched it on the table with his hand, there was no stain on his hand, Chen Yi smiled, it seems that someone should be responsible for cleaning here every day, which saves him things, Sanqingguan for the maintenance of this library is beyond his expectations.
Judging from the length of the roll, this piece of silk calligraphy should be as much as two meters, and the desks here are basically two tables put together, so there should be no problem in unfolding it.
Chen Yi slowly placed this work on the table, and then slowly unfolded it, and what caught his eye was the three regular script fonts of Huang Tingjing.
However, this font gave Chen Yi a strange feeling, as if it was copied from other people's works, rather than copying it himself, and it seemed that there was no breath of life.
Copying, naturally according to other people's works, on the paper stroke by stroke written, some people copy the original author's calligraphy, almost can be true, this is already their calligraphy level and the original author has reached the same Cheng dù.
This copy is not only the original author's font, but also the meaning and momentum of the brushwork, rather than just copying the font, just like the current calligraphy, that is, according to some famous calligraphy to trace.
Tracing out is only the shape of the font, it takes a short time, although it can be formed, but the level can not reach higher, and the post, into the charm, once there is a rhyme is a good product.
Three words don't mean anything, Chen Yi slowly unfolded, looking down, Wang Xizhi's book of the Huang Ting Jing is actually the Huang Ting Exterior Scene Sutra, in this calligraphy, has been reflected, there is Huang Ting Guan Yuan, and there is a secluded front door...... This is exactly the content of the Huang Ting Exterior Scene Sutra.
It's just that looking at it, the words behind this are really like the words in front of them, which are traced down, simply put, only their shapes, but not their gods.
Chen Yi couldn't help sighing, I don't know which person it is, after the tracing was formed, he couldn't wait to write on silk, and it became like this without any charm.
In this shape, it is very similar to Wang Xizhi's font, but it does not have Wang Xizhi's beautiful and cheerful and natural state at all.
Until the end, Chen Yi couldn't help but shake his head, and sure enough, he didn't leave any name, and the Huang Tingjing written by Wang Xizhi in order to exchange for geese in the legend also did not have a payment, and only wrote 'written in Wushanyin County on May 24, the twelfth year of Yonghe', for which the Taoist priest seemed to have given a few fewer geese.
However, whether it is signed or not, this does not prevent Huang Tingjing from becoming a peerless calligraphy work, which has attracted later generations of famous artists to imitate it.
Seeing the end, Chen Yi watched it carefully again, and it was still the same feeling as just now, and he didn't feel the slightest charm.
The bookshelves in this last compartment seem to be dedicated to the place where calligraphy and paintings are placed, and in the previous compartments, Chen Yi did not have such a bookshelf stored in zài, which is probably the reason why this tangible and godless work can be stored in this last compartment.
Chen Yi carefully observed the silk again, and touched it with his hand, Gao Cunzhi had explained to him the characteristics of each generation of silk, and from the Jin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, basically the silk quality is not too much exhibition, it is a single silk silk, the five dynasties after the Tang Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, the silk has been exhibited and changed compared with the previous generation, in addition to the single silk silk also appeared double silk silk, the silk of the Yuan Dynasty is generally thicker than the Song silk, not as fine and white as the Song silk, and the state of sparseness, and the silk of the Ming Dynasty looks relatively rough, which is also papermaking, The silk-making process led by not much silk declined.
From the material of silk, it is almost the same as the Tang Dynasty or the previous silk, whether it is ancient or modern, silk is an expensive material, I don't know which loser described it for a few days, I thought I was a calligrapher, so I wrote the Huang Tingjing on this silk.
It's just that even if the writing is so without charm, it also has a certain value, and the reason is only because things are scarce, and some calligraphy and painting works in the Tang Dynasty have been handed down very rarely, let alone traced, even if they were written by a fool in the Tang Dynasty, they are still valuable if they are kept until now.
Of course, for some calligraphers, this work is really worthless, they are not engaged in scientific research, the collection of ancient calligraphy, mainly to learn the style of brushwork, and now this work, only shape, no meaning, buy to copy, I am afraid that in the end even the previous level is gone.
Chen Yi subconsciously opened the appraisal system, ready to appraisal, suddenly thought of something, couldn't help but smile bitterly, he also wanted to identify this work, to see if it was a work of the Tang Dynasty, to see if the identification technique could identify the author, but unfortunately, this work is from the Tang Dynasty, with his current intermediate appraisal technique, it can only identify objects within a thousand years ago.
Based on his knowledge of calligraphy, this tracer completely depicts Wang Xizhi's handwriting, so even if it is not written in the Tang Dynasty, but in the Song Dynasty within a thousand years, it cannot be identified.
With the mentality of giving it a try, Chen Yi appraised it, and sure enough, he got the conclusion that the appraisal failed.
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