Stele of Songgaoling Temple in the Northern Wei Dynasty-China Archive

[Ming Tuo Bei Wei Zhongyue Songgaoling Temple Stele]

“Zhongyue Songgaoling Temple Stele”, written by Kou Qianzhi, carved in Northern Wei Dynasty, Ming Tuo, heavy ink Tuo, cut and mounted book, 38 pages in total, 27.5 cm in length and 15.5 cm in width
The cover has the inscription of Guo Moruo, followed by the postscript of Pan Chengbi and Shao Rui, as well as the seals of “Yu Jixiang” and “Song Fu”, which were once kept by Chen Shutong
This tablet was erected in the second year of Tai’an in the Northern Wei Dynasty (456). It has 23 rows of positive characters, 50 rows of negative characters, 7 rows of negative characters, 22 rows of large characters in the upper two columns, and 16 rows of small characters in the lower five columns. There are four lines in the seal script with eight characters in total, and the side is engraved with the short note of Ma Yuanzhen casting the dragon in the third year (1692) of the reign of Tang Dynasty. The content of the inscription is that Kou Qianzhi worshipped Zhongyue Temple and promoted Taoism. The monument is now in Zhongyue Temple, Mount Song, Dengfeng County, Henan Province
This tablet belongs to the category of powerful style in the calligraphy of Wei steles. Although the book is in regular script, its structure and pen are still between official script and regular script, which is the transition from official script to regular script. Kang Youwei commented that the calligraphy on this tablet was “both in regular script and in regular script, with square and round strokes.” He also said that the calligraphy on the tablet was “ancient”, and the calligraphy on the tablet was “solemn and neat”, giving him a high evaluation
The first line of this book, “Tai Chi Analysis”, is undamaged. Lines 11 to 18 are 5 to 11 characters more than the rubbings in the early Qing Dynasty. It is the oldest rubbings in the world
Wu Yujin of the Qing Dynasty, “Gold and Stone Stories”, Zhu Shiduan, “Yilutang Gold and Stone Records”, Lu Zengxiang, “Eight Qiongshi Gold and Stone Supplement” and other books.
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