The stele of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty

[Qingtuo Hengfang Stele of the Eastern Han Dynasty]

The Hengfang Stele was established in September of the first year of Jianning (168) of the Eastern Han Emperor Ling. Rubbings are 223 cm long and 107 cm horizontal. The official script has 23 lines and 36 characters. The inscription on the tablet is “The Stele of Qing Heng Mansion Prince, the former guard of the Han Dynasty”, with 2 lines and 10 characters. There is a vertical grid between the two lines. The master of the tablet is Heng Fang, and the character Xing Zu. Beijing Zhaoyin and Bing Bu Xiaowei have achieved political achievements. Zhu Deng, an old official, carved stones to praise his merits. At the end of the inscription, there are two lines of small characters: “Zhudeng in Leling, Mensheng Plain, Zhongxishu.” The tablet was originally located in Guojialou, Wenshang, Shandong Province. In 1730, the Wenshui flood broke down in the eighth year of Yongzheng’s reign in the Qing Dynasty, and the tablet sank and was rebuilt by Guo Chengxi. The existing Bingling Gate of Dai Temple in Tai’an, Shandong Province
The calligraphy on this tablet is famous for its strong physique and solemn simplicity. Yao Hua of the Qing Dynasty said in his “Futang Class Draft”: “The King is ancient, but the situation is very strict. It is not like the change of” Heng Fang “, but it is dangerous and severe.” He Shaoji commented that “there is stubbornness in the ancient”
This is the rubbings of Qing Dynasty in the Forbidden City. The ink is excellent. The word “will” has been saved by less than half, and “Yizhi” has been connected
This tablet has been recorded in Zhao Mingcheng’s Jinshi Record of the Song Dynasty, Hong Shi’s Lishi, Gu Yanwu’s Jinshi Record of the Qing Dynasty and other books.