The monument of Kong Biao in the Eastern Han Dynasty

[Kongbiao Stele of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty]

The Kongbiao Stele, which is printed with ink, has been mounted on a vertical axis. 199 cm vertically and 85.5 cm horizontally. The official script has 18 lines and 45 characters
Kong Biao, the 19th grandson of Confucius, lived in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In the first instance, filial piety and honesty, in addition to the doctor, Bo Changchang. Later, he served successively as the minister of letters, the governor of books, the governor of Boling, the governor of Xiapi, and the governor of Hedong. Resignation from retirement due to illness. He died in July in the fourth year of Jianning in the Eastern Han Dynasty (171) at the age of 49. This tablet was erected by 13 people (named in the tablet), including the late official Cui Lie, in honor of his legacy. The original stone is now in the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province
The inscriptions before and after the inscription are simple and elegant, which can be regarded as the specimen of the inscription in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The official script is written in the boundary. The characters are small, but the spacing and line spacing are very wide, and the layout is clear and transparent. Yang Shoujing’s “Commentary on the Stele of Hormone Flying Pavilion” said that his character “exquisite strokes and strict structure” was the most definitive comment. Xiang Lie is one of the famous products of Hanli. The denudation is very serious, and there are many damaged words
The word “fake” in the fifth line of this book, “fake Gaotao”, and the word “life” in the sixth line, “sitting at home is not life”, have been damaged, but can still be recognized. The word “cut” in the sixth line of “cut four evils” can be seen from the upper left of the word “small”. In the fourteenth line, the word “debate” in the word “debate” is left in half, and the remaining strokes of the word “residence” can be seen. It should be the old expansion in the middle and early Qing Dynasty. There are two seals on the seal: “Zhang Derong Jiancang Jinshi Characters” and “Three Qus Zhang’s Jinshi Longevity Examination”
Ouyang Xiu of Song Dynasty, Ouyang Fei, Zhao Mingcheng, Hong Shi, Li Shi, Chen Si, Bao Carving Series, Yang Shen of Ming Dynasty, Du Mu, Jin Xie Lin Lang, Sun Chengze of Qing Dynasty, Gu Yanwu, Jin Shi, Weng Fanggang, Qian Daxin, Qian Yantang, Jin Shi, Jin Shi, In modern times, Wang Chang’s “Collection of Gold and Stone”, Fang Ruo’s “Essays on School Steles” and other books are recorded.