The Epitaph of the Yuan and Qin Dynasties in the Northern Wei Dynasty

“The Epitaph of the Yuan and Qin Dynasties in the Northern Wei Dynasty” is a complete paper version with ink and has been mounted on a vertical axis. The original stone is 82cm long and 85cm horizontal. Rubbings have 37 lines, 35 characters, and a bounded lattice. Lack of cover. Unearthed in Zhangyang Village, north of Luoyang City, Henan Province in 1916, it was once collected by Tao Xiang. This book has no missing characters, and was initially developed after excavation
The original title of the Zhiwen is “The Divine Inscription of the Founding Marquis and Yuan Jun of the State of Juping County by Zuo Pushesi, the Minister of State, the Minister of State, the Minister of State, and the Duke of Juping County.”. Zhiwen calls it “an official who connects the two capitals, ascends the three events first, connects yin and yang in the four seas, harmonizes water and soil in the world”, “the people of the three rivers and six auxiliary regions respect them as gods, and the family of the seven phases and five dukes fears them as thunder and lightning”. It can be seen from their majesty before their death. “In the Spring and Autumn Period, on April 13th of the first year of Jianyi’s reign, he was killed in the Yin of Beimang. On November 8th of the first year of Yong’an’s reign in Guangdong Province, Xinyou moved to the Yin of Xiling.” Yuan Qin died in the change of Heyin. This record was engraved in 528 AD, and the Northern Wei Dynasty was nearing its end< The Zhiwen script is a standard "Wei Bei style" regular script, with sharp edges and clear edges. "The unique style is plump and rounded, reflecting the characteristics of the era during the transition from the late Northern Wei Dynasty to the Eastern Wei Dynasty.". The whole article is elegant and tame, with the demeanor of the Wang family like it. It is the top grade in Wei Zhi's calligraphy, and should be a master calligraphy carving at that time
The main bibliographies include: Modern Luo Zhenyu’s “Three Editions of the Remains of the Mangluo Tomb”, “Two Editions of the Epitaph of the Six Dynasties”, “Haoli Remains Catalogue”, Wu Dingchang’s “Imitation of the Stone Records of the Jixuan Tomb”, Fan Shouming’s “Postscript to the Remains of the Ancient Tomb in the Garden”, Gu Xieguang’s “New Catalogue of Ancient Records”, Guan Baiyi’s “Map of the Annals of Gold and Stone in the South of the River”, Guo Yongtang’s “Records of the Time and Place of the Stone Carvings Unearthed in Luoyang”, and Modern Zhao Wanli’s “Collection of Epitaphs of the Han, Wei, and Southern and Northern Dynasties”.

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