As to whose hand the inscription was written, there are three main theories: Handan Chun, Wei Jian and Ji Kang.
Handan Chun was a famous calligrapher during the Han and Wei Dynasties. Xiao Liang and Yuan Ang's "Ancient and Modern Book Reviews" commented that his calligraphy "should follow the rules of the people, and the square and round shapes will be perfect." Taking Handan Chun as the author of the "Three-Body Stone Classic" comes from the above list of Jiang Shi, a native of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The "Book of Wei" collected by the Northern Qi Dynasty states that in the 514th year of Jiangshi (the third year of Yanchang), it says: "Chen Liu Handan Chunyi was at the same time as (Zhang) Yi, and he was erudite and developed his art. He was especially good at "Cang" and "Ya". The Xu family Zi Zhi, the Eight-Style Six Books, is famous for his study of Xianli, and he taught the princes with his books. He also built the "Three-Character Stone Classic" in the west of the Han Dynasty stele. "Wen", the seal script was written in Datong, but the ancient characters are slightly different. "Li Yanshou of the Tang Dynasty recorded the same thing in "History of the North". Wang Yinglin from the Song Dynasty wrote "Jiwen of Kunxue", Yan Ruochu from the Qing Dynasty "Shangshu Jiwen Shuzheng", Hang Shijun from the Qing Dynasty "A Research on the Variations of the Stone Classics", Sun Xingyan from the Qing Dynasty "A Research on the Remaining Characters of the Wei Santi Shi Jing" and Yao Jinqi's "Preface to the Research on the Stone Classics of the Han and Wei Dynasties" 》And so on. Quan Zuwang looked at the "Shi Jing Kao Yi Preface" and believed that it originated from Handan Chun and was written by Ji Kang. This theory (note: originated from Handan Chun's theory) is widely circulated, such as the "Shi Jing" article in the 1968 edition of "Chinese Dictionary" edited by Lin Yin and Gao Ming of Taiwan Province; the 1979 revised edition of "Cymology" by the Commercial Press in Beijing. The "Three-Body Stone Classic" article; the "Handan Chun" article in the "Dictionary of Chinese Artists' Names" edited by Yu Jianhua and published by Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House in 1986, and the "Complete Collection of Chinese Art: Calligraphy of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties" published by People's Fine Arts Publishing House in 1986 The interpretations of "Zhengshi Shi Jing" and others all adopt this theory.
Wei Jian is also a famous calligrapher of his generation. Liu Song Yangxin's "Collecting Ancient Calligraphy to Write People's Names" said that he is "good at cursive and ancient prose, and he is as good as a few. His cursive style is thin and his handwriting is skillful." He is called Wei. The coveted authorship of the "Three Body Stone Classic" originated from the "Four Body Book Shi" written by Wei Heng of Jin Dynasty. "Book of Jin" written by Fang Xuanling of the Tang Dynasty and others quoted from "Four Body Scripts": "In the early Wei Dynasty, the ancient Chinese pronunciation came from Chun in Handan. Jinghou (Wei Jian), the ancestor of Hengzu, wrote Chun's "Shangshu", and later expressed it as Chun, and Chun No different. In the middle of the Zhengshi period, the "Three-Character Stone Classic" lost its originality, and because of the name of Ke Dou, it followed its form. A recent scholar, Yang Shoujing, wrote the "Remnant Postscript of the Wei Santi Stone Classic", which was written by Wei Jing, and said: "This Stone Classic is the one written by Wei Jinghou. Otherwise, why would the Stone Classic not be Chunfa and Jinghou and be included in "Hengzhuan"? "Yeah? This has never been broken before."
Ji Kang is also famous for his calligraphy, especially cursive calligraphy. Zhang Huaiguan of the Tang Dynasty wrote in his book "Shu Duan" that "Shudu (Ji Kang's character) was good at calligraphy, and he was better than the cursive system. Looking at his posture, it was natural, and the meaning did not care about the pen and ink." It was listed as a masterpiece. The saying that Ji Kang was the author of the Three-Body Stone Classic is based on the personal witness of his contemporary Zhao Zhi. "Book of Jin·Biography of Zhao Zhi" says: "Zhao Zhi, courtesy name Jingzhen, was a native of Daijun County and lived in Luoyang... At the age of fourteen, he went to Luoyang and traveled to Taixue. When he met Ji Kang who was studying to write stone scriptures, he wandered around and could not leave. "Zi Kangzi and Ji Shao's "Zhao Zhixu" also says: "In the fourteenth year of (Zhao Zhi), I came to Taixueguan. At that time, my ancestor was studying to write ancient stone scriptures, and he left." Zhu Yizhen of the Qing Dynasty, "Jing Yi Kao", Liu Chuanying. According to "The Examination of the Stone Classics of the Han and Wei Dynasties" and Zhou Zhenliang's "Remnant Stone Rubbings and Postscripts of the Wei Santi Shi Jing", it is not the Handan Chun script, but the Ji Kang script.
In addition to the above three theories, there are also two theories of Zhang Yi and Wei Dan. There is no solid evidence for the second case in the historical records, and there are many conjectures, so this article (note: the "Wei "Three-Body Stone Classic" Writer's Brief Commentary") is not adopted. Questions about Handan Chun's theory: Check "Book of the Later Han·Biography of Lienu". Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty established the "Cao'e Monument" in the first year of Yuanjia in 151 AD. Li Xian of the Tang Dynasty and others quoted "Kuiji Dianlu" as saying: "Handan Chunzizizi" Li, Shifu weakly crowned. "According to the remnants of the Three-Body Stone Scripture unearthed in Xi'an in June 1957, the Stone Scripture was built in 241 (the second year of the reign of King Cao Fang of Wei Qi), ninety years after 151. After a long time, and Handan Chun "was weak at the time", he should be at least a hundred years old by the time the stone scripture was established. Even if he was still alive, he would be extremely old and would not be able to undertake such a huge project.
Question about Wei Guan's theory: According to the "Book of Jin·Biography of Wei Guan", Wei Guan's "father, Wei Guan, was Shangshu of Wei. He lost his father when he was ten years old." Zha Wei Guan was killed in 291 (Emperor Hui of the Western Jin Dynasty) The first year of Yuankang), "when the year was seventy-two", then the year "ten years old" was 229 (the third year of Emperor Taihe of Wei Ming), which was the year of Wei Guan's death. The "Three-Body Stone Classic" was built in 241, when Wei Qiang died 12 years ago, so how could he write the Stone Classic.
Ji Kang said that he doubted: "Book of Jin·Biography of Zhao Zhi" says: Zhao Zhi died between 280 and 289 (in the middle of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty), "at the age of thirty-seven". Based on this calculation, his birth year should not be earlier than 242. According to the imperial examination, the "Three-Body Stone Classic" had been established at that time.
However, "Book of Jin" and "Zhao Zhixu" say that he was "fourteenth year old" before he saw Ji Kang "study and write the Stone Classics". If Zhao Zhi was born in 242, it is calculated that the "fourteenth year" should be in 256 (the first year of Ganlu), when the "Three-Body Stone Sutra" was written 15 years ago. It can be seen that Ji Kang came to Taixue at this time to write the Stone Classics with the intention of copying or imitating it. This is the same as the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" states that "the Xi Ping Stone Classics was established before the stele was erected, and he observed and copied it" and the "Book of Jin" says Just like Shi Jilong "sent Dr. Guozi to Luoyang to write the Stone Classics", it was definitely not about writing or engraving the Stone Classics. 1. The Three-Body Stone Classic was not written by one person, but by a collective collaboration. This group should be composed of calligraphers who are good at writing in three different scripts: ancient Chinese, Xiaozhuan and official script. They should divide their work to write on the stone. The total number of calligraphers should not be less than the writers of the "Xiping Stone Classic".
2. Although Handan Chun, Wei Jian and Ji Kang, the three most popular calligraphers in the past dynasties and influential to this day, were all famous calligraphers at that time, not only could they not write the Stone Classics alone, but it was also impossible for all three of them to participate in it. The collective writing work of the Stone Classics.
3. As for the specific list of writers of the "Three-Body Stone Classic", due to the serious damage to the original stele, no name of the author has been found on the remaining stones unearthed since the Song Dynasty. In addition, there are gaps in the "Three Kingdoms" and other documents However, it is not appropriate to make any inferences before new archaeological data are discovered.