The full name of "The Record of the Statue of Shi Ping Gong by Shi Hui Cong" is the representative work of the Wei stele.
Buddhism was advocated during the Wei Dynasty, and the practice of digging caves to make statues to pray for blessings was prevalent. The "Shi Ping Gong Statue" is an inscription on the stone statues made at that time. The content is full of superstitious religious colors, but its text However, it is a treasure of the art of calligraphy. It went against the weak calligraphy style of the Southern Dynasties and created a typical example of the square pen of the Northern Monument, which has been passed down to the world for its masculine beauty.
Written by Meng Da, written by Zhu Yizhang, inscribed in September of the 23rd year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The stone is on the north wall of Guyang Cave in Longmen Mountain, Luoyang, Henan. One of the famous Longmen statues, it first appeared in the world after being visited by Huang Xiaosong in Qiantang during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The main text is Yangwen, with ten lines and two crosses. "Two lines and six characters.
Creative background
The entire "Shi Ping Gong Statue" is engraved in Yang script, which is rare in stone carvings in the past dynasties. It does not have the author or calligrapher, which is rare among Wei steles. Purely. This stele is an earlier work during the heyday of calligraphy art in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The text on the stele is strict and elegant, and the strict and simple calligraphy style of the Northern Dynasties is written gracefully and smoothly. For example, Yang Shoujing's "Ping Stele Notes" says: "Shi Ping Gong was generous and broad. win". Especially in the brushwork, he boldly innovates, turns softness into hardness, and changes hiddenness into exposure, which is really the brilliance of the stone carvings of the Bei Stele.
According to the inscription "Record of the Statue of Duke Shiping", monk Huicheng wholeheartedly opened a cave for the country to create a statue to repay the emperor's favor. After the death of his father, Duke Shiping, Huicheng sadly built a stone statue for his late father, hoping that the stone statue would protect his father. , mother and all relatives who have passed away can go to the happy world to continue to enjoy blessings and avoid disasters.