How much influence did Shi Guwen have on later calligraphy? Does anyone still write this kind of book?

The characters and fonts carved on the stone drum are between the ancient prose and Qin Zhuan, generally known as "Da Zhuan", which was discovered in the Tang Dynasty, and was largely unknown during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. In the early Song Dynasty, Sima Chi, a historical and literary lover, was appointed as the magistrate in Fengxiang, Baoji, and began to look for the stone drums scattered abroad, because they were originally excavated in Fengxiang.

Finally, nine of them were found, and the stone drums were put into official school protection again. In the fourth year of Emperor Yangdi (1052), the stone drum collectors stumbled upon the last stone drum in a butcher's shop. At that time, this kind of treasure was first used for cooking mortar, and then used as a grindstone. At this point, Zuo Yuan Drum reappeared in the Jianghu, and all the ten stone drums were recovered.

We know that the understanding of calligraphy should be based on the environment of the dynasty at that time, and the Song Dynasty was such a good environment. People in Song Dynasty liked to study antiquities, so many university scholars began to study Shi Guwen. Ouyang Xiu once speculated on Shi Guwen in Records of the Historian's Postscript Collection, questioning the view that the stone drum originated from the Western Zhou Dynasty. "The drum is thin and shallow, why do you keep it?" But this does not hinder the appreciation of Shi Guwen's works.

Song Huizong, one of the biggest collectors, naturally won't miss the stone drum. In the second year of Daguan (1 108), Song Huizong moved the stone drum to Biyong, Bianjing, and ordered the stone drum figures to be filled with gold. Song Huizong felt that no one could destroy this stone drum any more. Song Huizong's love made Shigu secure for a short time, but this security didn't last long.

Shi Guwen's font inherited the inscriptions on bronze in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the seal script of Qin Dynasty. From the calligraphy point of view, Shi Guwen inherited Qin Gonggui's circle, and his handwriting is very symmetrical and vigorous, which should be a transitional font. Shi Guwen was regarded as an important model of learning seal script by calligraphers in past dynasties, and was praised as "the first rule of calligraphers". Some modern people also learn from Shi Guwen, which can actually be used as a basic writing and an excellent reference to understand the evolution of China's writing and calligraphy.