Recently, a Ming Dynasty calligraphy work has caused heated discussion in Xiamen. The content of this calligraphy work is a five-character poem in cursive. The first two sentences are "The Shahe River has a large water area, and the terrain is strong and majestic..."
According to Chen Guoqin, a senior calligraphy and painting researcher and collector in Taiwan, the on-site appraisal: the color of this paper work It is gray and yellow and simple, with a size of 20*40cm. The calligraphy characters are rigorous in structure, smooth in lines, rigorous in layout, natural and generous. It is worthy of being a fine piece of calligraphy.
According to relevant historical records, Huang Zan (1455-1524), whose courtesy name was Gongxian and whose name was Xuzhou, was born in Yizhen (now Jiangsu). The head of the Nanjing Household Department was promoted to wailang, langzhong, and then governor of Shandong.
Huang Zan himself lived a very simple life. After serving as an official for thirty years, he used to wear common clothes and set an example, which gradually made the Shandong officialdom more upright. Corrupt officials were afraid of Huang Zan's majesty, so some actually resigned. go. When he was in bad years, Huang Zan emphasized frugality and once gave millet to officials as salaries. When the Yellow River burst its banks and flooded, he asked the relevant county governments to move out of their offices and free up houses to accommodate the victims.
Wuzong Zhu Houzhao (1491-1521, reign name Zhengde) of Wuming Dynasty appreciated his outstanding political achievements and issued an edict to commend him. "Wuzong's edict said: 'You have mature knowledge of weapons and great corrections, and court officials Recommended, Fusui Qilu. Since he came to the official position, he has been doing things for the people, which is very difficult for others. I am the eunuch Pan Heng and Zhou Yun. The imperial court relies on the sentiment of nostalgia. You are so proud.'" Faced with such honor, Huang Zan refused, saying that he had done nothing, and asked to be exempted from the reward.
Mr. Chen Guoqin, who has been engaged in the research and collection of calligraphy and painting for more than 20 years, lamented:
Calligraphy is the quintessence of the Chinese nation. Many scholars in ancient times had excellent calligraphy skills, and there are countless famous calligraphers in the past. , however, today we can remember and find only a few that can leave traces in history. It is even more rare for a calligrapher like Huang Zan, whose "Qing dynasty name remains in history", to leave behind exquisite calligraphy works that are both excellent in poetry and calligraphy.
Since its debut in Xiamen Yuxin Antique City, this calligraphy work has received widespread attention in the industry.
What troubles collectors is that because this is a cursive work, the poem manuscript still lacks expert interpretation of the full text. The collector then wanted to use the Internet platform to sincerely invite experts and experts among netizens to assist in identification and interpretation.
Chen Guoqin said that according to relevant historical records, Huang Zan had a poetry collection "Xuezhou Collection" published in more than ten volumes. If these poetry collections can be found, the content of this poem should be included in them.
What do you think of the content of this poem?