Look at the patina of the ones handed down from ancient times, and the rust color of the unearthed ones. The patina must be seasoned and the copper should not be exposed. . The color of rust depends on whether the rust is primary rust or secondary rust. The original rust has the feeling that it cannot be removed by scraping, while the old rust floats outside the body of the money and feels like it will fall off without being touched. Looking at the handwriting again, it turns out that they all have gold hooks and silver strokes, are vigorous and powerful, and are evenly beautiful. The fake ones are rough, clumsy, crooked and disrespectful.
Chongning is the second reign title of Song Huizong Zhao Ji, an emperor with high artistic attainments in Chinese history. It was only one year after his first reign title was Jianzhong Jingguo. Chongning means advocating the national policy of Xining, "to study the early aspirations of the gods, to interpret the texts of Shao Shengshen; to commemorate the prosperous times of Xining, and to lay the foundation for the great imperial edicts of the Song Dynasty." (Collection of Imperial Edicts of the Song Dynasty) Volume 58) While continuing Shenzong's policy of Xining in politics, Huizong also pioneered new ideas in culture and art. He established academies and painting schools, studied ancient collections, taught the practice of five rituals and new rituals, and established schools and Taoist temples, with the intention of using literature and art. To peace.
Huizong Zhao Ji showed extraordinary talent in the field of calligraphy and painting. The most valuable thing in the history of ancient Chinese calligraphy is the "thin gold style" created by him.
Mr. He Yanquan, an art history researcher at National Taiwan University, said in his article "Slim Gold Calligraphy in Chinese Calligraphy": "Under Song Taizong's advocacy of the calligraphy style of the two kings, Song Huizong's calligraphy style appeared in the royal family of the Northern Song Dynasty. Thin Gold Book. Although Thin Gold Book has a unique personality, it belongs to the Shangyi calligraphy style of the Northern Song Dynasty, but it has an obvious feature, which is its writing method. Different from the method of hiding the writing method behind the strokes, Huizong directly showed the writing method to the viewer without using any text explanation. This was a step further than the Tang Dynasty's way of preserving the writing method. The educational function can provide viewers with a basic set of writing methods. Even if there are some minor deficiencies in the inscription process, they can still be fully presented to the viewers. From the beginning of calligraphy, Song Huizong began to systematically write. The writing method of calligraphy spread throughout the world: making imperial tablets and edicts for all counties and counties to be engraved by the school; building the Shenxiao Yuqing Palace extensively, and controlling imperial letters, and giving the tablets to all palaces to imitate and establish stones. In this way, the whole country was established. From students to ordinary people everywhere, Huizong established and promoted his cultural ideals across the country through various policy measures.