There is a poem on the half-couch inviting the moon *** from "Zhang Menglong Monument".
The "Zhang Menglong Monument" is 280 cm high and 123 cm wide. The height of the monument is 153 cm and the width is 87 cm. The forehead of the monument is 44 cm high and 40 cm wide. There are 12 characters in three lines on the forehead of the monument. There are 26 lines in the upper part of the stele, with 46 characters in the whole line. The last four lines are inscribed with the year and month, mainly praising Zhang Menglong, the prefect of Lu County, for establishing a school and other merits and virtues; Record the official names, surnames, etc. of the people involved in erecting the monument.
The calligraphy art style of "Zhang Menglong Monument" is both dangerous and handsome, yet also graceful and graceful; it is both interesting and lively, yet simple and elegant. Seek harmony in order, seek change in harmony, be natural and smooth, and be full of elegance. This stele is the most prestigious work among the inscriptions of the Northern Wei Dynasty and is a representative of the rigorous and elegant style of calligraphy.
Appreciation of Works
"Zhang Menglong Stele" is a brilliant pearl in the treasure house of Wei stele in China. The stele has been highly praised since its creation: "" Zhang Menglong Monument" was listed as a "top quality" and said that ""Zhang Menglong" is like Zhou Gong's system of rituals, everything is beautiful and good", "it is the sect of orthodox perversion", "the structure is exquisite, and the changes are unprovoked".
Yang Shoujing's "Xue Shu Yi Yan" said that "it is unrestrained, ancient and simple, and the strange and the right complement each other. This is why the Six Dynasties are superior to the people of the Tang Dynasty." Shen Zengzhi's "Hai Ri Lou Zha Cong" said, "The wind is strong and the beautiful scenery of Zhongliang is approaching, but the final painting is not stained by a single stroke of paint, which is different from the Bei stele that he wrote freely."