The Artistic Life of Cuan Culture

The inscription "Tycoon's Four Years" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty at the end of the Monument to the Treasure was misused, because the title of Tycoon in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was used by Huan Xuan when he usurped the Jin Dynasty, and Huan Xuan failed one year later. The year number of "tycoon" is only used for one year, and it will not be implemented in the following year, and the original year number of "Yuanxing" will still be used. After the failure of Huan Xuan's usurpation of gold, Andi changed Yuan to Yi Xi in three years. The cuan clan family in Qujing, Yunnan Province (then called wei county, Jianning County and Ningzhou, author's note) was unknown, but he still inscribed the old year number "Tycoon" which was not used by the Central Dynasty. Cuan clan didn't know that the Central Plains changed to the Yuan Dynasty, which was the result and material evidence of cuan clan's dominating the ancient central and southern regions, monopolizing one side, being partial to southern Xinjiang, and being closed to the outside world. The so-called "four years of tycoon" should be compared to "the first year of Yixi", that is, 405 AD, which has a history of more than 1500 years.

In the lower left corner of the "Xianbaozi Monument", there is an inscription written by Deng Erheng, a magistrate of Nanning (now Qujing City) in July of the second year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (AD 1852), which describes the excavation and relocation of the "Xianbaozi Monument" and comments it as a rare treasure: "The monument was renamed as Yangqitian in the south of the county in the second year of Yuanxing (now Yuezhou). I hardly knew that the tycoon hadn't done it, so I followed suit. Yizheng Ruan Wenda (Ruan Yuan, Governor Yungui, author's note) saw that the "Yan Yan Long Monument" was the first stone in central Yunnan. The first edition has been published for decades, and the teacher has never read it. What a pity! The suppression of things is inherently dull, and what survives with the golden tablet is fresh. Therefore, calligraphy and painting are well preserved and are willing to be as precious as the people of the city. In the autumn and July of the second year of Xianfeng, Deng Erheng of Jinling (now Nanjing, author's note) knew. "1927, Wuhou Temple was destroyed by war. This monument has been exposed to the sun, eroded by wind and rain, and is in danger of being damaged. Xin was discovered by poor scholar Zhang Shiyuan. After moving back home, he made a living by selling rubbings of Treasure Hunt Monument, and the Treasure Hunt Monument was preserved. 1937, in order to welcome the arrival of the "Beijing (now Nanjing) Yunnan Road Tour Group" in the Republic of China, the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education allocated funds to build the "Guibei Pavilion" in Qujing Middle School, and moved the "Dali Guoduan Stone and the Thirty-seventh Stone City (now Qujing, the author's note) swearing-in monument" to it for preservation and protection. 1989, in order to symbolize the national unity of "Dali Monument Pavilion and the Thirty-Seven Stone City", a hexagonal pyramid roof was built at the east of Xian Monument Pavilion 10 meter, and two inscriptions were placed in a pavilion for display and storage respectively. Monument Pavilion (see photo) is a combination of "crossing bucket" and "hanging beam" in the wood structure technology of ancient buildings in China. The architectural form is square pavilion and cloister plastic arts, with a single eaves resting on the top of the mountain. In the middle above the gate of Cuanbeiting, on the bridge towers on both sides of the gate, there are three seal characters of Cuanbeiting written by Yuan Jiagu in Shiping County, Yunnan Province and their couplets: "The treasure of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's great wealth is enriched by 300 words, which means that the small Cuanbeiting in southern Yunnan will live for two thousand years". Mr. Yuan Jiagu spoke highly of the historical, cultural and artistic treasure-"Xianbaozi Monument", which has high historical, cultural and artistic value. The stele pavilion seal script written by Mr. Yuan Jiagu is round and full, beautiful and simple. The couplet regular script is vigorous, smooth, beautiful and healthy, free and easy, and it is also a rare and precious cultural relic of calligraphy art. The calligraphy art of the inscription "Xianbao Zibei" is unique and interesting. The brushwork combines Kai Lee and seal script, which has the artistic characteristics of the times. The art of calligraphy and strokes is changeable, a combination of "trinity", simple, rich and ingenious; Calligraphy art is rigid inside and soft outside, and Fang Bi is vigorous and powerful, just like a knife and axe. The fonts are uneven and interesting, and the same word is written differently, and no word is the same; The art of composition and layout is patchy in size, looking at each other and echoing from beginning to end, running through the whole article, making it natural and harmonious. Treasure Monument is an artistic treasure with beautiful fonts, beautiful strokes, beautiful rules and exquisite carving. Its stippling, font, style and rhyme are natural, unique and light. After it came out, it was valued by the world and loved by historians. Mr. Kang Youwei, a master of Chinese studies, praised the treasure tablet. In Zhou Bei, he called it "simple and elegant, with a strange posture, which is the first of the official books and ancient stones". Kang's evaluation of "Xianbao Zibei" plays the following key roles in the history of calligraphy art and the evolution of Chinese characters: "The upper is the son of Chinese characters, and the lower is the ancestor of real books"; He also said: "I love historical sites more than Gu Lang, Gao Xiu and Cong Baozi ... because of their changes from official to official, it is enough to study the origin"; I also made a concrete figurative metaphor: "The ending of Cong Baozi is as simple as the capacity of an ancient Buddha". Mr kang Youwei praised the treasure tablet, which can be said to be his favorite. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a poet wrote a poem after reading two "tablets": "Two calligraphy books are rare, how much do you know about the world? "I am partial to the guest and read the monument against the light." It is also a compliment.

In modern times, Li Genyuan praised the calligraphy art of "Xianbaozi Monument", calling it "majestic as iron and charming as a goddess". It can be seen that its simple appearance can not hide the charming and attractive beauty of the "purple treasure and purple quilt" that combines rigidity and softness. Zhou Zhongyue endowed it with the reputation of "South Monument Treasure". During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Xie Jian, a calligrapher who studied the calligraphy art of "Cuan Style" for 30 years, made a special trip to Qujing and luliang county during his personal calligraphy art exhibition in Kunming, Yunnan, but his long-cherished wish to see the monument of Cuan Baozi and the monument of Cuan Longyan was realized. Unfortunately, in Qujing, the door of the pavilion was locked tightly and I had to peep through the window. Later, I left with regret: "I came to Quzhou and Wan Li to look for a tablet, but I was disappointed that the lock of the tablet pavilion was not opened. Outside the window, * * * you see the treasure, and you wander under the eaves of the shade. When he saw the "Yan Long Monument" in Zhenyuanbao, luliang county, he often said: "For the big and small monuments, they have been solved for 30 years, so these two monuments are the golden beams of Yu Xueshu. Mr. Esheng Qin, the former chairman of Guangdong Calligraphers Association, wrote a seven-character quatrain praising Cong Baozi Monument, saying: "The tycoon's jade shadow is fragrant, and the spring breeze is on March 3. If you don't keep it, it is often not a birthday, and it will flow to the southwest. "Han Tianheng, former vice president of Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Institute, once wrote a poem praising:" There are few ancient books in southern Yunnan, and the books are strange. I made a phone call to the steamed stuffed bun, and Xi's sigh was very different. "It can be seen that calligraphers are full of praise for their deep love for this treasure tablet. Thus, Xianbaozi Monument occupies a unique and important position in the history of calligraphy art in China and the evolution and development of Chinese characters. It is a rare crystallization of the integration of history, culture and art in southwest minority areas and China culture and art. Since modern times, many calligraphers and calligraphy lovers at home and abroad have devoted themselves to practice, copied and studied the calligraphy methods of Xianbaozi Monument, absorbed the essence from the stroke structure of the inscription, and made innovations to become outstanding. The calligraphy art of "Cuanbei" is used for book cover inscriptions in today's cultural and artistic life, such as "Cuanbei History" and "Nanzhao unofficial history Zheng Hui", which is simple and lovely. The subtitles used in movie titles are also very beautiful, such as the title of Lin Zexu and the subtitles of A River Flowing East. Calligraphy is the most widely used art in Guangzhou. At present, the commonly used Chinese character is "China Merchants Bank", and the specific service life is unknown.