"Seventeen Posts" is the famous representative work of Wang Xizhi in cursive script. It is named after the word "Seventeen" at the beginning of the volume. The original calligraphy was lost long ago, and the "Seventeen Tie" handed down to us today is the engraving. Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang Dynasty recorded the condition of the original ink ink in the "Seventeen Tie" in "The Essential Records of the Book of Dharma": "The "Seventeen Tie" is one and two feet long, which is the Zhenguan Zhongnei version, with one hundred seven lines and nine hundred and forty-three characters. This is Xuanhe's famous calligraphy. Emperor Taizong purchased the two kings' books. The king's book contained three thousand pieces of paper, and he made a volume of one foot and two feet. > This post is a set of letters. According to research, it was written to his friend Zhou Fu, the governor of Yizhou. It was written over a period of fourteen years from the third year of Yonghe to the fifth year of Shengping (347-361 AD). It is an important material for studying Wang Xizhi's life and the development of calligraphy. Bao Shichen, a native of the Qing Dynasty, has an article called "Seventeen Tie Shuzheng" for reference.
Partial Appreciation: Analysis
(Twenty-six) Lai Qin Tie
Explanation: Green plums, Lai Qin, cherries, and Riji Tengzi are all in bags. Good, there are too many letters and envelopes.
Translation: The seeds of green plums, birds, cherries, and Japanese vines are best packed in cloth bags when they are sent. If they are sealed in boxes, they often cannot germinate after being planted.
Song Dynasty Works: Appreciation
(Rubbings from Song Dynasty)
Modern Works: Appreciation
(Li Wenhui: Shenzhen-Pengcheng-Ed. (engraved version)