Li Si's representative Xiaozhuan works include "Taishan Carved Stone".
The content of "Taishan Carved on Stone":
The first half of "Taishan Carved on Stone" describes Qin Shihuang's nationwide declaration of laws and regulations, making full use of the law to protect the newly established centralized power It regulates the various systems of the feudal country, requires subjects to abide by the legal system, and warns future generations to adhere to the Legalist line and never change; the second half records Li Si's letter requesting that an edict be engraved next to the stone where Qin Shihuang was standing when he accompanied Qin II on a tour. Condition.
Li Si's personal works:
Li Si's four essays are now biographed. Li Si's literary and writing attainments are sought after by future generations. His articles are rigorously argued, powerful and eloquent, like a rushing river. Lu Xun once praised Li Si highly and was called the ancestor of calligraphy. In addition to the above-mentioned prose, Li Si's works also include inscriptions. There are "Stone Carvings on Mount Zouyi" and "Stone Carvings on Mount Tai".
Li Si, Zhao Gao, Hu Wujing and others wrote models such as "Cangjie Pian", "Yuanli Pian" and "Erudition Pian" for everyone to copy. They are the "Book of Remonstrance and Expulsion of Guests", "Book of Execution and Supervision of Responsibilities", "Book of Instructions to Zhao Gao" and "Letter from Prison".
Representative works of Xiaozhuan:
"Yishan Carved Stone":
It is the representative work of Qin Zhuan (ie Xiaozhuan). The dots and dashes of the characters are all lines, with the same thickness and roundness. The font is dignified and rigorous, with both reality and emptiness, proper spacing, calmness, peace and strength. Some people commented that "the painting is like iron and stone, and it is like a powerful crossbow." The structure of the characters is tight at the top and loose at the bottom, and the vertical legs are elongated. It has a condescending attitude, as if the readers have to look up.
"Kuaiji Stone Carvings":
It was carved by the First Emperor during his fifth patrol on Kuaiji Mountain (now southeast of Shaoxing, Zhejiang) in the thirty-sixth year of his reign (210 BC). These stone carvings are all in standard Xiaozhuan script and are said to have been written by Prime Minister Li Si.
"Langya Carving Stone" and "Zhifu Carving Stone":
It was carved in Zhifu Mountain (northwest of Yantai City, Shandong Province) in the 29th year of Qin Shihuang (218 BC).
Style characteristics:
The style of Xiaozhuan in the Qin Dynasty can be seen from the existing relics such as "Taishan Carved Stone", "Langyatai Carved Stone" and power inscriptions. The strokes of small seal script are thin, so it is also called "jade seal script"; the shape of the characters is rectangular, and the structure is often symmetrical, giving people a tall and beautiful feeling.