The latter can be divided into two types: one is that later generations carved the handwriting of the calligrapher of the former dynasty on the stone for appreciation and expanded it into rubbings, which is convenient for circulation, appreciation and temporary research. For example, Chunhua Pavilion Post in Song Dynasty and Sanxitang Post in Qing Dynasty. The other is stone carvings used to record political achievements, which record the evolution of famous mountains and temples, as well as the deeds of celebrities and officials, such as ritual monuments, Zhang Menglong monuments, multi-tower induction monuments and so on.
Most of these posts in black and white are preserved in the form of stone tablets. From the perspective of preservation form, we call "black" posts "posts" and "white" posts "monuments"; From the text content, we call the handwriting of the literati "post" and the inscription "tablet".
Throughout the ages, calligraphy representatives such as Erwang and Zhong You have been regarded as classics for future generations to learn. Ou Yangxun described Wang Xizhi as a "model", "the best in ancient and modern times" and "the only one" in Pei Wenzhai's Book of Calligraphy and Painting. In the Qing Dynasty, due to the emperor's preference, scholars had to use the book of "Two Kings" to find jobs, which became too stylized over time, and the development of later studies encountered bottlenecks.
At this time, it is undoubtedly a new way of calligraphy to discover and study inscriptions on gold inscriptions. Coupled with the national crisis, the revolutionaries' resistance to the royal family was manifested in the advocacy of epigraphy, so epigraphy rose.
Kang Youwei said in "A Double Boat in Guangyi": "Today, if you want to respect the post, you have to respect the monument. If you want to respect the Tang monument, it will be worn out. You have to respect the Northern and Southern Dynasties monument. " But even in the Qing Dynasty, Ruan Yuan, an advocate of epigraphy, said: "Short notes and long scrolls, flashy gestures, good stickers; If the world is strict and the calligraphy is deep, the monument will win. " In his eyes, sticking snow is not useless.
Summary: Aside from the factors of the times, from a modern perspective: Iron Blood requires rigorous brushwork and skillful writing, and then seeks rhyme in the change of statutes; Inscription uses a pen, striving to be frank and honest, and emphasizing individuality. Aesthetically, "post" is "bookish", which is the expression of soul, temperament and interest;
"Monument" has the spirit of "stone", which is a vast, rich and simple embodiment compared with "book spirit". "Post" and "monument" have their own merits, and there is no absolute difference. They are a set of relative concepts, not contradictory concepts, but can learn from each other. Therefore, monuments and posts can be learned together.