Twenty products of Longmen refer to the inscriptions of twenty statues selected from Longmen Grottoes in the Central and Northern Wei Dynasty, and the title began in the Qing Dynasty. Nineteen of them are in Guyang Cave, and only one is in Cave 660 (Cixiang Kiln) outside Laolong Cave. Most of the masters of merit in these statues are princes and nobles, senior officials and Taoist monks in the Northern Wei Dynasty. They sang hymns or made statues for Emperor Xiaowen to pray for disaster. Most of their names are recorded in history books.
These statues are often related to the historical facts of that year. Therefore, Twenty Chapters of Longmen is not only the essence of northern Wei calligraphy art, but also a representative work of northern Wei calligraphy, and it is also a historical material with research value. About13km southbound from Luoyang, Henan Province, you arrive at Longmen Grottoes, one of the famous "Four Buddha Grottoes". There are two mountains here, like a door, and the water is flowing. On one side is the fragrant hill where Bai Juyi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, was buried. On one side is Longmen Mountain.
Introduction to the characteristics of Longmen 20 pin;
1, vigorous and vivid style: The fonts and lines of "Longmen Twenty Products" all present a vigorous and vivid style, with strong vitality and sense of movement.
2. Simple flavor: The fonts and lines of Longmen Twenty Products have simple flavor, which embodies the unique style of Buddhist art in the Northern Wei Dynasty in China.
3. Vigorous brushwork: The fonts and lines of Longmen Twenty Products have vigorous brushwork, which embodies the aesthetic style pursued by Buddhist art in northern China at that time.
4. Solemnity: The fonts and lines of Longmen Twenty Products all have solemn meaning, which embodies the religious belief and aesthetic concept of Buddhist art in northern China at that time.
5. Colorful changes: The fonts and lines of "Longmen Twenty Products" are colorful, which makes each rubbings full of unique beauty and vitality.
6. Extremely high artistic value: Twenty Pieces of Longmen is a precious cultural relic in Longmen Grottoes, which has extremely high artistic value. These rubbings are not only treasures of ancient Chinese calligraphy art, but also important materials for studying ancient Chinese culture and religion.