Tracing the origin of Longmen twenty products

"Longmen Twenty Products" is a tablet of twenty statues in Longmen Grottoes, which is a masterpiece of calligraphy style in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The stone statue was originally an inscription attached to the Buddhist shrine, which was called the stone statue when Bi Qiuhui was his dead father. In the 22nd year of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (498), it was carved on the north wall of Guyang Cave in Longmen, Luoyang, Henan Province. The inscription was written by Meng Da and written by Zhu Yi in regular script. The difference between this monument and other monuments is that the whole monument is carved on the front, word for word, which is unique in the history of stone carving and sculpture. The content of the note embodies the sculptor's religious feelings and seeks happiness and disaster relief for the deceased. It was discovered by Huang Yi (1744- 180 1) during the reign of Qingganlong, which was valued by the book circle and listed as the "Twenty Classics of Longmen". This inscription, written by Fang Bi, has a heavy brushwork, tight knot, thick and full stippling and sharp edges, which makes it look majestic and extraordinary, and it has been promoted to Weibei pen. The statue of Yang Dayan was carved at the beginning of Jingming in the Northern Wei Dynasty (500 -508). Regular script, engraved in Guyang Cave, Longmen, Luoyang. And Shi, Sun Qiusheng and Wei Lingzang are also called "four products of Longmen". Kang Youwei's "Talk about Guang Yi and Zhou Shuang" lists it as a sect with simple monarch and phoenix flavor. The statue niche is located on the south side above the entrance of Guyangdong. There are six niches, all of which are round coupons. Divided into upper, middle and lower rows, each row has two niches of different sizes. Grape grain is carved with grass in the round lintel arch, and Maitreya Buddha (broken) is the main statue. Left and right, serve the bodhisattva. It was completed on September 3rd in the second year of Jingming (AD 50 1). The statue of Zheng Changyou is located on the right side of the Buddhist shrine, 50 cm high and 35 cm wide. According to records, in the second year of Jingming, Zheng Chang was the deceased father, the deceased mother Huangfu, the deceased son Shilong and his concubine Chen Yunv were the deceased mother Xu, and each made a statue of Maitreya Buddha. Calligraphy of steles is of great significance in inheriting Han Li and enlightening Tang Kai. The statue of Sun Qiusheng, full name of Sun Qiusheng and Liu Qizu, is located in the south wall of Guyang Cave in Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang. It was completed on May 27th, Jingming, Xuan Wudi, Northern Wei Dynasty. This tablet book is vigorous, broad and simple, and its brushwork is more changeable than that of stone statues. It is one of the twenty products of Longmen. Meng Guangdawen, Xiao Xianqing. Regular script has fifteen lines and thirty-nine characters. The font is strong, steady and powerful. Simple and comfortable brushwork. Yuan statue, called Maitreya Buddha statue, was built in Beihai for the safety of mother and child, with a height of 88 cm and a width of 42 cm. According to historical records, Yuan moved the capital to Luoyang in detail with Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The statue of Niu Moore, the full name of which is the Maitreya Buddha statue made by Mrs. Wei Chi, the wife of Qiu Muliang, the king of Changle in November of the 19th year of Taihe, is one of the twenty pieces of Longmen. Height 100 cm, width 34 cm. It was built by Mrs. Wei Chi (later renamed as "Wei"), the wife of Qiu Muliang, the king of Changle, for her dead son Niu Mi, and was once called Niu Mi Shrine. There is a lotus carved in the middle of the pedestal of the statue, and the left and right hands raise their hands, which is lifelike and lifelike. The inscription is dignified and clean.