In the early years of the Republic of China, that is, in 1912 AD, a major event occurred in the Chinese calligraphy circle in this year, and a Piece of Chinese Tang Dynasty Cursive from Japan entered everyone's field of vision, this work is the famous Pure Land Sect master who bought it with heavy money when he was lecturing in Japan, and it is the only tang Dynasty famous Xiaocao authenticity found in the world.
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None of the tang dynasty xiaocao authentic works that we currently know are clearly confirmed authentic works, either the double hook of the Tang Dynasty or the facsimile of the Song Dynasty, and this work, after many studies, has been proved to be the true works of the Tang Dynasty.
The Complete Volume of sun guoting's cursive Buddhist testament (Erxuan Sheben)
This work is also recorded in the history of Chinese calligraphy, it is a Buddhist scripture, introduced to China during the Liang Dynasty, popular in the Tang Dynasty, during the Gaozong period, the edict of the then "cursive sage" Sun Guoting to write this work, Sun Guoting wrote it many times, the best of which was submitted, and finally collected and engraved by the Inner House, and enshrined in the major monasteries across the country.
This work is Sun Guoting's "Buddhist Relic Teaching Sutra".
This work was collected by Emperor Huizong of Song in the Song Dynasty, and now the beginning of this work still has the great seal of "Xuanhe Neifu", and it is said that this work also has the inscription of Emperor Huizong of Song, but unfortunately it was lost in the process of historical inheritance.
After the Song Dynasty, which is recorded in the history of Chinese calligraphy, there was no such work, and for some reason it flowed into Japan, and it was also treasured by an emperor of Japan throughout his life, and later flowed into the Japanese folk. It was not until the Republic of China period that this work "returned to China".
In terms of calligraphy, Sun Guoting's "Buddhist Relic Teaching Sutra" is extremely precious.
The great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty once criticized Yan Zhenqing bitterly, and also ridiculed the "Second King", and also dismissed the "Four Great Masters of the Early Tang Dynasty", but they were highly respected for Sun Guoting's calligraphy, he said:
Tang Cao has obtained the "Two Kings" Fa, and no one can stand out.
The cursive masters of the Tang Dynasty all studied the "Two Kings", but none of their achievements could surpass the "Two Kings", which shows how high the status of Sun Guoting's calligraphy in Mi Fu's heart was.
In terms of the content of the writing, this "Buddhist Relic Sutra" totals 2650 words, which is extremely rare not only in the Tang Dynasty, but also in the entire history of Chinese calligraphy.
In this work, the "Sutra of the Buddha's Testament" is a small and great meaning explained by the Buddha before his death, which can be said to gather the wisdom of the Buddha's life, the words are pearls, the magic is infinite, and it is also a famous classic that was translated after the sinification of Buddhism, integrating the wisdom of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
In the sense of calligraphy learning, this work is more expensive than Sun Guoting's "Book Genealogy", and the whole text is filled with a quaint atmosphere, and Hua Tingdian once praised this post:
"This post is rounded and round, purely from the chapter grass, compared to the "Book Notation", there is a difference between relaxation. The Cover "Book Genealogy" is a manuscript, not an intentional work, although it is the same hand, but it is not caught. ”
Because this work is a cursive script written by Sun Guoting, a first-class adept in the Tang Dynasty, for many times, every word is neutral and peaceful, and it has the spirit of morality, which is a model that can be encountered and unattainable by people who have studied books for thousands of years. It can be said that it is more expensive than Wang Xizhi's words.