The epitaph of the Northern Wei Dynasty inherited from the Han Dynasty and Qi Tang Kai from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, which is an important part of the evolution of Chinese characters. Because of the excellent carving, and buried in the ground, there is less erosion by wind and rain, so it has become an important reference for us to understand the original state of Chinese character writing in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
"Yuan Jian Epitaph", engraved in the Northern Wei Dynasty Taihe 23 years (499 years), the stone is rectangular, 73 centimeters high, 33 centimeters wide, 8 lines of the main book, 18 characters in the line, the right end of the stone is incomplete. In 1926, it was unearthed in Gaogou Village, northwest of Luoyang City, Henan, and in 1939, Yu Youren donated it to Xi'an Stele Forest.
"Yuan Jian Epitaph" shows a unique aesthetic pattern in the carving knife program and knot character modeling, and the epitaph calligraphy is simple and quiet, strong and simple. The attitude is high-spirited, the force shows the masculine beauty, and it is a calligraphy work with great style in the epitaph of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
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