Yangtze River Network News (reporter Wang Chengyong, correspondent Sun Xia) On July 2, the "Treasures of Ink - Exhibition of Gold and Stone Tablets in the Hubei Provincial Museum" was launched on the 4th floor of the South Hall of the Hubei Provincial Museum. This exhibition selects nearly 100 rubbings of gold and stone inscriptions from the museum's collection, showing the appearance of writing from the Neolithic period to the Qin Dynasty, so that the audience can further understand the long history of the development of writing in China and the profound culture and art of inscriptions.
Exhibition view. Courtesy of Hubei Provincial Museum
In order to better study and disseminate calligraphy and literature, later generations often copied the words and images engraved on oracle bones, gold stones, and tablets to paper by hammering and rubbing. The paper is easy to destroy, the stele is difficult to preserve, and the rubbings of the gold and stone stele have preserved the original style relatively completely. The rare inscriptions of the past dynasties reflect the history and culture of the Chinese nation for more than 5,000 years, and have important historical and artistic value.
Hubei Provincial Museum now has more than 10,000 pieces of gold and stone inscriptions, which are rich in variety and profound in heritage. Nearly 100 pieces of gold and stone inscriptions in the Hubei Provincial Museum were selected this time, which were divided into five sections, including pottery inscription symbols and rubbings, oracle bone inscriptions and rubbings, bronze inscriptions rubbings, stone carvings rubbings, and bronze full-form rubbings. The exhibition strives to present the written landscape from the Neolithic period to the Qin Dynasty from multiple angles, helping the audience understand and appreciate the historical and artistic value of the inscriptions, so as to promote the inheritance and promotion of traditional Chinese culture.
Pottery bearings. Courtesy of Hubei Provincial Museum
A pottery support of the late Neolithic Chengbeixi culture was unearthed in 1998 in Zigui Liulinxi. In the Three Gorges area, the Chengbeixi culture and Daxi culture popularized the bottom ware and supports, and the cooking food was often supported by stones or supports. Only Liulin Creek has unearthed more than 1,000 pieces of pottery supports. These symbols, engraved on pottery, are used to express a certain idea, and are a reflection of people's spiritual activities, or an early form of writing.
A rubbing-up of Yang Shoujing's pottery, with Yang Shoujing's collection seal in the book. Yang Shoujing was a native of Yidu, Hubei, a famous scholar and calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, who was engaged in the study of historical geography and calligraphy inscriptions throughout his life. His calligraphy is steep and ancient, and his works are regarded as treasures in Japan.
A set of utensils is full of four screens, and it is divided into micron tripods, neutrons and other utensils. Each extension has an inscription by Wu Dashi in 1876. Wu Dashi was a calligrapher, painter, philologist, and philologist in the Qing Dynasty, who was good at painting landscapes and flowers, and was good at calligraphy.
In addition, the exhibition also exhibited many fine products such as the inscription rubbing scroll of the white plate of the early extension of the Republic of China, the fragmentary book of Yin Shang Zhenbu at the beginning of the Republic of China, and the rubbing of the Langya carved stone extension scroll in the Qianjia period.
The exhibition will last until October 7, and visitors can enter the museum for free by appointment.
(Editor-in-Chief on duty: Cai Zaoqin, Director on duty, Zhang Meng, Editor on duty: Li Zhiheng)