The Eastern Han Dynasty "Cao Quan Stele" is the full name "Linyang Ling Cao Quan Stele", which was established in October of the second year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (185 AD). It was excavated in the early years of the Ming Dynasty in the old city of Buyang County, Shaanxi Province. The stele is 253 cm high and 123 cm wide. Stele Yang character 20 lines, line 45 words: Shen Yin has five columns of words. The content is Wang Ban et al., who recounts the life of Cao Quan. Ishihara was in the Confucius Temple in Buyang, and moved to the Forest of Steles in Xi'an in 1956. "Cao Quan Stele" is one of the representative works of the Han Monument and is a typical example of the beautiful school. The knot and the penmanship have reached a very perfect state. It occupies a very important place in the history of calligraphy. However, for such an important inscription that has an impact, due to the difference in aesthetic views held by each person, the evaluation is very different. The praisers such as the Qing Ren Wanjing said: "Beautiful and flying, not bound, not rushing, tao shen pin also." Sun Chengze said: "The calligraphy and Taoism are beautiful, and the Yizhi Is Dancing, and the "Ceremonial Instrument Monument" is reflected before and after, and the most precious treasure in the Han Stone. Critics generally consider it "unpretentious and unpretentious." Yang Shoujing said: "Many people in the past called his calligraphy excellent, and compared with "Han Dong" and "Lou Shou", I am afraid that it is not his best. Taste the quality of the beginning, the beginning of the child: the book has "Cao Quan", and the true deeds have Zhao (Meng Er) and Dong (Qichang). It's a know-it-all. ””
Regardless of personal likes and dislikes, the artistic achievements of this monument exist objectively. His pen is centered on a center, with a seal meaning, and the painting is full of plumpness. The entry and exit of the pen is more modest, and there is no tendency to draw a sword. There is no obvious pen in the turn, and sometimes the sharpening or slightly broken pen is made.
The knot is ten times stable, and the distribution is extremely precise and appropriate. These are all important conditions that make up its beautiful character.