"Four Ou Bao Di", "Song Tuo Jiucheng Palace", "Song Tuo Ji Wang Sheng's Order", "Song Tuo Lu Mountain Temple Stele", "Song Tuo Xuan Secret Pagoda"... The rare books of the National Treasure-level Tang Dynasty Monument have been poured out and passed down from generation to generation.
Jointly sponsored by Shanghai Library and Shanghai Calligraphers Association, the "Datang Meteorology - Exhibition of Rare Books of Tang Tablets collected by Shanghai Library" opened this morning in the first exhibition hall of Shanghai Library.
■ Shanghai Library
This exhibition selects more than 60 kinds of Tang stele rare books, in addition to the "Four Ou Bao Di", which can be called the treasure of the town hall, there are also a variety of "national treasure" level treasure inscriptions such as Song Tuoben, Orphan Ben, and Chu Tuo Rare Book.
The Tang dynasty stele Song Tuoduo concentrated on Ouyang Qing's "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming", "Emperor Fu's Birthday Monument", "Yu Gonggong Wen Yanbo Stele", Ouyang Tong's "Daoyin Master Stele", Huai Ren Ji Wang Xi's book "Three Tibetan Sacred Orders", Li Yong's "Lushan Temple Stele" and "Li Sixun Stele", Yan Zhenqing's "Duo Pagoda Induction Stele" and "Big Character Magu Mountain Immortal Altar", Liu Gongquan's "Xuan secret pagoda stele" and a few other famous classic inscriptions.
■ Exhibition site
The Shanghai Library has a collection of 250,000 tablets, of which about 3,000 are rare books.
It is precisely relying on the unique advantages of the collection that the Tang Stele Tuoben exhibited this time not only includes these classic chapters in the history of calligraphy, but also fully demonstrates the preciousness of the cultural relics of the Tang Monument Tuoben.
Nearly half of the exhibits belong to the national first- and second-class cultural relics, and there are rare and rare Tuoben such as Song Tuo's solitary "Cen Zhide Zheng Stele" (Xiang Yuanbian Collection) and Ming Tuo's solitary "Ma Huaisu Epitaph" (Gu Ling's Collection).
In addition, as far as possible, it also provides a refined rare book of the same inscription from different periods, providing more version references for academic research.
The selection of this exhibition is either Song Tuo or Ming Tuo, even if it is the early Qing Dynasty Tuo, it is also the earliest or earliest copy of this Tang stele variety, and it is the biggest feature and attraction of this exhibition to display the Rare Books of Tang Steles in the Shanghai Library collection in an all-round and high-standard manner.
The exhibition of the Tang Stele Rare Book is a display of the inscriptions of the inscriptions of the inscriptions of the inscriptions of the inscriptions of the inscription collectors of the inscriptions, and the display of the art of binding the inscriptions, so that the comprehensive composite display conveys the profound and profound culture of the collection of the inscriptions.
The book "Datang Meteorology - Rare Books of Tang Tablets Collected by Shanghai Library" compiled by Shanghai Library was also first published today.
During the exhibition, Shanghai Library and Shanghai Calligraphers Association jointly held the "Datang Meteorology - Shanghai Library Collection of Tang Dynasty Rare Books Online Competition Activity".
The exhibition lasts for 14 days and will run until November 14.
Highlights not to be missed –
1, the treasure of the town hall "four Obao"
■ "Four Opel"
"Si Ou Bao Di" can be called the treasure of the Shanghai Library, which is the old collection of the collector Wu Hufan, especially referring to the Song Dynasty stone carvings written by the Tang Dynasty calligrapher Ouyang Qian, namely "Huadu Temple Yong Zen Master Stupa Ming", "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming", "Yu Gong Gong Wen Yan Bo Monument", "Emperor Fu Birthday Monument".
From the binding of the "Four Oubao", the piety of Wu Hufan's gold stone collection can be seen everywhere, not only the book box inscribed by Wu Hufan's handwritten book, but also four book boxes. Panels, inscriptions, inscriptions, inscriptions, seals, etc. are all available.
■ Four Ou Tang Survey Map
"Huadu Temple Yong Zen Master Stupa Ming" (WuHu Fan Collection)
2, Gong Xinzhao bought "Jiucheng Palace" at a sky-high price
■ Jiucheng Gong Liquan Ming (Gong Xinzhao Collection)
The "JiuchengGong Liquan Ming" (Gong Xinzhao Collection) collected by the Shanghai Library is a Song Tuo Song edition, which collects national first-class cultural relics, and this examination base is basically the same as Wu Hufan's "Four Ou Tang Ben".
From Gong Xinzhao's framing IOU, it can be found that around the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935), Gong Xinzhao spent 6,000 oceans to purchase a copy of the "Northern Song Dynasty" "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming" in the form of two payments in succession.
At that time, the Northern Song Dynasty Tuoben was extremely rare, so he deliberately took photos to commemorate it, invited Zheng Xiaoxu to review and sign it, attached his own proofreading, and clipped into the precious Jin Dynasty silkworm cocoon paper, sparing no effort to cherish it.
3, Wang Xizhi's collection of characters
"Jizi" is a calligraphy work that collects and integrates the handwriting of a certain calligrapher of the previous generation, and this is the case with the jizi calligraphy that modern people usually practice.
The inkblots of the "Two Kings" (Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi) were already cherished in their time. Through the ages, Tang Taizong Li Shimin searched with the power of the emperor and obtained thousands of pieces of paper in letters, lines, and cursives.
By the Song Dynasty, Wang Xizhi's authentic handwriting had been rare, and the Song people regarded tang dynasty facsimiles as precious as authentic handwritings.
■ The Book of The Book of Wang Xi and the Preface to the Three Sacred Teachings of the Three Treasures (Zhang Yingzhao Tibetan Edition)
In order to commend Xuanzang's merits in traveling west to learn the scriptures, Li Shimin personally wrote an article, and took out his own collection of Wang Xi's authentic works, and ordered the monk Huairen to collect characters into a stele.
On December 8, 672, the third year of Xianheng (672), this stele was originally in the Hongfu Temple of Chang'an Xiudefang, moved to the Temple of Literature at the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, and later moved to the Forest of Steles in Xi'an.
The "Book of The Three Sacred Teachings of The Collected Books of Wang Xi" (Zhang Yingzhao Collection) in the Collection of the Shanghai Library is an expanded version of the late Northern Song Dynasty, and has been collected by Zhang Yingzhao, Li Shou, Shi Yizhi, Wang Xisun, Jiang Jingqiu and others. Yi Bingshou and Guo Shangxian were both rated as "Northern Song Dynasty Classics" and were national first-class cultural relics in the collection.
The engraving of the "Book of The Book of The Three Tibetan Saints of the Collection of Wang Xi" is of extraordinary significance, it is not only the first collection of characters in the history of inscriptions in China, but also opens the precedent of inscriptions.
Compared with the "Thezu", the Song carving of the "Chunhua Ge Ti", it is three hundred years earlier. Once this stele was circulated, the whole world regarded it as a guideline, and ordinary people could also see Wang Xizhi's calligraphy style, effectively popularizing Wang Xizhi's calligraphy art, and laying the foundation for Wang Xizhi's status as a book saint with his works.
Exclusive guided tour map:
In order to allow the audience to accurately find their favorite exhibits in the various display of inscriptions, the above picture has specially produced an exclusive tour map, which can be visited in the order of the numbers in the picture, and the experience is better.
"Datang Meteorology: A Great Exhibition of Rare Books of Tang Tablets in Shanghai Library"
Exhibition period: November 1 to November 14, 2021
Opening hours: November 1, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.;
From 2 November 9:00 - 16:30;
Admission closes at 15:00 on November 14 and closes at 16:00.
(Open normally on Mondays)
Venue: The First Exhibition Hall of West Gate of Shanghai Library (No. 1555 Middle Huaihai Road, Shanghai)
Reservation Method:
Pay attention to the "Shanghai Library" WeChat public account, click "My Books" in the menu bar - "Appointment to Enter the Library", fill in the information and select "Datang Meteorological Monument Rare Book Exhibition" to make an appointment; you can make an appointment.
Source: Thoughtful