Wang Xizhi is a Chinese scholar, and his Preface to the Orchid Pavilion is known as the "First Book of the World". Since the Tang Dynasty, the authentic manuscripts have disappeared, and the "Lanting Thesis" that has been handed down to the world is a facsimile, a copy of the manuscript and an engraving.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, it seems that he once collected hundreds of kinds of "Orchid Pavilion Preface", which was arranged in the order of Heavenly Stem, from A and B to Nong Decan, and was called You Xiang Lan Ting by posterity. However, less than 30 pieces can really be seen in real objects, and most of them are collected in museums, libraries, universities and other public collection institutions, and some of them have been lost overseas, which is rarely seen in the market.
Based on this, the news that "Song Tuo Royal Palace Lanting - one of the Lanting A of youxiang" will soon appear in the Poly Autumn Auction has aroused widespread concern. Yesterday, the Tuoben appeared in Shanghai, focusing on its discovery, collection and important value, and academic experts conducted in-depth discussions.
According to reports, almost all the You Xiang Lan Ting seen so far have the seal of the Early Ming Dynasty Jin Dynasty, which is collected by Zhu Yuanzhang's third son, Zhu Tang, the King of Jin. In the Jin Dynasty, the framer Zhao Menglin reframed the YouXiang Lanting Pavilion, and the blue paper in the volume was separated by water, the Jinfu Tibetan Seal, and the riding and sewing seal "Zhao Menglin" were the prominent features of the Jinfu collection and re-framed.
This piece of "Song Tuo Imperial Palace Lanting - one of the Youxiang Lanting A" can be called the standard parts of the Youxiang Lanting - there is a small note in front, the front and back of the blue water, the front and back of the Jinfu collection seal, etc. One of the most important features is that Emperor Gaozong of Song wrote an inscription on August 14 of the first year of Shaoxing, "The time is equivalent to 890 years ago (1131 AD), and this kind of explicit engraving of the chronology is extremely rare among all the engraved Lanting, and it is estimated that it is also the only one in the Youxiang Lanting with a clear chronology." Chen Yimei, a professor at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts of Shanghai University, pointed out that there are many inscriptions in the Orchid Pavilion Preface, of which dingwu ben is the most famous. This piece of "Song Tuo Imperial Palace Lanting - one of the Youxiang Lanting Jia" can be very clearly designated as the "second generation" of Dingwu Lanting, in order to infer the true appearance of Dingwu Lanting, which has self-evident important value.
In this regard, the epitaph connoisseur Wan Junchao held the same view, in his view, this piece can be determined as the "son generation" of Dingwu Lanting, and it is the best among the five types of orchid pavilions carved by the original imperial palace, "basically maintaining the framing of the Jin Dynasty Palace, the original state is very well preserved, and it is fortunate to be able to see it in the market this time." ”
According to reports, this "Song Tuo Imperial Palace Lanting -- one of you Xiang Lanting Jia" circulated in an orderly manner, and was written in The Second and Eleventh Volumes of Sang Shichang's "Lan Ting Kao", Volume V of Hu Shi'an's "Comprehensive Report of Zen Thesis", Volume V of Bian Yongyu's "Examination of Calligraphy and Paintings of Shigutang", Volume 160 of Ni Tao's "Records of the Six Arts", and Volume 2 of Wu Sheng's "Records of the Great View" of Tang Xianfa. Through Zhu Tang, Xu Shugu, Zha Ying, Yinghe, Li Yixi, Li Shen, Ai Xinjueluo Yueqi, Chong'en, Wei Jinfei, Gao Shiqi, Yingbao, Yinghe, and Anon.
Lu Dadong, deputy director of the Modern Calligraphy Research Center of the China Academy of Art, believes that from the perspective of the degree of cherishing of Lanting's works in the past, Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface" is not only a pearl of traditional Chinese culture, but also a cultural phenomenon, and its value far exceeds that of ordinary calligraphy works, and the Tuoben in the process of Lanting circulation is equivalent to "Fen Shen", "Each Fen body bears the mission of inheriting Lan Ting culture, especially this 'Song Tuo Imperial Palace Lan Ting - One of the YouXiang Lanting Jia', which confirms the legend about Dingwu Lanting, and is also a stroke of color in the Youxiang Lanting Pavilion. ”
"Each takumoto is unrepeatable, so it has irreplaceable significance, and as a unique existence, it has a high artistic and documentary value in calligraphy and history." Dr. Tian Zhenyu of the China Academy of Art said.
In the view of Sun Tian, a doctor at the China Academy of Art, the appearance of the "Song Tuo Imperial Palace Lanting - one of you xiang lanting a" appeared in Shanghai, coinciding with the shanghai library's collection of "youxiang lanting decoction" is being exhibited in the Shanghai museum "Ten Thousand Years of Changchun: Shanghai Past Dynasties Calligraphy and Painting Art Special Exhibition", and the first and last pieces of the hundred lantings collected by you xiang appear in the same time and space, which is a fortunate thing.
The salon event was hosted by Poly Art Research Institute, hosted by Beijing Poly Auction, and co-organized by Yunzhu Culture.
Author: Li Ting
Editor: Xu Luming