In the "Footprints of the Sages, the Enlightenment of the Wise Men - The Exhibition of The Treasured Documents of Confucius", which is currently on display in the first exhibition hall of the National Museum of Classics, a piece of "YuhongLou Fa Ti" collected by the National Library of China and compiled by Confucius's descendant Kong Jishu is exhibited. This series of posts is exquisitely carved, has a high artistic value of calligraphy and historical value, and has a great influence on future generations.
Yuhong Lou Fa Ti
(Qing) Kong Jishu Compilation Qing Qianlongjian Tuoben
Kong Jishu, a native of Qufu, Shandong, the sixty-ninth generation grandson of Confucius, among his uncles and brothers, Kong Jishu ranked twelfth, known as the "Twelve Dukes", and because of his diligence and studiousness since childhood, he was known as the "Twelve Talents". On the east side of the south head of The Burrow Lane Street in Qufu City, there is an elegant "Twelve Houses", that is, its mansion.
In the ninth year of Qianlong (1744), Kong Jishu was recorded as a Yougongsheng, and in the thirteenth year of Qianlong (1748), the Qianlong Emperor went to the Confucius Temple in Qufu to worship his ancestor Confucius, and at the age of 23, he explained "Zhou Yi" in front of the imperial court. In the thirty-third year of Qianlong (1768), he was successful in the township examination, and then repeatedly failed to succeed, so he was made an alternate cabinet secretary, but never served.
Tomb of Kong Jishu
The tomb site is in Daliu Village, Shizhuang Town, southwest corner of Qufu City, and in front of the tomb there is a stone stele inscribed with the inscription "Tomb of Mr. Zhongshu Guyuan of the Sixty-ninth Generation of the Most Holy Grandson's Alternate Cabinet".
Kong Jishu has loved calligraphy since childhood. And as an adult, he married the daughter of Shangshu of the Punishment Department of the Dynasty and Zhang Zhao, a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. Although Zhang Zhao's daughter died before she could get married, Kong Jishu's relationship with Zhang Zhao's son-in-law did not stop, but deepened. After that, Kong Jishu "became accustomed to the Zhang clan." Shang Shu is known as the world, and the king gets his penmanship, and the book covers it. He is also good at identifying and collecting ancient and modern famous books, engraving arguments, and the "Yuhong Lou Ti" that has been passed down in the world is also. It is good for poetry. (Qing Yao Nai's "Epitaph of Kong Xinfu") He studied hard for 12 years in the "Yuhong Lou" of the Fuzhong Shuzhai and wrote the first chapter of "University" into four "joint screens" and carved them into stone tablets, standing on the left side of the Golden Sound Gate of the Confucius Temple. Later, when the Qianlong Emperor visited the Confucius Temple, he saw that the calligraphy of the "Lianping" was vigorous and powerful, and the characters were psychic and even praised. Since then, Kong Jishu's calligraphy has become famous in the public and the public, and Kong Jishu has learned Su Shi and Huang Tingjian in middle age, and has learned Mi Fu, and later learned Ou, Yu, and Yan. It is the same as jiangnan liang, and is known as "south liang north hole".
Kong Jishu extensively collected calligraphy ink treasures or rare famous posters from all generations of famous artists, carefully studied and carefully, first copied and painted, and then carved into the "Yuhong Lou Fa Ti" with true, grass, subordinate and seals. This post project is huge and rich in content, and later a total of 584 carved stones were collected, named "Yuhong Lou Fa Ti Carved Stone". Its rubbings are arranged and bound into a book, a total of 101 volumes, so it is also called "one hundred and one stickers". These precious carved stones are now 569 on display in the northern part of the east and west sides of the Confucius Temple in Qufu, inlaid into the wall. The "Yuhong Lou Fa Ti" is divided into 14 categories: Imperial Fa Ti, Jian Zhen, Jian Zhen, G Gu, Guo Dynasty Celebrities, Yinghai Xianban, Jin Renming, Yin Mo Zhai, Huang Fuzhou, Mi Haiyue, Zhu Jingzhao, Linzhong Xingsong, Zhang Wenmin Xiaokai, and Zhang Wenmin Shu poems.
Fa-ti category: Zhang Zhao, Kong Jishu two inkblots.
Yinghai Immortal Class: Zhang Zhaomobao, a total of 119 kinds of 10 volumes. After pouring out his true feelings and painstaking efforts to turn Zhang Zhao calligraphy into famous stickers that have been passed down through the ages, and inscribing poems on Zhang Zhao's inkblots, these precious inkblots are important materials for the study of Zhangzhao calligraphy art.
Authenticity: There are calligraphy works by more than 200 people, including Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi Fa Ti, Chu Suiliang, Yan Zhenqing, Zhao Shuo, Zhao Mengfu, Wen Zhengming, Ouyang Qian, Mi Fu, Cai Xiang, Dong Qichang, Zhu Yunming, Shen Zhou, Wang Duo, etc.;
Continuation of the true category: the handwriting of 34 people, including Li Bai, Ni Zhan, Yu Ji, Bai Yu Toad, Zhang Yu, Liu Ji, Dong Qichang, Wang Duo, etc.;
Ancient category: engraving old Tuoshi inscriptions, famous inscriptions of Huituo Zhongxuan, Wang Xizhi, Zhiyong, Li Yong, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Cai Xiang, Zhao Mengfu and others.
Famous human beings of the national dynasty: lu longqi, Gu Yanwu, Gao Shiqi, Wang Shizhen, Zhang Zhao, Liang Tongshu and other 49 people's inkblots.
Jin Renming: Kong Yuxi's handwriting.
Hidden Ink Zhai Class: Kong Jishu's Posthumous Manuscript.
In the history of Chinese Fa Ti collection and engraving, "Yuhong Lou Fa Ti" has created a miracle of folk collection and imitation of Fa Ti. It is a series of posts with the largest number of folk collections of Legal Posts and a relatively complete collection of historical masters, with Kong Jishu, Zhang Zhaolin or self-books as the main body, and the authentic handwriting of historical calligraphy celebrities, which is self-contained, and the vast majority of them are unique and irreplaceable. Although it has undergone changes in the times, natural and man-made wear and tear, although it has been mutilated or lost individually, it has basically preserved the integrity of its rough stone carvings. Among the original stone carvings known to be completely preserved, the Yuhong Lou Fa Ti carved stone should be the most comprehensive and numerous original carvings. In the history of Chinese calligraphy, it has a pivotal and irreplaceable historical position and historical influence.
"The Footprints of the Sages, the Enlightenment of the Wise Men - The Exhibition of The Precious Documents of Confucius" is being exhibited in the first exhibition hall of the National Museum of Classics (No. 33, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing), and the exhibition ends on March 31, 2018 (every Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00, closed every Monday for exhibit maintenance), and readers and visitors are welcome to visit for free with valid identity documents or national library reader cards!