An Anthology of Ancient Fine Books and Inscriptions -- Han Dynasty Portrait Stele with Inscriptions of the Three Elders Stele Carved in Memory of the Deceased Elder Ji

Author: Xiao Cang
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: The Stele of the Three Elders' (also known as the Stele of the Three Elders'), in Clerical Script. The right side is divided into four columns of clerical-script inscriptions, each column containing four to six lines, with six to nine characters per line. The left side features a large grid frame, inscribed with three columns of clerical-script titles, each column with thirty characters. Carved in the 28th year of the Jianwu era (AD 52) of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Discovered in the 2nd year of the Xianfeng era (1852) by Zhou Shisheng. Originally stored in the Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, Xiling Seal Society, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, within a stele pavilion. The calligraphy of this stele transitions from Seal Script to Clerical Script, with no distinct wave-like strokes, revealing the evolution from Seal to Clerical Script.
The Inscription on the Cangshan Han Stone Reliefs, Cangshan Han Reliefs Inscription, in Clerical Script, fifteen lines, with twenty-seven to three characters per line. There are two stones with continuous content: the first stone has ten lines, while the second has five lines, with characters more worn than the first stone. Excavated in 1973 from a Six Dynasties tomb in Chengqian Village, Cangshan County, Shandong Province. The calligraphy of the inscription is delicate and spirited, with an innocent and natural style, resembling the back of the Cao Quan Stele and the inscriptions on the Wu Liang Temple Reliefs.