Gao Zhen Stele

Author: Ji Yaping (Compiler)
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Publication Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is a special collection from the Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts of the National Library of China, one of the selected calligraphy and stone inscriptions once owned by Liang Qichao. The collection features famous stone inscriptions and calligraphy works by Liang Qichao, with meticulously executed rubbings, primarily chosen from Ming or Qing Dynasty (Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns) editions. It also includes Liang Rengong's own inscriptions, providing historical and literary context. This collection is useful for calligraphy enthusiasts studying ancient classics, for those interested in (stone inscriptions and steles) and literature, and for scholars researching Liang Rengong, offering new perspectives and historical facts. This particular volume is the High Zhen Stele. The stele was carved on June 8, 523 (the fourth year of the Zhengguang era of the Northern Wei Dynasty) and was unearthed from the He River in Dezhou, Shandong, before being moved to a school. It is written in regular script with a title in seal script. This is a cut-and-stitched edition, comprising nineteen and a half sheets, measuring 26 cm in height and 15 cm in width. It is inscribed with a title by Liang Qichao. The seals include "Yinbing Room," "Shuangtao Pavilion," "Liang Qichao Seal," "Liang Qichao," "Yinbing Room Collection," and "Xinhui Liang Qichao Seal." This volume bears half of Liang's old annotations. The rubbing has the characters "Yu Wang" filled in with ink, falsely pretending to be an original excavation rubbing, but it is actually from the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty.