Sacrifice to the Three Officials Mountain Stele

Author: Ji Yaping (Editor)
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is a special collection from the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department of the National Library of China, one of the selected calligraphy and stone inscriptions by Liang Qichao. The collection features famous steles and inscriptions by Liang Qichao, with exquisite printing craftsmanship, primarily using Ming or Qing Dynasty (Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns) prints. It also includes Liang Rengong's own inscriptions, providing historical and literary context. This collection is useful for calligraphy enthusiasts to study ancient classics, for those interested in stone inscriptions and documents to cross-reference and verify, and for scholars researching Liang Rengong to broaden their perspectives and discover new historical facts. This particular volume is the Stele of the Three Gods Mountain.
The stele was carved in the fourth year of the Yuan period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (117 AD) and is located at the San Gong Temple on the Fenglong Mountain, thirty li northwest of Yuan County in Hebei. It was discovered by Wang Zhiqi in the 39th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1774 AD). The stele is written in seal script, in a mounted format with fourteen sheets, measuring 27 cm in height and 14 cm in width. It bears a title by Fei Nianci.
The seals include: "Qi Huai Fu," "Xinhui Liang Family," "Ren Jun's Seal of Appraisal on Stone Inscriptions," "Not Proceeding Without Classics," "Hupu," "Lian," "Lanjie Sheng," "Jing," "Liting's Wine-Drinker," "Tixian Reading Steles," "Liang," "Chao," "Xiaoyu," "Guan," "Golden Sand Water," "Huang Yan Mountain Person's Collection," "Peizhai Appreciation," "Xiaoda Appraisal," "Wentie Chongguan," "Liang Qichao," "Ba Yun," "Yinbing Room Collection," "Botao Private Seal," "Meishu's Collection of Stone Inscriptions," "Renfu," "Yang Shoujing Seal," "Xingwu Appraisal," "Jianhua," "Li Baoyan," "Mogong's Record of Appraisal on Stone Inscriptions," "Jiuxue An," "Han Jun Zhong Guang," "Xiaoxian Great Benefit," and "Huzhai."
It was successively collected by Zhuang Jindu, Duan Fang, and Liang Qichao. It includes fifteen inscriptions by Wang Renjun, Yu Lian San, Jin Rongjing, Yang Zhongyi, Zhang Zuyi, Liang Qichao, Wang Guan, Chen Botao, Renfu, Yang Shoujing, Wu Fangpei, Li He Xiu, Deng Bangshu, and Zhen Jun. There are also two observations by Zhang Zhidong and Yang Zhongyi. This particular print is from the Qing Dynasty (Qianlong reign) and is in excellent condition, with the character "" (xī) undamaged.