Fu Zengxiang, a master of ancient literature, accidentally became a master of calligraphy!

Mondo Gastronomy Updated on 2024-01-29

Mr. Fu Zengxiang has always been known as a famous calligrapher who is "good at connoisseurship and rich collection". Not only that, but he also wrote well, especially calligraphy, which is inseparable from his Xi habits of book collection, copying, and annotation. It can be said that Mr. Fu Zengxiang's calligraphy achievements are, on the one hand, the ancient people who obtained the law, and on the other hand, it is also an inevitability that he made when he collected ancient classics.

Mr. Fu Zengxiang was born in a scholarly family, and has been smart and studious since he was a child, and loves ancient books. In the fourth year of Guangxu (1898), he was a jinshi. At that time, a Qing official Jin Liang recommended him to Xuantong, saying that he was "diligent, won the hearts of the people, and was respected by the ** at that time." The museum is so ancient that it is rare to encounter. "Mr. Fu collected more than 200,000 rare books during his lifetime, including many rare books and manuscripts of the Yuan, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Later generations called him "the master of ancient books" and "the master of the book collection sect"!

That's why his calligraphy is affected in this way. First of all, when he was collecting ancient classics, he inevitably had to carry out proofreading and inscriptions, and this kind of ink work can be said to be very large and very meticulous. or fill in the missing text, or annotate different texts, or correct typos, or correct the order, or make inscriptions, most of them have left their own handwriting. Different from the traditional way of copying, this trick has its own unique features.

Lun Ming, a famous bibliophile in modern times, commented on Fu Zengxiang: "Every review has a divine hook, and every time you read it, you will leave a copy." Mr. Qigong also said in his "The Ink of the Old Man in the Tibetan Garden" that he "hand-compiled more than 16,000 group books", which shows how diligent Fu Zengxiang is. Mr. Fu is a student of the Hanlin Academy, his calligraphy attainments are very high, and he has written so many characters seriously, and over time, he has his own unique understanding of the pen and ink lines, knot structure, and style.

In addition, when Mr. Fu Zengxiang encountered rare fragments or unique copies, in addition to proofreading and inscriptions, he also had the Xi of copying a copy, so he was said to have a copy after reading. "Sometimes to write, sometimes to the imaginary words, sometimes to the nephew, sometimes to friends as friends, for decades in the garden copying, remarkable achievements. ”

Fu Zengxiang's words are mainly in regular letters, regular script and Europe, willow blend, and then get Wei tablet meaning, dignified and elegant, full of interest; On the basis of the "two kings", Xingshu integrates the characteristics of the Tang tablet method, revealing a simple taste in the show.

Getting back to business, let's take a look at Mr. Fu Zengxiang's Mobao!

Fu Zengxiang (1872-1949), Uncle Yuan, a native of Jiang'an County, Sichuan, alias Shuangjian Building, Tibetan Garden Old Man, Qingquan Yisuo, etc., his life deeds have a deep relationship with him. In the fourth year of Guangxu (1898), he was elected as a bachelor of Hanlin. He was the director of academic administration and education in Guizhou, and the director of the library of the Palace Museum. December Creation Incentive Program

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