The inscription on the stone tablet originated from the handwriting of Xuanzong in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of 1000 years. The stone tablet inscribed by the emperor himself makes this stone tablet unique. It can be seen from the name of the tablet that the content involves filial piety ethics. Although the ancient emperors in China had great power, as the "son of heaven", every emperor still attached great importance to the so-called "orthodoxy" to prove the rationality of the rule and win the hearts of the people.
As we all know, Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty was born in mutiny, which is somewhat unreasonable. Therefore, after he acceded to the throne, he needed to "clear his name." China has been advocating Confucian culture since the Han Dynasty, and Xuanzong carved tablets to promote Confucian etiquette, thus winning the hearts of the people.
The Stone Terrace Classic Monument was carved in 745 AD, which is of great research value from the perspective of history and calligraphy.
After thousands of years of changes, it is a blessing that the stone tablet of filial piety can be preserved so far. This is because the concept of "ruling the country with filial piety" has been practiced in ancient China, so the stone tablet has been protected. However, it is precisely because of the long history that in modern times, it was baptized and destroyed by the war, and the stone tablet was damaged to a certain extent. In some places, the foundation of the monument is broken and cracks appear in the monument body. ...
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the stone platform filial piety monument was listed as a national treasure. 1973, the cultural relics department organized experts to restore the monument, but this ordinary restoration found more precious cultural relics. When I mentioned that scene, many experts present at that time could not restrain their excitement.
Experts involved in the restoration recalled that before the restoration, everyone cleaned the stone tablet. During the cleaning process, some people accidentally found several Jiayou Bao Tong copper coins in the Song Dynasty in the crevice of the stone tablet. Everyone was surprised, so someone reached into other gaps and continued to explore to see if they could find other "treasures" This groping, it was found that two scrolls were taken out.
Although the scroll was covered with dust and wrinkled, it surprised everyone after opening it. Both works are from the Tang Dynasty, one is an inscription on the preface to Huai Wang Ren Ji, and the other is an ink painting of Dong Fangshuo Stealing Xiantao.
The preface to Huai Wang Ren Ji was carved by Emperor Taizong. This monument is carved to praise the merits of Xuanzang's monk's journey to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures. Every word on the stone tablet is selected from Wang Xizhi's original work. With the changes of the times, the stone tablet has already disappeared, and now the rubbings of the inscriptions reappear in the world, and their artistic, historical and cultural values are self-evident.
Dong Fangshuo Stealing Flat Peach was also written by Wu Daozi, a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty. Dong Fangshuo was a famous figure in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, he likes peaches very much, so Wu Daozi took this as the theme, opened his mind wide, imagined the scene of Dong Fangshuo stealing the flat peaches from the Queen Mother, and drew it.
"Shitai Xiaojing Monument" was originally a national treasure cultural relic, but I didn't want to find a cultural relic of the same value in the gap of the monument. This kind of harvest made everyone overjoyed. Everyone is curious. Who put these two treasures in the gap of the stone tablet for what reason? When was the scroll inserted? What happened that year? In the absence of historical evidence, this can only be a mystery.
However, as modern people, we are grateful for the wit and wisdom of the owner of the painting axis. If it weren't for his contribution, we might not have seen such a peerless orphan and found more precious cultural relics among the cultural relics. This experience of cultural relics excavation can also be called a beautiful talk in the cultural relics circle.
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