Ouyang Xun's "Epitaph of Mrs. Deng Tong and Ren Shi", the full name is "Epitaph of Mrs. Ren Shi of Deng Tong, General Xiangwei of Zhou Dynasty". This stone was written by Ouyang Xun in the first month of the 14th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty (AD 640). The epitaph stone is 53 cm high and 52 cm wide, with 20 lines of text and 20 characters in each line, totaling 390 characters in the entire stone. It was unearthed in the suburbs of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province in the 1990s and is now in the Chang'an Museum.
"Mrs. Deng Tong Ren's Epitaph"
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As a calligrapher with personal style and considerable achievements, Ouyang Xun occupies an important position in the history of Chinese calligraphy and has always been highly praised. Su Shi, his favorite disciple, once said: "Ouyang Gong's calligraphy is unique in his writing style, with strong strokes and new and beautiful fonts. However, Gong's ink writing should be regarded as a treasure in the world and does not need the work of strokes."
Ouyang Xun's calligraphy thoughts had a significant impact on the entire Northern Song calligraphy world. Whether it was Cai Xiang, Su Shunyuan, Su Shunqin, and Shi Yannian at the same time, or later Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, and Mi Fu, they were all influenced by Ouyang's work to varying degrees. Influence. Therefore, in a certain sense, the Song people's calligraphy reform and innovation, their emphasis on personality and integrity, and "advocating meaning" became a trend of the times, all of which are inseparable from Ouyang Xun's theoretical contribution to calligraphy.
Ouyang's calligraphy gradually improved in his later years, and due to his frequent contact with a large number of ancient tablets and dharma inscriptions, his appreciation of calligraphy became increasingly sophisticated: "I have collected thousands of relics from previous lives, and I have learned to read the handwriting of various sages. It is incomparable." I know calligraphy, and I have a little knowledge of it. But people don't have to be reluctant to learn! I am old now, my eyes are dim and my hands are trembling. Although I can't write a calligraphy, if I open the window and look at it, I won't be able to master calligraphy." Ouyang Xun said about calligraphy. He studied calligraphy throughout his life, and became more and more obsessed with calligraphy in his later years: "Since I was young, I have enjoyed many things, but since middle age, I have gradually given up on them. Some people are tired of it and do not do it, or they are not tired of it, or they have the strength but cannot stop it. . The longer it lasts, the deeper it becomes, and the one that never tires of it is the book."
Explanation:
The epitaph of Ren's wife, Deng Tong, the general of Xiangwei, the late Zhou Dynasty. Jun Tatong, named Zhiyuan, was from Nanyang, Dengzhou. Miao descendant of Deng Guogong. Ancestor Qi Siwu Shangshi, Xianyang County Governor. His father Zhou Chuyi was in charge of the three divisions and the Tao Kingdom Order. He was awarded the title of General Xiangwei from afar, the Prime Minister of Kuocang County in Kuo Prefecture in the Sui Dynasty, and the Cang Cao of the Prince of the Tang Dynasty. With thousands of arms and thousands of feet, he flaunts his talent. Only doing good is happiness, and bringing good things to the people. Coral water mirror, take off your clogs for a thousand rides. I walk alone in my clothes, and my clothes are thousands of miles away. Madam Ren's family, she borrows the crown from the shade and is endowed with fat and fat hair. The Book of Filial Piety is expressed in Runmen, and the Faith and Faith are in harmony with the state. The four seasons cannot exceed his trust, and a hundred golds are not enough to match his promise. There is nothing wrong with what you stand for, and you must practice what you say. Because the heart is covered with things, it looks like a person. The nature of respect and frugality comes from nature; the heart of filial piety comes from the original intention. Having rules and regulations is the treasure of Guizhang. There is no sound and color inside, Delun Fuzao. Jun Chunqiu was eighty-two, and he died in Longzheng on July 8th, the year of Jiawu, the year of Zhenguan. Madam, in the eightieth year of the spring and Autumn period, she passed away in her private residence on the twenty-third day of the tenth month of the year of Ji Hai. The prince died first in Miaojing, and then his wife died in Changjin. The cycle of life and death will last forever, and the sorrow will last forever. Today, on the twenty-third day of the first month of the year of Gengzi, Jihaishuo, Xinyou, they were buried together ten miles southwest of Chang'an City. The local name is Gaoyangzhiyuan, which is also the ritual. Respect your husband as if you were a guest; love your son as if you were a guest. His poem says: The long river carries the land, and the high bank reaches the sky. They reproduce endlessly and succeed one after another. One hundred acres of trees, nine orchids. A high-ranking nation has clear rules and regulations. Leave the world forever, and stay at the gate of the spring. The wasted ants are scattered in the mounds and graves. The mulberry trees are already dusk, and the long trees are mourning. Everlasting, throughout the ages. Engraved stone is immortal and lasts for thousands of generations. Alas!
