Practicing calligraphy is very lonely and even boring. But don’t worry, there will always be someone who will come forward to clear away your loneliness and bring you joy! While writing the above two sentences, my hands have been shaking - not with excitement, but with laughter. As a calligraphy lover, I can't help but laugh. Because without any warning, in the spring of 2019, which coincided with the 1666th anniversary of the Lanting Gathering, the authentic work "Lanting Preface" by Wang Xizhi, who had been missing for more than 1,300 years, appeared. That's right, authentic. The treasure hidden in the Forbidden City in Beijing is a copy of the Tang Dynasty, that is, a replica, a fake, and now, the original has appeared...
Again, this is fake
According to a self-media report, on March 2, 2019, the Quantum Detection Seminar on Chinese Ancient Calligraphy and Paintings sponsored by the Cultural Protection Council and Beijing Tianjian Quantum Technology Co., Ltd. was successfully held in Beijing. Dozens of ancient treasures of calligraphy and painting were gathered together. This painting " The original "Lanting Preface" came from the ancestral handbook of a collector in the Pearl River Delta. When this long calligraphy scroll passed the "quantum technology" age test, everyone was shocked -
1. Wang Xizhi’s preface to Orchid Pavilion was written in 367, and this paper was produced in 364. (The calligrapher originally did not use old paper)
2. Chu Suiliang’s first volume was inscribed in 647, and the paper was made in 643. (Chu Suiliang did not use old paper either)
3. Liu Gongquan’s inscription and postscript were dated to 850, and he still used Chu Suiliang’s paper.
4. Huaisu made the appraisal in 795.
5. Mi Fu made an inscription and postscript in 1098
Okay, now let’s hold our breath, temporarily forget about Feng Chengsu’s fake copy, and take a look at the original “Lanting Preface” by the calligrapher!
This is Zhu Suiliang's, no, Chu Suiliang's preface inscription, which is so heartily written. It turns out that in addition to the "Preface to the Sacred Teachings of the Wild Goose Pagoda" and the "Yin Fu Jing", Teacher Chu also knows this skill!
This is the authentic work of "Lanting Preface" by the calligrapher. Except for the fact that many characters are different, the calligrapher wrote it very honestly and kindly. This guy Feng Chengsu copied so many flowers and brought them to life. He has harmed the calligraphy world for a thousand years. I owe him so much. Smoked!
This is Liu Gongquan's appraisal. I didn't expect that Liu Gong, in addition to Liu style regular script, is also good at writing Wei stele, and he has a bit of Zhao Zhiqian's flavor!
This is Huaisu's inscription and postscript. The writing is not so crazy. It turns out that the drunk monk also has a gentle side. And from this rare inscription and postscript, it can be seen that Huai Su must also write well with pen calligraphy!
How could the authentic "Preface to Lanting" be missing Mi Fu's inscription and postscript? But obviously he was frightened by the original calligraphy of the Holy Calligrapher, as the characters were written with the lines of Qianlong.
This is the calligraphy of Hong Mai, the great writer who wrote "Rong Zhai Essays". The appraisal book says it is Hong Dao, and he does look very similar. The pen calligraphy is not bad either, it looks a bit like Xu Jinglei.
