Research On "Langhuaguan Post"

In 1958,the original stone of "LangHua study copybook"was unearthed at the site of Zhang Dingyan's Villa in Luoning County,Henan Province."LangHua study copybook" is an inscription which collects Wang Duo and Zhang Dingyan's calligraphy works.It is exquisitely engraved and has both body and spirit.The original stone is well preserved.The plaster stone material is white marble and the engraver is Zhang Ao,a famous craftsman in the north."LangHua study copybook" originally came from Wang Duo,Zhang Dingyan's letters,poems and essays.In addition,the poems of Wang Duo's good friends Zhang Jinyan and Zhang Dingyan's sons Zhang Guan and Zhang Xuan are also included.As far as the content of"LangHua study copybook "is concerned,it has many values.Some of these poems have complementary literary and historical values.Recording history by poems can be regarded not only as a supplement to the author's style of poetry,but also as valuable historical materials for reference.From Wang Duo's and Zhang Dingyan's letters,we can find out their communication information,which is helpful to understand Wang Duo's life situation in his later years.It also contains some calligraphy information,which has important theoretical value of calligraphy.Every calligrapher's work in "LangHua study copybook" has a distinct personal style.Wang Duo's works have a lot of ups and downs,and his post-writing works are quite creative.Most of the imitations of Wang Duo in this post are rare and precious.Creation is the quintessence of Jin people's calligraphy.Several groups of works have different styles and change freely.Zhang Dingyan and his son's work are rare in the world."LangHua study copybook" keeps their wonderful calligraphy in the form of engraving,which makes us know several powerful calligraphers.Zhang Dingyan's works are neutral,elegant and natural.Zhang Guan and Zhang Xuan's calligraphy works are all small letters.Zhang Guan's calligraphy style is elegant.Zhang Xuan's calligraphy is deep and simple as well as Zhong You.In addition,Zhang Jinyan's work is elegant and stable as a regular script.Because "LangHua study copybook" was unearthed relatively late and there were few imitations,its handwriting was clear and the spiritual charm of the calligrapher was well displayed."LangHua study copybook" is well carved and has high calligraphic value.