A Study Of The Ans Carving Family In Northern Song Dynasty Dynasty

Folk stele carvings were in the lower class of society for a long time in ancient times.They should have no historical records.However,due to the characteristics of "Mu Legong’s name",they were able to stay in the claws of the handed down gold documents and the remaining stele.And An’s can be described as the most representative family of carving workers in Jingzhao area in the Northern Song Dynasty.Anshi’s inscriptions in Jingzhao area can be traced back to the Five Dynasties period,and they are consistent with the Northern Song Dynasty.The engraving activities in Jingzhao area lasted for hundreds of years.For a long time,and from the signature of the stele,it can be seen that it has a relatively clear lineage.In the information we have seen so far,the number of stone tablets carved by Anshi is very considerable.Since the Jianlong period,most of the stone tablets carved by Anshi have been closely related to the local government.Since the beginning of the Song Dynasty,they have formed relatively stable employment with the local government.relationship.It can be said that An’s family has become a special engraving family of the Jingzhao local government in the Northern Song Dynasty.The An’s family of engravers not only engraved many important inscriptions in the history of epigraphy,but also included "all materials" in the local engraving industry.Local grass-roots officials even appeared in the engraving work of An Min who was praised by future generations.The uniqueness of An’s publication in the Jingzhao area has made it intersect with the local scholar society,as is the case with the Lantian Lu family.An’s inscription on the stele is also an aspect worth observing.Its signature is divided into two types: "Jingzhao" and "Wuwei" with the Renzong Dynasty as the boundary.The surname is originally one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu,so An’s may also have a Soghu background.Taking the An’s Carved Family as the research object,not only can we observe the life trajectory of the lower class of society,but also help us to start from the lower class and observe the scholars in Song Dynasty from the bottom up.