Yang Yisun liked seal script when he was young. When I was studying in Changzhou, I also met several "piling predecessors". Such as Confucian scholars, Zhang Huiyan, the pioneer of Changzhou Ci School, Zhang Qi, his younger brother, and Zhang Qi, who is good at calligraphy printing. These people are fanatics of Deng, a famous seal writer in Qianlong period. Our teacher, Li Zhaoluo (Shen Jian), has a closer relationship with Deng and his son. He studied seal script from Deng and became close friends with Deng's disciple Bao. Therefore, Yang Yisun admired Deng Xin for a long time. He has a poem "Postscript of Deng Shanmin", which fully expresses his admiration and heartbreak for Deng Shiru. We not only give high praise to his calligraphy, but also can see from this short article that I learned from Deng's seal script and formed my own calligraphy style: "I have learned a good mountain folk calligraphy for more than 20 years, which was concealed by Piling's ancestors' private study of various theories and appreciation of seal script, so I knew it very early." At that time, there was no one in my Soviet Union. It's noon in Daoguang, and the children of the villagers dare not come, so we can see their ink and know the way to Zhuan Xu. Guan Xin 'an, however, got nearly 80 mountain folk books, all of which were ready. In August, the event of Gengshen was completely lost. ""The mountain people in Chu, and our city Weng Zhu Jun, are good for obedience. Heng Si Ji Shan Min's various books. And the official is safe and fruitful. However, it was quickly lost, and I often feel that this is a great regret. As the first book in this dynasty, only Liu Wenqing can match it. But Liu Li's two bodies have nothing, and they are in Bree, so they are unique. "

Yang Yisun's Calligraphy

Yang Yisun thought Deng was the "first" in Qing Dynasty, even surpassing Liu Yong, who had a high title at that time. However, Yang Yisun didn't just imitate and learn from Deng Shiru. In terms of seal script, he has a broader vision than Deng's disciples and followers, and finally he can get rid of the popular "Deng School" calligraphy style and surpass his contemporaries. The reason why Yang Yisun's seal script art can achieve such success is obviously related to his study of philology. He once wrote a poem "Once upon a time" in verse, which was written one year before his death. In this article, he summarized the important achievements of epigraphy and Taoism in Qing Dynasty since Jiaqing. Of course, he also expressed his understanding and views on the study of seal script: "I am too literate, and I am rich in Confucianism." Tracing to the source downstream, the same meaning is different. Duan Junkeng, the first person to interpret the beautiful friendship. Ginger, money, Yan and Gui have their own characteristics. After the mountain is penetrated, it will preach the imperial edict. For Xu Chen, you can sacrifice. Read the established sentences and explain them as examples. Depth is almost the essence and debate is rich. At this time, good books, Zhang and Deng came again. Gao Wenbo is elegant and complete Bai Hongsi. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Qin Zhou Confucius, Lingxiuzhong, surpassed Xu Maili. Those who develop their veins have Shuo Zi Shan. The St. Yusuf Canal is the busiest. The decline of seal virtue will last for three thousand years. Jia, orthodoxy and sages actually adopted it. "Yang Yisun believes that philology in the Qing Dynasty is more important in depth and breadth than the previous generation. He fully affirmed the important contributions of scholars such as Duan Yucai, Jiang Sheng, Qian Daxin, Yan Kejun and Gui Fu. For contemporary seal writers, he persuaded (Gao Wen) and Deng (Bai Wan) that their seal scripts could convey the thoughts and feelings of three generations of Qin and Han dynasties. He also discussed the reasons for the decline of seal script for 3,000 years: "Li Si was flattered by Qin Huang's contempt for ancient times. Seal script is prosperous, but it is useless. But it is still round and even, and it is getting better and better. The ancient meaning gradually changes, but the real shape is less. "Qin Shihuang and Li Si unified the world's characters with Xiao Zhuan, and calligraphy and ancient prose were all abolished. As far as practical writing is concerned, Xiao Zhuan is more rounded and uniform after standardization, and it is indeed more convenient in terms of writing practicality. But from the aesthetic point of view of calligraphy, it is far from the ancient meaning of seal script. Then, how can we transcend the "small true shape" of seal script and make it rejuvenate? It can be traced back to the ancient Chinese characters written on the three generations of rockers, that is, the inscription that can be seen today: "If you don't follow its new moon, how can you describe it?" "Jin, eternal and prosperous. Have fun, Shang and Zhou are right. With proof, I will know why. " The importance of Shuo Wen Jie Zi cannot be ignored: "I don't know how to write, but I rely on the key." Don't accept gold casting to start. "From the above-mentioned" The Past "reflects the point of view, we can see that the idea of combining the ancient inscriptions on bronze with the seal script to revitalize the seal script runs through Yang Yisun's life.

Ieee fellow (Guan Shan), a contemporary literary exegetist, was highly praised in Yang Yisun's Letter to Bao Sheng (see this volume). He believes that Wang Yun's writings trace the evolution of ancient Chinese characters, thus correcting many mistakes in Xu Shen's Shuowen Jiezi in Han Dynasty, which is Xu Shi's Courtiers. While persuading Wang Yun, of course, he also expressed his own thoughts: "Guan:' Xu Monarch's Qi can be written as Shuo Wen." "The spirit of modern people must be before Xu Jun, but it can communicate with Xu Jun and read Shuowen. This theory is incisive and broad, and no one can understand it since Wei and Jin Dynasties. At this time, the primary school stage is in full swing. Stealing means that you want to know the main source of granary. You should look at the Yi language in Zhou Ding in Shang Dynasty. All the characters recorded by Zhong Shu were Biography of Li Xiaosi, which was a popular style at that time. According to the shape of Xiao Zhuan, this paper discusses pictographic characters, especially according to the shape of Kai Lee. Therefore, Xu's theory is also vulgar, not the best. Ancient Chinese can't completely distinguish its Chinese characters, but it can fully understand its meaning. It is unique that Guan Shan can really correct Xu Shi according to ancient prose. Primary school Yi Nian has a lot of experience, but sometimes it is not enough to know Xu Shi's vulgarity. I regret that I can't kiss the mountain and distinguish the evidence. " The new achievements in epigraphy and exegetics since Ganjia, including Guan Shan's "Collating Xu Shi with Ancient Characters", made the Qing Dynasty surpass the Han and Jin Dynasties in the study of ancient characters. However, the new perspective of Ding Yi's word "Exploring the Source of Treasure" in Shang and Zhou Dynasties inspired Yang Yisun from the perspective of calligraphy art, and made him see that in order to break the "jade chopsticks" method that has long lost its vitality and revitalize seal script, it is necessary to adopt the calligraphy style and seal script method of ancient bronze inscriptions and reform small seal script, thus finding another way.

Yang Yisun's other seal script and philology works are: Shuowen Jiezi, Biography of Wanbaishan People and Shiguzan. Seal is a four-volume printed collection written by Yang Yisun and held by disciple Yin Yonglin. Published in the second year of Guangxu (1876). The seal script Zai Xi Pian, Shuo Wen Jie Zi Xu and Shuo Wen Bu Tou all have carved stones, which are spread all over the world. There are Guan Bian, Zhuangzi and The Story of the Lay Man.