Copies of Chinese Rubbings in Past Dynasties (Second Series)A*Liu Gongquan's Diamond Sutra(1)

The full name is Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra, engraved in April of the fourth year of Tang Changqing (August 24), written by Liu Gongquan when he was forty-seven years old, is a quasi-public script by Youjie Senglu. The original stone was lost early. In 1908, an isolated copy of Tang Tuo was found in the Dunhuang Grottoes. The original copy was undamaged. It is now in the Paris Museum of France. This stele is an early work of Liu Gongquan. Although the characters are not big, the pen is dexterous and vigorous. Although it has many similarities with Yanshu, it obviously abandons the brushwork of silkworm head and wild goose tail, and incorporates the Wei Jin and early Tang Kaiyi, and incorporates the bone strength of the northern stele. This monument seems to be ordinary, quite violent, but a close inspection reveals a lot of changes in every move. Fang Jin's neatness contains clear and intelligent spirit, one point and one point. It is neat and tidy like a knife, crisp, fast-paced, and extremely dynamic. Therefore, people summarize the characteristics of Liu body as follows. He is proficient in stippling and precise in the frame, with strict rules and rich atmosphere. This can be seen in this monument.