焦山의 『瘞鶴銘』 硏究 : 作家와 작성 時期를 중심으로

Abstract

The Inscription for the Buried Crane of the forest of stone tablets in Jiaoshan Mountain has been called ‘the best calligraphy’ in Chinese calligraphy history because of its special charm. According to the legend, a hermit buried the carcass of the beloved crane and inscribed a memorial poem on a cliff which is on the west of Jiaoshan Mountain to grieve over its death. Later, the Inscription for the Buried Crane fell into the Yangzi River after a lightning strike. In the Song Dynasty, some of the remaining stones were salvaged from the water, but these stones fell into the water again. In the Qing Dynasty, five remaining stones were salvaged. Due to these tortuous experiences, it had different texts and block-printed version in different times. The content and calligraphy of the Inscription for the Buried Crane have well reflected the Taoist style. It has been regarded as the best calligraphy that combined the advantages of seal script, regular script and cursive script. Although the inscription is incomplete, we can glimpse the writer’s aesthetics, the situation and spirit of that times through the research and study on the Inscription of the Buried Crane.