Li Zuoxian

Li Zuoxian

Li Zuoxian (1807-1876) was born in Zuojiazhuang, Lijin County, Shandong Province. He is not only an influential ancient numismatist, epigraphist, collector and poet in Qing Dynasty, but also a famous connoisseur of calligraphy and painting. Daoguang 15 years (1835) Jinshi, selected as the Imperial Academy Shuji Shi. Later, he was appointed editor of Hanlin academy, manager of Ren Wenyuan Pavilion, chief editor of National History Museum, and magistrate of Tingzhou, Fujian Province. In 1852, he retired from his hometown. I love calligraphy and painting, especially ancient money. In the third year of tongzhi (1864), it was compiled into "guquanhui", a total of 64 volumes. Later generations called them numismatists, epigraphists, collectors and connoisseurs.

Zhang Yanhui (1805-1860), Li Zuoxian's wife, was named Fang Fang. She was not only virtuous and kind, but also had profound attainments in calligraphy and painting. Li Zuoxian and his wife learned from their classmates in calligraphy and painting. They wrote poems and sang in harmony. They were praised by famous artists and were known as couples in the painting world.

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He is intelligent, hardworking and versatile. In 1828, Jieyuan won the first place in the local examination, and in 1835, he was selected as a scholar in the Imperial Academy. In the 18th year of Daoguang's reign, the palace examination was held. Three years later, Jiake San hall was edited by the Minister of rites. He served as the school manager of Wenyuan Pavilion and the chief editor of the national history hall. In 1846 (the 26th year of Daoguang), he went out to guard the magistrate of Tingzhou, Fujian Province. He retired from his hometown in 1852.

Areas of expertise

Li Zuoxian is good at poetry and prose. He is good at calligraphy and textual research. He can analyze the calligraphy, painting, inkstone seal and distinguish the true from the false. He is a famous money scholar, connoisseur and stone expert in Qing Dynasty.

Focus on ancient coins

When he was young, Li Zuoxian was fond of calligraphy and painting, and he was good at painting bamboo, especially ancient coins. He first lived in the countryside, did not know much about it, and did not go to the government. He traveled to the old capital of Zou Teng in Qilu, seeking ancient coins and related knowledge everywhere. After Jieyuan at the age of 21, he traveled to jiluo and traveled between the old capitals of Zou and Teng in Qilu, where he visited ancient coins and related knowledge. While working in Kyoto, Yu Guoshi museum had the opportunity to read and transcribe a large number of ancient books. "Li Zhupeng has lived in the capital for a long time. It is quite detailed to copy the ancient spring in Yongle Dadian. For the later study of ancient coins, stone, calligraphy and painting, collected a lot of text materials. Bao Kang, Liu Xihai, Chen Jieqi, Wu Shifen and LV Yaoxian, who are good friends at home and abroad, form a gold and stone alliance and donate to each other, accumulating a lot of written and physical materials. In the 15th year of Daoguang, Li Zuoxian became a scholar in the middle school. He lived in the National Museum of history for nearly ten years. In his spare time, he often went to markets, factories and shops to browse and buy ancient books and cultural relics. At that time, Liulichang and Haiwang village in Beijing were his frequent places. There are more and more varieties of ancient coins, and every time you meet with odd money, you don't hesitate to buy them with a lot of money. In his spare time, he devoted himself to research, and often shared knowledge with his friends in Beijing. When he met with rare ancient coins, he tried to borrow them, and made rubbings, which were preserved together with the written records. Zhang Quan, a good friend of his classmate, admired him for his long and painstaking efforts in collecting ancient coins, gold, stone, calligraphy and painting. He once presented a poem to him, saying, "I'll talk about food in my clothes, I'll deceive myself, and I'll look for ancient books in Haiwang village.". After decades of collection and exchange, the spring has become a masterpiece. In the 24th year of Daoguang, he collated and bound the materials of ancient coins, which became the rudiment of guquanhui. Since the 26th year of Daoguang, Li Zuoxian has been the magistrate of Tingzhou, Fujian Province for six years. Due to numerous official affairs, he has no time to collect and study ancient coins. In the seventh year of Xianfeng's reign in Beijing, he focused on the study of ancient coins. For several years, he classified and identified the ten boxes of ancient coins he collected, drew and annotated them one by one. In 1858 (the eighth year of Xianfeng), Li Zuoxian returned to Kyoto and began to compile guquanhui, which was completed in 1864 (the third year of Tongzhi), with a total of 64 volumes and 17 volumes. This book is a precious historical material for the study of ancient coins and is now kept in Shandong Provincial Library. Guquanhui is a great collection of quanxue works. It contains more than 6000 rubbings of ancient coins and 75 models of coins. It is the first time to examine and classify various Dao coins and bu coins in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. It describes the coins of the peasant army and the local separatist forces. It is a pioneering work in the study of ancient coins. In 1873 (the 12th year of Tongzhi), he and Bao Kang co authored 14 volumes of xuquanhui, 1 volume of addendum and 2 volumes of xuquanshuo. Guquanhui is an important material for the study of numismatics. Wang Xiantang, a famous scholar, said in his five stirrup jingshe Yinhua that "Lijin is famous for its bamboo friends and sages. "Guquanhui" is one of the best spring studies in the past dynasties In the preface to East Asia money annals, Japanese numismatist Kaga Yizheng said: "in recent years, Li's guquanhui is the most outstanding numismatic work.".

In 1865 (the fourth year of Tongzhi), Shi Quan Shu Wu Shi Chao was compiled. The following year, Wu Ding Shi Xu Chao was completed. Li Zuoxian has been collecting and studying calligraphy and painting for 40 years. In 1871 (the tenth year of Tongzhi), there were 24 volumes of Jianying of calligraphy and painting, which recorded and identified the famous calligraphers and painters from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Li Zuoxian also has a lot of research on the administration of India, and is praised as a Tibetan printer in Qilu. In 1850 (the 30th year of Daoguang), it was compiled into Shiquan bookstore Yincun, and in 1876 (the 2nd year of Guangxu), it was compiled into dehushanfang Yinji.

work

In his later years, Li Zuoxian wrote a lot of works, such as guquanhui, Jianying of calligraphy and painting, Shiquan bookstore, Shiquan Bookstore's poetry manuscript, Wuding poetry manuscript, etc. In the sixth year of Tongzhi reign, he also published 24 volumes of "Wu Ding Fu Shi Xu Chao". In 1876, Li Zuoxian died in Lijin at the age of 69. Later generations called it numismatist, epigraphist, collector and connoisseur. His biography is recorded in the history of Qing painters' poetry.

Library house

In the 15th year of Daoguang (1835), he was selected as a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and was awarded the posts of editor of the Imperial Academy, manager of Ren Wenyuan Pavilion, chief editor of the National History Museum, and magistrate of Tingzhou, Fujian Province. In 1852, he retired from his hometown. Since his weak crown, he was fond of collecting gold and stone paintings. The ancient spring is especially good in gold and stone. His family had a collection of books, and his father had a collection of books

Li Wengui

The word Jingqiu, official Yunnan Simao Tongzhi, bought thousands of books. He also bought a wide range of products. He made an appointment with Dai Jiushi, LV Yaoxian, Liu Yanting, Wu Shifen, Chen Jieqi, Bao Kang, ye Mingli and others, and donated them to each other. All the different springs were borrowed and developed, so they became famous for a long time. He has accumulated no less than 30000 volumes, which is hidden in "Shiquan library". The compilation of Shiquan Bookstore bibliography is divided into six categories: classics, history, Zi, Ji, series and Lei Shu. In 1864, it was compiled into guquanhui, a total of 64 volumes. Guquanhui is a collection of more than 6000 rubbings of ancient coins and 75 models of coins. It is the first time to examine and classify various Dao and bu coins in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. It records coins of peasant army and local separatist forces. It is a pioneering work in the study of ancient coins and is regarded as a classic by Chinese and foreign scholars of ancient coins. He is versatile and erudite, and has left many works of academic value. The book, Jianying of calligraphy and painting, has 24 volumes. It records the author's own painting and calligraphy works, and involves the books of the inner government. The contents began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and ended before Qianlong, and are classified and recorded according to volume, axis and volume. There are series of Shiquan bookstore. ——General dictionary of Chinese book collectors (2005 Edition)

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