余自少嗜古砖铭文、残砖断甓,先贤墨拓砖本常得藏于斋中。古砖铭文,以其可考古事、证异文,故学者多嗜之。而余独慕其浑古遒厚、苍劲简质之韵,并常取法入印,故有所刻“万岁不败”等把玩。以赏古,借之砖铭以篆刻,继承期冀新 I have never had an inscription on the ancient brick inscription, residual brick broken 甓, pioneer ink bricks have often hidden in Zhai in the extension. Ancient brick inscriptions, with its archaeological things, permits evidentiality, so many scholars addicted. And I admire its muddy ancient thick, vigorous simple rhyme, and often take the law into India, it is engraved “long live unbeaten ” and so on to play. To reward the ancient, borrow the brick inscription to carving, inherited Ji new