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同治六年冬 虎 台镇使者刘明灯书
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“同治六年冬”
“台鎮使者劉明燈書 / 台镇使者刘明灯书”
喔！是台北贡寮县的虎字碑呀！
http://travel.network.com.tw/tourguide/point/showpage/102906.html
厉害！这个草书的“虎”字的笔法浑厚有力又圆润含蓄，自然流畅又不显狂妄轻佻，虎的威严不是用“张牙舞爪”表现出来（本来用草书去写“虎”字，绝对可以写出“张牙舞爪”的效果），恰恰相反，在字的端庄内敛中，一股威势引而不发，却又蓄势待发——这是写草书最难写出来的效果！这个虎字碑堪称草书中的精品呀！
这个刘明灯也不是省油的灯。他是一位兼备文韬武略的儒将，为人做官都让人称善：百姓、下属、朋友都对他敬重有加，上司对他的人品才干也赞不绝口。刘明灯对军事政治和地方管理都有很见地，有政绩—— 真是难得的栋梁之材！
相关资料：
http://xinyunxin.home4u.china.com/new_page_256.htm （刘明灯与台湾三碑）
I should add a bit more info here. The rock is located on the Caoling Historic Trail (草嶺古道) which used to be the main transport route between Taipei and Yilan.
The story behind the placement of the rock is:
When Taiwan Regional Commander Liu Ming-deng arrived at the Caoling Pass during an inspection tour of northern Taiwan in 1867, he was buffetted by such strong wind and thick fog that he could not tell his directions. In accordance with the ancient Chinese saying "Clouds obey the dragon, wind obeys the tiger" (雲從龍﹐風從虎) he inscribed the Chinese character for "tiger" to suppress the wind. Legend has it that Liu Ming-deng loved to write the character for tiger, and that his calligraphy indicated differences of gender. The "tiger" inscription written by him in the Bo’ai Road military compound in Taipei is male, while the "tiger" on this stone is female.
You can find a larger resolution version of the image here.
Ala, thanks so much for your supplement, David!
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The “tiger” inscription written by him in the Bo’ai Road military compound in Taipei is male, while the “tiger” on this stone is female.
I wonder if it is possible for you to send a photo of that “male tiger”, so that the male and female can make a perfect match here? Anyway, thanks all the same, David! ：-）
If I happen to be wandering around the area I will take a photo and put it up here.