大康以书画、篆刻名,康殷以学问、文章著。世人於是生出误会,以为大康与康殷是两个人,其实,大康即是康殷。康先生身材不高,稍稍发胖,腰有点弯,背有些驼,约摸六十岁光景。很和气,又很知礼,加上上唇留着的那一抹剪得很齐整的花白胡子,使我觉得他像中药铺里的一位坐堂先生。当我将这感觉告诉他的时候,先生开怀大乐:‘你过奖了。我这人很随便,初次见面还有礼貌,待着待着就不逊了。’他说:‘我这一辈子,主次分得很清楚。首先是古文字研究,其次是古印研究,再次是书法、篆刻,第四才是绘画、雕塑。’从他的介绍中,得知他的古文字研究是从一九六九年开始的。那时,他住在河北省一个偏僻的乡村,生活极其清苦,没有人来访,也少应酬,研究进行得很专心。煤油灯下,他不停地抄写。文章写成,曬好蓝图,收藏起来。这些文稿,就成了后来人们所读到的《古文字形发微》、《古文字学新论》、《文字源流浅说》等大部头著作。 Kang to painting and calligraphy, seal name, Kang Yin to learn, the article. The world then gave birth to a misunderstanding, that Kang and He Kang are two people, in fact, Wellcome is Kang Yin. Mr. Kang is not tall, slightly fat, a little bent waist, back some camels, about 60 years old scene. Very polite, and very knowledgeable, with the upper lip that kept a tidy cut neat white beard, so I think he is like a Chinese medicine shop sitting hall. When I told him about this feeling, the gentleman said: ’You won the prize. I am a very casual person, and I am polite to meet for the first time, and I am not to be waiting for it. He said: ’My life, primary and secondary points are very clear. The first is the study of ancient writing, followed by the study of ancient India, once again calligraphy, seal cutting, the fourth is painting, sculpture. From his introduction, he learned that his study of ancient writing started in 1969. At that time, he lived in a remote village in Hebei Province. His life was extremely painful. No one was visiting or socializing. His research was very concentrated. Kerosene lamp, he kept copying. Articles written, sun blueprint, collection up. These contributions have become the most influential works such as the “Ancient Chinese Characters”, “The New Theory of Ancient Literary Studies” and “The Origins of Words and Essays” that people later read.