Su Dongpo, a writer and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, loves inkstones very much and has many hidden inkstones. The "inkstone on the wall" he used was carved from the lower inkstone of Duan Xi. Because it is very difficult to mine the lower inkstone, he was deeply impressed by the hard work of the quarrymen. He also felt that this Duan inkstone was solid and delicate, with extremely weak water permeability and excellent quality, so he wrote an inscription on the back of the inkstone: "A thousand people wear ribbons, and a hundred people carry a catty." Hang it under the bonfire and show it to Xiuzhen. Sob is a kind of liquid, the older you get, the newer you get: I am wise who looks like you. On the other hand, the inscription is that its color is warm and the system is simple and simple. Why do you do it? The secret pavilion in the stone canal should always be treasured and supported by books. "Praise this paragraph of inkstone.
Su Dongpo's first inkstone was acquired at the age of 12. That year, he dug a hole in the ground and went home to play. He found a light green stone very cute, with a shiny silver "star", moist and bright, trying to grind ink, which was excellent. His father, Su Xun, was also very curious. He thought this stone was "an inkstone in the sky", so he chiseled this inkstone and told his son to take good care of it. Since then, Su Dongpo has collected many inkstones, but he has always taken good care of them.