The earliest famous calligraphy (ink calligraphy) handed down from ancient times is "Pingfu Tie" written by Lu Ji in the Western Jin Dynasty.
Lu Ji (261-303), courtesy name Shiheng, was a native of Wu County, Wu County (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). A famous writer and calligrapher in the Western Jin Dynasty. Lu Ji is "a rare genius, and his writing is the best in the world". His poems are rich in poetry and paintings, and he is also good in parallel prose. Together with his younger brother Lu Yun, he was a famous writer in the Western Jin Dynasty and was known as the "hero of Taikang". Together with Pan Yue, he is a representative of the poetry circle of the Western Jin Dynasty and formed the "Taikang Poetry Style", which is known as "Pan Jiang Lu Hai" in the world.
"Pingfu Tie", ink on tooth-colored linen paper, 9 lines and 84 characters, unnamed, was designated by the Song Dynasty as a work of Lu Ji, and Mi Fu designated it as one of the "Fourteen Tie Volumes of Jin Xian". After entering Xuanhe's inner palace, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty signed and sealed it. Later, it was collected by Liang Qingbiao, An Qi and others, and recorded in "Qinghe Painting and Calligraphy Fang".
Later he entered the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty and returned to Prince Yong_ and Prince Gong Yi, and later returned to Puru and others. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Zhang Boju donated it to the Palace Museum.
"Pingfu Tie" was written in the Western Jin Dynasty. It is the earliest dharma calligraphy handed down by a famous master and the first ink ink on dharma calligraphy handed down in an orderly manner in history. It has the reputation of "the ancestor of Dharma". Lu Ji's "Pingfu Tie" was rated as one of the nine "treasures of the country."
The author writes on hemp paper with a bald pen, and the ink is slightly green. The writing style is gentle and simple, and the font is cursive script. "Pingfu Tie" occupies an important position in the history of Chinese calligraphy, and is of reference value for studying changes in characters and calligraphy. On April 15, 2011, China Post issued a set of 4 special stamps titled "Ancient Chinese Calligraphy - Cursive Script". One of them is "Pingfu Tie" written in cursive by Lu Jizhang.