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In the late Qing Dynasty, the original paintings and calligraphy collected by the inner palace began to flow out of the palace in large numbers. Many eunuchs and palace maids stole the treasures and colluded with folk cultural relic dealers to make money. These precious cultural relics were either privately collected or scattered among the people, or directly sold abroad and became treasures of other people's families. I wonder how much it would cost to redeem them!

The three emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong all loved Mi Fu's calligraphy. There were hundreds of Mi Fu's calligraphy collected in the palace. However, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, when cultural relics experts counted them, there were less than 30 pieces left. Some of the most classic works were missing. Mi Fu was proficient in all five styles of calligraphy, and his running and cursive scripts were particularly exquisite. Among them, "Shu Su Tie" is known as "the most beautiful calligraphy in China" and is now kept in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

There is a calligraphy work that is as famous as it, which is praised as "the twin peaks of Mi's calligraphy" and even "the most exquisite work of Mi's calligraphy". It was once lost. It is "Tiaoxi Poetry Postscript". This work is also known as "Poems Written in Tiaoxi for Presentation to Friends", which was completed in the third year of Yuanyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1088) when he was 38 years old.

When Puyi was driven out of the Forbidden City, he took this calligraphy with him. When he came to the Northeast, he did not properly preserve it, so the "Tiaoxi Poetry Post" was lost on the streets of Changchun, and was bought by Ding Zhengshan for 15 yuan. Unexpectedly, Ding's friend Luo Dazhao was jealous of these treasures and killed Ding and took them for himself.

When the widow Sun Manxia learned of the sad news, she went through all kinds of difficulties to find out the truth and get the paintings back. In this way, she kept the fragments for 18 years. Even though she had to raise six children, she had no intention of selling them. Private collection and preservation conditions were limited, so the descendants of the Ding family decided to sell them to the museum.

In August 1963, they brought this "Tiaoxi Poetry Calligraphy" and several other calligraphy works to Rongbaozhai and sold them for 1,400 yuan. The appraiser present was very surprised to see this cultural relic. Whether it was the paper, calligraphy or seal, it proved that this was an authentic work. After everyone's joint efforts to restore it, the "Tiaoxi Poetry Calligraphy" is now brand new and preserved in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

This work is 30.3 cm long and 189.5 cm wide, with 35 lines and 394 characters, and the character size is about 3.5 cm. Because there is no grid limit when writing, it is more free and natural. Mi Fu's early calligraphy is known as "a collection of ancient characters" because he learned from many teachers and took the essence of the calligraphy of famous masters in the Jin and Tang dynasties. The works of this period are very suitable for us to copy, and can be called a "shortcut" to learning calligraphy. On the one hand, it can allow us to quickly enter the hall, while leaving a certain amount of space for free play.

The "Tiaoxi Poetry" starts with the tip of the brush facing backwards, with rich strokes, twisting, lifting, pressing, and twisting in one go. The brush is vigorous, and the strokes are strange and varied, with slowness, lightness, heaviness, speed, and slowness. The characters are intertwined, and the center of gravity moves up and down, like a horse in the wind. The composition is virtual and real, and the ink is used freely and naturally.

The "Tiao Xi Poetry Postscript" is rigorous and delicate in style, and the brushwork throughout is worthy of careful copying and study. Its current valuation has reached over 100 million yuan. If you understand it thoroughly, you will have passed the hurdle of brushwork.

Now, we have made an ultra-high-definition reproduction of Mi Fu's "Tiaoxi Poetry Postscript", which is as easy to copy and appreciate as the original. If you are interested, please click the link below to take a look!