Lu Janzhi's "Writings and Assignments"

Author: Lu Jianzhi (Tang)
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: "The Rhapsody on Literature," written by the Western Jin literary figure Lu Ji, is a rhapsodic work that elaborates on issues of literary creation. This text is a complete and systematic theory of literary creation in the history of Chinese literary theory development. During the early Tang period, Lu Jianzhi, the nephew of the renowned calligrapher Yu Shennan, wrote "The Rhapsody on Literature" in running script. This ink scroll, on paper, measures 259 mm in height and 355.2 cm in width, has been passed down through generations of collectors and is inscribed with numerous annotations by famous calligraphers. It is now preserved in the Taipei Palace Museum. The famous Yuan Dynasty calligrapher Zhao Mengfu highly praised Lu Jianzhi's calligraphic art and benefited greatly from it. The renowned calligrapher Jie Huishi remarked, "Among Tang Dynasty calligraphy, only this scroll exhibits a robust structure and the stylistic elegance of the Jin Dynasty."