What paper was used in ancient calligraphy and painting?

There are many kinds of ancient calligraphy and painting paper, including Song paper, Yuan paper, Ming paper and Qing paper. In terms of raw materials, there are hemp paper, bark paper, bamboo paper, grass paper, etc. From the origin, there are Xuan paper, Hua Kai paper and linen paper. According to the form, there are hard yellow paper, rib paper, jade plate publicity and so on.

Among them, hemp paper is the earliest paper used for calligraphy and painting in China, and the earliest calligraphy handed down so far is Cao Zhang's Ping Fu Tie, a writer of the Western Jin Dynasty, which is collected in the Palace Museum.