Wen Zhiming studied calligraphy and reading.

Wen Zhiming (Wen Zhiming) 1470- 1559, formerly known as Wall, whose real name is Zheng Ming. At the age of forty-two, I began to use line words, and line words were less important. Because of its predecessor Hengshan, it was named Hengshan Jushi, known as "Wen Hengshan" in the world, and was a painter, calligrapher and writer in the Ming Dynasty. Han nationality, from Changzhou (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). Born in Chenghua of Emperor Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty for six years, he died in Jiajing of Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty for thirty-eight years, at the age of ninety, and served as an official in Hanlin. Poets Bai Juyi and Su Shi were educated in Wu Kuan, studied in Liying Town and studied painting in Shenyang. In terms of poetry and prose, he, Zhu Yunming, Tang Yin and Xu Zhenqing are also called "four gifted scholars in Wuzhong". In the history of painting, Shen Zhou and Tang Yin are also called "Si Wu masters". Wen Zhiming (1470- 1559) was an outstanding painter in Ming dynasty. The name of the wall, the word is clear, followed by the word line, the word is changed, the name is strange, and the cloud stops. Changzhou (now Suzhou, Jiangsu) people. Hanlin was awarded the imperial edict, so it was called "writing is the imperial edict". Smart and knowledgeable, poetry, calligraphy and painting are famous for a while. Shen Zhou is a painter with the brushwork of Wu, Zhao Mengfu and Huang. Painting landscapes, figures and flowers is excellent. Wen Ya's painting style is meticulous, his pen and ink are excellent, and he is full of charm. His children are good at calligraphy and painting, and there are many excellent disciples, forming the "Wu Pai". Shen Zhou, Tang Yin, Chou Ying and other places of interest are also recorded and called "Ming Sijia". His paintings are characterized by rough, vigorous, simple, delicate and neat Chinese painting style; Meticulous brushwork is taken from Wang Meng, with its light and rich structure and color tone, which is elegant. He is good at creating elegant and quiet artistic conception with fine pen, and can also show broad momentum with natural and unrestrained pen and ink. Painting characters with ink and flowers is skillful and elegant in style. When painting daffodils, we often know the method by ice white, and the flowers and leaves are detached to prepare for the beauty of nature. Calligraphy is also colorful and highly accomplished. His words are wide, gentle, elegant and elegant. Good at seal cutting, elegant but not vulgar, clear and divine, calligraphy and painting, seals are the hands of famous artists. Among his painting functions, Spring Trees after Rain, Spring Scenery in the South of the Yangtze River, Dongting Xishan, Green Shade Talk, Green Shade Cottage, Song He Feiquan, Shihu Poetry, Lost Bamboo, Jiangnan Spring, Ancient Trees Cold Spring and Saicun Zhong Kui. His works include Putian Collection.

At the age of 54, he became a junior official in imperial academy. In his early years, he was not allowed to take the provincial examination because of his poor handwriting, so he became angry from embarrassment and worked hard to be strong, and finally became an all-rounder in poetry, literature and painting. In painting, he became a "martial school" with his disciples; Together with Shen Zhou, Tang Yin and Chou Ying, they are also called "Ming Si Jia"; Calligraphy was excellent in all aspects, especially running script and regular script, which was famous at home and abroad at that time, and because he died at an advanced age (nearly 90 years old), there were many students, which had a great influence on future generations; His sons Wen Peng and Wen Jia also made great achievements in calligraphy, among which Wen Peng was a master of seal cutting in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Wen Zhiming's small letters are particularly fine and neat, mainly from Zhong You, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Ou Yangxun. They have strict statutes, elegant brushwork, dignified posture and elegant style. After the age of 80, Xiaokai is especially famous for its kung fu. The running script mainly draws lessons from Huai Ren's Preface to Wang Xizhi's Shinto and Zhi Yong, and its writing style is vigorous and smooth. In his later years, he learned Huang Tingjian's big characters, and his style became vigorous and elegant. There are a lot of ink handed down from ancient times, including Before and After Red Cliff Fu, Gu Chun's Tibetan Painting Axis and Nine Classic Poems of Li Sao. The running script includes the early South Window, the middle five poems and the later Xiyuan poems. All his works are neatly written, which is extremely rare among China calligraphers, even though he is nearly ninety years old.

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Wen Zhiming wrote A Thousand Words, at the rate of ten books a day, and the books made great progress. I have lived in books all my life, and I have never hesitated, or simply answered people, and I have never taken pains again and again, so the older I get, the more subtle I am. (from the book Forest Chronicle)

(1) Pro: Copy.

(2) Day: Every day

(3) Rate: standard.

(4) Book: the level of calligraphy.

(5) Then: So, just.

(6) Yu: Right, right.

(7) life: life.

(7) Taste: once.

(8) Can get by: perfunctory, casual and sloppy.

(9) or: sometimes.

(10) Simplified letters: letters, letters.

(1 1) Shao: pass "omitted", omitted.

(12) Yi: change, change.

(13) Never tired: Never tired. Tired: bored, bored.

(14) So: So.

More and more.

(16) The word "book" in the book is calligraphy.

(17) The word "book" born in the book: writing.

Wen Zhiming copied "thousands of words" and wrote ten books every day as the standard, and his calligraphy made rapid progress. He has never been careless in writing all his life. Sometimes I am a little dissatisfied with answering people's letters. I have to rewrite it over and over again, not afraid of trouble. Therefore, the older he gets, the more exquisite and wonderful his calligraphy becomes.

Wen Zhiming's calligraphy tells us that no matter what we do, we must persevere, we must not give up halfway, and we must not be careless; As long as there is a certain accumulation, there will be quality. If you want to do it overnight, or if you are careless, you will not succeed. We students should also learn knowledge like Wen Zhiming's calligraphy, so as to be successful.