Preface to the Lanting Pavilion is not only the rhyme beauty of tiny space, but also the whole rhyme beauty. It is well-organized, versatile, changeable and restrained, showing leisurely tolerance from beginning to end, giving people an elegant and fresh artistic feeling.
Wang Xizhi's words are restrained and subtle, vigorous and beautiful, while The Preface to the Lanting Pavilion is unique and natural, with different sizes and shapes, and there is no trace of deliberate carving, "out of nature". Every word is endowed with vitality by Wang Xizhi, whether static or moving, or lying or lying down. The laughter, laughter and anger in his word form are detached and free and easy. Static words, dynamic soul can be seen. What was the basis of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and the mood of writing at that time? Within the width of a ruler, "a group of talents will arrive."
Preface to Lanting is called "the best running script in the world", which is not only manifested in the heterogeneity of different characters, but also in the structure of the same character. Every repeated word has a different way of writing. For example, according to the data, five "Huai" characters and seven "No" characters have different forms and are ever-changing. Among them, especially the word "Zhi", some are free and easy, some are neat and orderly, with different sizes, positions and shapes.
Characteristics of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy;
He is good at calligraphy, as well as official script, cursive script, regular script and other styles. He studied the style, imitated the hand and pursued it, learned from others' strengths, prepared the body and melted into one furnace, and got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei dynasties, which had far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful.
In the history of calligraphy, he was called "Zhong Wang" with Zhong You and "Two Kings" with his son Wang Xianzhi. Li Zhimin commented: "Wang Xizhi's calligraphy not only shows simplicity and abstinence based on the philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi, but also shows harmony based on the Confucian doctrine of the mean."