China Guardian Autumn Auction clinched the "Ping An Post" at 4 1
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy combines the advantages of official script, cursive script, regular script and running script, forming Wang Xizhi's unique calligraphy. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced several generations of calligraphers. Calligraphers of all ages believed in Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. So Wang Xizhi has the reputation of "calligrapher".
"Calligrapher" Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is even rarer. Besides, Wang Xizhi's original works no longer exist in this world. Some exquisite replicas of the Tang Dynasty are already very valuable. 20 10, 165438 In the autumn auction of China Guardian 10 on October 20th, Wang Xizhi's 4 1 word "Ping An Tie" has sold 308 million yuan, which is only the first half of the "Ping An Tie" and is not a complete "Ping An Tie".
This is not Wang Xizhi's original work. It is conceivable that Wang Xizhi's original works are more expensive. However, due to the lack of Wang Xizhi's original works, it is impossible to estimate the value of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. If there is an original Wang Xizhi, even if the bid is higher, some people may be reluctant to sell it.
Wang Xizhi's most famous calligraphy work is Preface to Lanting, which is the world's first running script with 28 lines and 324 words. Some people say that the word "Preface to Lanting" has been sold to 820 trillion yuan, which shows the value of Wang Xizhi's "Preface to Lanting".
Does Wang Xizhi have any original works?
Wang Xizhi has been gone 1700 years, and there are no real works in the world. Both the Forbidden City in Beijing and the Forbidden City in Taipei now have rubbings and ink of Wang Xizhi's works. The exquisite copy of the Tang Dynasty has always been regarded as the original.
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Because of its long history, many works enjoy a high reputation and are sought after by many people, even now. Like other calligraphy works of Wang Xizhi, he copied rubbings of different periods. Some people think that the rubbings were copied from the Song Dynasty, others think that Mi Fei copied them from the rubbings, but most people think that they were copied from the Tang Dynasty. There are a large number of manuscripts and records in the Tang Dynasty, which have been carved into various versions for many times. Since the Yuan Dynasty, all manuscripts copied and handed down by the imperial court in public or private can be confirmed by history. So its preciousness can't be described in words.
Legend has it that Wang Xizhi regarded the Preface to the Lanting Pavilion as a treasure handed down from generation to generation and became a monk in the hands of Sun Zhiyong, the seventh generation of the Wang family. Therefore, no descendants can inherit it, so he gave the original to his favorite disciple, the monk. In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Li Shimin sent a large number of people to collect Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and often copied it. However, out of my love for the preface to Lanting, I offered a reward for many times, but there was no result. Later, I learned that it was in the hands of a monk in Huiji, so I had a story. Emperor Taizong designed to deceive Lanting preface. When Emperor Taizong was a minister, there were several rubbings, and the original works were buried in Zhaoling with Emperor Taizong. However, The Preface to Lanting handed down from ancient times is not a real work.
Characteristics of Wang Xizhi's Calligraphy
Speaking of Wang Xizhi, people first think of his status as a "book saint". Wang Xizhi was born in a noble family. His father Wang Kuang, uncle Wang Dao, Wang Yu, Wang Dun and other elders are all masters of calligraphy. Although his father died young and Wang Xizhi was fostered in Wangdao, his life was still prosperous and his learning environment was good. When Wang Xizhi was young, he studied under a female calligrapher, Ms. Wei, and later under Wang Yu. In addition, he later traveled to famous mountains and rivers to study the works of previous calligraphers, which enabled him to gather the strengths of many families and create a new pattern.
Statue of Wang Xizhi
Some people may say that many calligraphers have made great achievements in the future. Can't they replace Wang Xizhi? So we should look at the characteristics and development history of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. In fact, the development of Chinese characters has undergone several major changes, one of which is the change from seal script to official script in Qin and Han dynasties, which has had a great impact on both breadth and depth. In the pre-Qin period, seal script was a pictograph. Of course, the changes from the Western Han Dynasty to the ideographic official script are great. In the first few hundred years of the official script system, although there were Zhong You's regular script and Zhang Zhi's cursive script, they were both relatively primary and simple stages, and the real awakening of calligraphy had not yet been realized. This state will not change qualitatively until Wang Xizhi.
Wang Xizhi did learn from his predecessors, but he didn't follow the rules, just imitated them. After absorbing the strengths of many families, I digested them myself. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has no trace of deliberate arrangement, and it is completely natural. His calligraphy completely conforms to the aesthetic ideal of China people. His calligraphy is vigorous and unobtrusive, vigorous and elegant, both rigid and flexible, full of volume and without losing discipline. So the whole world is willing to respect him as a "book saint."
Wang Xizhi's works
Wang Xizhi is a world-recognized calligrapher. Every calligraphy work he writes is regarded as a masterpiece that can be handed down from generation to generation. When Wang Xizhi was still alive, people longed for his real works. So, Wang Xizhi helped the old woman write a few words on the hexagonal fan that could not be sold, and the fan was immediately bought by passers-by. At that time, in order for Wang Xizhi to copy the Preface to the Lanting Pavilion again, experienced people on Huiji Mountain specially raised a boutique goose, which Wang Xizhi used as a bargaining chip for copying scriptures.
Post after rain
Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy hard for decades, so his works at that time were naturally numerous. However, because Wang Xizhi lived in the Eastern Jin Dynasty for thousands of years, there were few rubbings and manuscripts. However, even the model copied in the Tang Dynasty is still valuable.
Wang Xizhi's works are world-famous, such as Huang Tingjing, Seventeen Postings and Early Moon Postings. There are long Bao post, aunt post, snowy night post, mourning post, peace post, how to post, cold cut post, two thank-you post, post after rain, 0700. There are regular script works by Qiuyue Tie, Jingji Tie and Huang Tingjing.
Among Wang Xizhi's many works, the most famous is of course Cao E Tie, which is known as the "best running script in the world". However, this writ has been preserved by the Wang family as a family heirloom for nearly 200 years. After many twists and turns, Li Shimin finally got his wish. Li Shimin was full of praise for Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, and he liked Buddhism and educational classics very much, so he ordered people to copy ten volumes with the most exquisite double hook method at that time. After the death of Emperor Taizong, the original preface to Lanting Collection was buried in Zhaoling with him.