Wang Xizhi (303-36 1), a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong) and lived in Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). He was born in a noble family, was a general of the right army, and studied civil history, so he was also called "Wang Youjun".
In his early years, he took Mrs Wei (Master) as his teacher, Zhang Zhi as his cursive script, and Zhong You as his official book. He also borrowed from the seal script of Qin and Han Dynasties and created a beautiful and changeable calligraphy style, which replaced the simple calligraphy style of Gu Zhuo in the past and became his own. Critics say that his cursive script is vigorous and eclectic, its original works are smart and dense, and its running script is charming, vigorous, ever-changing and natural.
Wang Xizhi has made great contributions to the development of China's calligraphy, and also had a far-reaching influence on Japanese calligraphy. He is called "the book saint". The book Preface to Lanting is particularly popular and is called the best running script in the world.
There are three kinds handed down from the Tang Dynasty: Preface to Lanting Collection, Post on a Clear Snow, Post for Mourning, Post for Cold Cutting, Post on Shangyu, etc. The publications include Le Yi Lun, Seventeen Posts, and Preface to the Holy Teaching of Huai Wang Shu Tang.
Artistic style:
Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Collection of Lanting was highly praised by calligraphers of all ages. This post is a draft with 28 lines and 324 words. It is said that the author couldn't write because of the influence of the weather, geography and people at that time. Among them, there are more than twenty "zhi" characters, which are written in different ways. Mi Fei called it "the best running script in the world" in Song Dynasty.
Wang Xizhi, who is good at Li, Cao, Kai and Xing, has thoroughly studied his body, imitated his heart, pursued his hand, learned from others, prepared his body and melted into one furnace. He got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei dynasties and became a family of his own, with far-reaching influence.
His calligraphy is peaceful and natural, and his brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, graceful and graceful. The world often uses Cao Zhi's Ode to the Goddess of Luo: "If you are amazed, if you are graceful, if you are in Youlong, you will be glorious and autumn, and Hua Mao will be spring pine. It seems that if the moon is covered by light clouds, it will float like the wind flowing back to snow. " Praise the beauty of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
Legend has it that Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy hard when he was a child. After a long time, the pool water used to clean the brush turned black. Later generations commented: "floating like a cloud, agile like a dragon", "the dragon leaps into the Tianmen, the tiger lies in the phoenix" and "it's natural, and the rich gods cover all generations". The most obvious characteristics of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy style are exquisite brushwork and changeable structure.