Wang Xianzhi is proficient in calligraphy, famous for his running script and cursive script, and has a solid foundation in regular script and official script. In the history of calligraphy, Wang Xizhi and Wang Xizhi are both called "two kings" and "little saints". Together with Zhang Zhi, Zhong You and Wang Xizhi, they are called "the four saints in the book". Zhang Huaiguan in the Tang Dynasty rated his book reviews as "first-class".
At the same time, Wang Xianzhi is also good at painting, and Zhang Yanyuan's Notes on Famous Paintings of Past Dynasties in the Tang Dynasty called his painting "the first in China". Wang Xianzhi, the seventh son of Wang Xizhi, and Zhang Zhi, Zhong You and Wang Xizhi are also called "the four saints in the book". Xie An: Renji talks very little, so he knows them because he talks very little. (Quoted from the Book of Jin) Wang Xizhi: After this son, there must be a big name. (quoted from the Book of Jin).
Personal data:
Wang Xianzhi (344-386) was born in Linyi (now Linyi). Eastern Jin officials, calligraphers, painters, poets, the seventh son of the right army general Wang Xizhi, the son-in-law of Sima Yu, and the father-in-law of Emperor Sima of Jin 'an.
Character evaluation:
Xie An: Renji talks very little, so he knows them because he talks very little. (Quoted from the Book of Jin)
Wang Xizhi: This son will be famous in the future. (Quoted from the Book of Jin)
Xiao Yan: No one can imitate it. Such as Heshuo teenagers, all of them are happy and can't bear to die. (Comment on the advantages and disadvantages of ancient and modern scholars)
Yuan Ang: ① Zhang Zhi's classic is wonderful, Zhong You is unique, and Shao Yi (Wang Xizhi) is the best in the world. Four holy classes, Hongfang is immortal. (Book Review of Ancient and Modern Times) 2 Books are like rivers. Although they are full of joy, they are extremely unbearable. (ancient and modern book review)
Li Simiao: The son respects cursive script, and the father is easy. For example, the phoenix dance in Dan Xue, the clear spring in Yue Long, and the mutation, I don't know what it is. Or jump into the sea to move mountains, or sweep mountains over waves. Official scripts and running scripts, such as Tian Xueshi, the more they participate in the court, the less they praise the ancient Covenant, which is ruined. As the old saying goes, what you say is what you learn. ("Later Book")
Cen Zongri: Better than his father, but whoever hates the secret will also give it. (Quoted from the Book History Society)