1, digging graves and stealing works of art
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhong You was very persistent and enthusiastic about calligraphy learning, almost to the point of madness. It is said that Zhong You used to study in Baodu Mountain. In order to practice calligraphy well, all the stones and trees in the mountain are written in black. On one occasion, Zhong You talked with Cao Cao and others about calligraphy pen. Zhong You wanted to borrow this pen from Dan Wei, but Shan Wei refused. After Dan Wei's death, Zhong You sent someone to dig this book out of the grave. After repeated research, he finally understood the secret of using a pen.
2. "Concentrate on learning ink for a meal"
Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher, once had lunch, and the extremely boy brought Wang Xizhi's favorite garlic paste and steamed bread. He urged Wang Xizhi to eat quickly several times, but Wang Xizhi still didn't even look up, as if he didn't hear him, and he was absorbed in reading posts and writing.
Wang Xizhi's mother came to the study and saw Xizhi's hand holding a steamed bun stained with ink and sending it to her mouth, which made her mouth black. Wang Xizhi persisted for decades, studied hard, practiced constantly, and practiced very solid kung fu, which laid the foundation and paved the way for Wang Xizhi's future development.
3. "Zheng Banqiao studies calligraphy"
Zheng Banqiao, one of the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou, loved calligraphy since childhood. One night, Zheng Banqiao wrote on his thigh with his fingers, and he wrote on his wife. Zheng Banqiao's wife hit Zheng Banqiao's hand angrily and said, "You have your body and I have mine. Why not write about your own body and others'? "
Zheng Banqiao believes that everyone has his own body, and writing has his own font, which is different! Why do you always learn other people's fonts instead of going your own way? From then on, Zheng Banqiao took the strengths of various schools and mixed official script with seal script, grass, line and model script to draw a ghost. Finally, six and a half books were formed, which appealed to both refined and popular tastes and became a famous painter and calligrapher with a high reputation in the Qing Dynasty.
4. "Pen Tomb"
Zhiyong Zen master, born in Sui and Tang Dynasties, is the seventh grandson of Wang Xizhi. Because he practiced calligraphy very hard, all the broken brushes were discarded in the bamboo basket. After years of life, he accumulated five baskets, so Master Zhiyong wrote an inscription himself and buried these pens, which were called pen graves. This shows that Zen master Zhiyong loves books and treasures things.
5. "Liu Gongquan practices calligraphy hard"
An old man told Liu Gongquan when he was young that he had written eight jars of water, and the inkstone was dyed black in the waterlogged pool. If you win hundreds of parents, you will get a phoenix in Yi Long. Liu Gongquan kept the old man's words in mind and worked hard to practice calligraphy. Thick cocoons were ground on the hands and the elbows were patched layer by layer. After hard training, Liu Gongquan finally became a famous calligrapher in China.
6. The Bed of the East
Wang Xizhi was a famous calligrapher in ancient China. Wang Xizhi is recognized as a "calligrapher" because of his high artistic attainments in calligraphy. Wang Xizhi is the story of "sleeping with an open stomach". Chi Jian, an official of the Jin Dynasty, sent guests to the home of Prime Minister Wang Dao to choose a son-in-law, and Wang Dao led the guests to "go to the East Room to look after the children".
The janitor came back and said to Chi Jian, "The young people in the Wangs are all nice, but when he heard that there was a son-in-law candidate, he became stiff. Only one person ate openly in the east bed, as if nothing had happened. " Chi Jian said, "This is a good son-in-law." So he married his daughter to Wang Xizhi. This son-in-law is Wang Xizhi. This is the story that "an enlightened woman" represents choosing a husband.
7. "Post Spring Festival couplets at night"
One year on New Year's Day, Wang Xizhi posted couplets three times in a row, which was stolen by people who loved Wang Xizhi's words. On New Year's Eve, I had to write another letter. Wang Xizhi was afraid of being exposed again, so he cut it up and down and posted half of it first.
The first part is "double happiness" and the second part is "double misfortune". That's it. It really worked. When people see that what Wang Xizhi wrote is unlucky and not prosperous, they will not reveal it. At the beginning of the new year, Wang Xizhi posted half a sentence each, and the couplet became: "Happiness never ends today, but it never rains but it pours last night." Passers-by clapped their hands and sighed.
8. "Zhao Mengfu Anxue Monk Pulling Award"
Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy is very good, but he is also a humble person. At the same time, there was a monk named Xue An who was also good at calligraphy. At that time, the plaques in the imperial palace of the Yuan Dynasty were all written by Mr. An Xue. During the Yanyou period of the Yuan Dynasty, Sheng Xing Palace, the capital, was just completed. Li Bangning, the eunuch, passed on the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager and ordered Zhao Mengfu to inscribe a plaque for Sheng Xing Palace. Zhao Mengfu admitted that in the past, plaques were written by monks of Anxue, and Anxue's calligraphy was more famous and spread all over the government and the public.
9. Iron gate clearance
He is good at regular script and cursive script, and can imitate Wang Xizhi's manner. Although Wang Xizhi practiced in Yongxing Temple, his calligraphy became more and more famous. Many people ask for Wang Xizhi's calligraphy works through various relationships. People come and go in an endless stream, and the threshold is trampled. Wang Xizhi wants to wrap the threshold with iron sheets, which people laugh at as "iron gate limit".
10, "Xu ghostwriting"
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, a man named Xu, who was afraid of being an official, fled to the mountains. Can't talk because of illness. A few years later, a Buddhist temple will choose a person who is good at calligraphy and write couplets for the pillars in the temple. Xu accidentally crossed the beam on the ground and made a big taboo.
The abbot of the temple was very angry and hit Xu on the back with his cane. Xu Anzhen quickly wrote on the ground with her hand: "Although I can't speak, I have learned Chinese calligraphy. I hope I can try it." As a result, let Xu give it a try. The monks in the temple are convinced and willing to ask Xu to write it all, regardless of Xu's fault.