When Mrs Wei knew this, she told Taichang Wang Ce, "This child must be reading" Using a Pen ". I saw his calligraphy recently and became an old man. " He said with tears: "This child will definitely overshadow my reputation in the future.
Source: Book End Wang Xizhi
Selected passages:
When Mrs Wei saw this, she kept talking. Wang Ce said, "This son must know how to use a pen. When he sees his book, he will become smart. " Snoring, he said, "This child is going to stamp my name!" When the Jin Emperor was in the Jin Dynasty, he offered sacrifices to the northern suburbs, and even wished the edition, and the work was cut into the wood.
Translation:
When Mrs Wei knew this, she told Taichang Wang Ce, "This child must be reading" Using a Pen ". I saw his calligraphy recently and became an old man. " He said with tears: "This child will definitely overshadow my reputation in the future. When Emperor Jin was in the Jin Dynasty, he offered sacrifices to the northern suburbs and changed his classes. Craftsman Xihe carved words with clever brushwork.
Extended data:
From the age of seven, Wang Xizhi studied calligraphy with his uncle and Mrs. Wei, carefully studied calligraphy theory of the previous generation, and then traveled to famous mountains and rivers to appreciate the classical and elegant calligraphy of Zhong You, Liang You, Cai Yong, Li Si, Cao and others since the Qin and Han Dynasties. He learned from others and merged them into one furnace, creating a beautiful and convenient Wang Ti calligraphy.
In calligraphy theory, Wang Xizhi also left a lot of wealth. His pen gesture theory puts forward the inseparable relationship between "form" and "potential", that is, "form shows potential" The theory of book meaning puts forward the theory of "inspiring people", and its aesthetic value not only points to the main personality of calligraphy creation, but also means the aesthetic function of calligraphy.