Wang Xizhi:
Wang Xizhi (303-361, 321-379), courtesy name Yishao, Han nationality, was a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy". say. A native of Langya (now Linyi, Shandong), he later moved to Shanyin, Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and lived in seclusion in Jinting, Shan County in his later years.
Wang Xizhi successively served as secretary Ying, general Ningyuan, and governor of Jiangzhou. Later, he was the internal history of Kuaiji and the general on the right. His calligraphy is good at Li, Cao, Kai, Xing and other styles. He studies the styles carefully, imitates them with his heart and hands, draws on the strengths of others, prepares various styles, and cultivates them in one furnace. He breaks away from the writing style of Han and Wei Dynasties and becomes his own style with far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the writing style is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful and graceful.
Wang Xizhi's masterpiece "Lanting Preface" is known as "the best running script in the world". In the history of calligraphy, he and his son Wang Xianzhi are collectively known as the "Two Kings".
The idiom "three points into the wood":
It means to describe the strong and powerful calligraphy pen, and also metaphors for the profound and thorough insights into articles or things.
Tang Dynasty·Zhang Huaiguan's "Shujuan·Wang Xizhi": "When the Jin Dynasty offered sacrifices to the northern suburbs, he changed the blessing edition, and the workers cut it, and the pen penetrated the wood three-thirds."
This is Wang Xizhi's calligraphy Zhijue:
Emperor Jin was going to the northern suburbs to offer sacrifices, and asked Wang Xizhi to write his congratulations on a wooden board, and then sent workers to carve it. The calligraphy ink was printed all the way into the wood board. He cut it three-thirds deep before reaching the bottom. The woodworker marveled at Wang Xizhi's powerful pen and his superb calligraphy skills, and the strength of his brushstrokes could penetrate three-thirds of the wood. Summary:
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Being so good is certainly related to his talent, but the most important thing is because of his hard practice. In order to practice calligraphy well, he always thinks about the structure of the calligraphy and tries to figure out the frame and shape of the calligraphy, whether he is resting or walking. He kept scratching his clothes with his fingers, so over time, even his clothes were scratched.
He once practiced writing by the pond, and every time he finished writing, he would be scratched. Washing pens and inkstones in the pond. Over time, the water in the entire pond turned black. This shows that he has worked hard on practicing calligraphy.
So, it is like our daily practice. Whether it’s calligraphy or doing other things, the habit of fishing for three days and drying the net for two days will not succeed. If you want to succeed, you must work hard!