Translation of Wang Xizhi's second thank you note

1. Translation

I have not been able to see Er Xie often recently, and (for this reason) I am waiting for blame and feel deeply uneasy. I took my daughter and kowtowed again. I think Tai'er and others will be fine. The things I worried about a while ago have been settled. The matters submitted should be examined and scrutinized. I still have severe pain (sometimes) in the left side (of my body).

2. Original text

Er Xie didn’t show his face, and Chi Xieliang was not quiet. Xi's daughter loves to worship again. Miss Tai'er Xijia. Former patients are kind. The proposals sent should be tried to find provinces. Drama on the left.

3. Source

"Two Thanks"

4. Introduction to the author

Wang Xizhi (321-379, first work 303- 361) named Yishao. A famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Langya was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong). He first served as secretary Lang, and later served as general Ningyuan, governor of Jiangzhou, general of Youjun, internal history of Kuaiji, etc., and was known as the king of Youjun in the world. Later, due to a disagreement with Wang Shu, the governor of Yangzhou, he resigned and settled in Shanyin, Kuaiji (today's Shaoxing).

Wang Xizhi was born into the prominent Wang family in Wuyi Lane, Jiankang, and was the nephew of Director Wang. He once visited Yecheng together with Xie An, "in a leisurely daydream, with great ambitions for the world." In his early years, he learned calligraphy from Mrs. Wei, but later changed his learning to learn Zhang Zhi in cursive calligraphy and Zhong Yao in formal calligraphy. Drawing on the strengths of others and preparing various styles, he changed the simple calligraphy style since the Han and Wei dynasties and created a new and beautiful style.

Wang Xizhi's formal calligraphy and running script are the best in ancient and modern times. People praise his writing style as "floating like floating clouds and as powerful as a frightening dragon." Wang Xizhi is admired by calligraphers of all ages and is regarded as the "Sage of Calligraphy." There are no original copies of his works, and those that have been handed down are copies made by later generations. "Lanting Preface" is his representative work in running script, "Chu Yue Tie" and "Seventeen Tie" in cursive script, and "Huang Ting Jing" and "Le Yi Lun" in formal script are the most famous.

Extended information

1. Creation background

"Two Thank You Notes" is a calligraphy work created by Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

2. Art Appreciation

The writing in "Two Thank You Notes" is crisp and powerful, and the power of it is fully displayed. A similar style of Dharma calligraphy is "Frequently Sad Disasters". The difficulty of using the pen lies in the complex writing movements such as spreading, adjusting, and turning within a short distance.

In "Two Thank You Tie", the first "face" is written in a square pen from the first stroke, and then the second stroke is connected to the third stroke in a square stroke, as if it is written in a seal carving. "Chong Dao Technique" is written in a powerful and powerful way. To write with continuous square strokes, you need to make a turning movement at the starting point of the stroke. After the stroke is drawn to the left, turn downwards and to the right again to form a third square stroke.

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