The third point is about Wang Xizhi, which means that once the emperor held a ceremony in the northern suburbs and asked Wang Xizhi to write his congratulatory message on the wishing board. Later, because the information needs to be revised. The craftsmen were ordered to scrape off the words on the blessing board.
But when they picked up the bamboo board, they were surprised to find that the brush marks of every word went deep into the wood, just like a knife. They can't help admiring. Although this legend has exaggerated elements, it vividly illustrates Wang Xizhi's strong brushwork.
The idiom Linchi Xueshu is related to Zhang Zhi, a great calligrapher in China. Zhang Zhi was a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said that when Zhang Zhi studied calligraphy, he often practiced calligraphy on clothes and silks, and then dyed them to make clothes. He also likes to write by the pool. Because he often grinds ink and washes pens with the pool water, he finally dyes the pool water black, which shows his deep skill, so people call learning calligraphy "Linchi".
Yan is actually talking about two people, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan. These two men are calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty, and their calligraphy is very good. "Yan" refers to Yan Zhenqing and "Liu" refers to Liu Gongquan. As one of the four famous regular script writers in the history of ancient calligraphy in China, Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy brush is clumsy and looks vigorous and free and easy. Liu Gongquan's calligraphy has sharp edges and corners, and is famous for its rigidity.
The dragon and snake at the bottom of the pen is an idiom in China, which describes the vivid and magnificent calligraphy. Iron-painted silver hooks are used to describe the femininity of calligraphy, which comes from Ou Yangxun's "On the Use of Pen" in the Tang Dynasty: "Wandering and pitching, romantic and graceful, just like iron paintings, charming as silver hooks."