The origin of the appellation "Wang Youjun";
When Wang Xizhi was 48 years old, he got the opportunity to go abroad. At that time, Wang Shu's mother died, and Wang Shu had to leave his post to attend the funeral. So, Wang Xizhi filled this vacancy. This is the last official position we talked about, the literature and history that will be recorded, and the right army general of the bugle.
That is, in this post, Wang Xizhi was able to improve his calligraphy skills leisurely in the mountains and rivers, becoming the first person in the history of calligraphy in China. The preface of Lanting Collection, the best running script in the world, also appeared in this post. That year, Wang Xizhi was over 50 years old.
At the age of 53, Wang Xizhi resigned. On the ninth day of March that year, Wang Xizhi swore at his parents' grave that he would never be an official. Therefore, Wang Xizhi's last official position was the general of the right army, and during this term, his calligraphy became famous all over the world, so the world called him Wang Youjun, and all his calligraphy works handed down to this day are called the calligraphy of the right army.
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Wang Xizhi's anecdotes and allusions;
1 smart
Legend has it that the emperor at that time went to the northern suburbs to offer sacrifices and asked Wang Xizhi to write his congratulatory message on a board, and then sent workers to carve it. The sculptor cut the board layer by layer and found that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy ink had been printed into the board. He didn't reach the bottom until he cut into a depth of three points. Woodworkers are amazed at Wang Xizhi's pen power, perfect calligraphy skills and his pen power. Cut to the chase is derived from this story. ?
2, bamboo fan inscription
It is said that once, Wang Xizhi passed a bridge in Yin Shan (now Shaoxing). An old woman went to a charity sale with a basket of hexagonal bamboo fans. That kind of bamboo fan is very simple, without any decoration, which can't attract the interest of passers-by. It seems that it can't be sold, and the old woman is very anxious.
Seeing this situation, Wang Xizhi felt sorry for the old woman, so he went up to her and said, "You can't sell this bamboo fan because there are no pictures or words on it." How about I write an inscription for you? " The old woman doesn't know Wang Xizhi. Seeing his enthusiasm, she wrote him a bamboo fan. Wang Xizhi took a pen, wrote five words on each fan and gave them back to the old woman.
The old woman can't read, and she feels that his handwriting is scrawled, so she is very unhappy. Wang Xizhi comforted her and said, "Don't worry. You told the fan buyer that it was written by Wang Youjun. " As soon as Wang Xizhi left, the old woman did as he said. Collectors rushed to buy Wang Youjun's calligraphy after seeing it. A basket of bamboo fans soon sold out.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Wang Xizhi (calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty)