The main characteristics of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy are peaceful and natural, gentle and subtle in brushwork, beautiful and graceful.
Wang Xizhi's greatest achievement is to change the simple calligraphy style of Han and Wei dynasties into exquisite and beautiful calligraphy style, which created a precedent for elegant and fluent calligraphy. In particular, the running script "Preface to the Lanting Pavilion" is like flowing water, elegant and elegant, with delicate bones, beautiful stippling, alternating density and white cloth, and contains extremely rich artistic beauty within the scale. Regardless of horizontal, vertical, point, skimming, hooking, folding and pressing, it can be said that the pen is extremely wonderful.
Anecdotal allusions
Get to the point
It is said that the emperor at that time would go 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 engraver 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 marveled at Wang Xizhi's pen power, perfect calligraphy skills and his pen strength. "Getting to the point" is derived from this story.