This poem "Ten Years of Learning to Know the Princes" comes from the poem "Acacia" written by the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei. This is the story of Wang Xizhi.
Wang Xizhi was a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When he was a teenager, he practiced calligraphy very hard. He often writes on clothes. After writing, he washed his pen in the pool. After a long time, he washed all the water into ink. This is the origin of "splashing ink".
The meaning of this poem is: I studied and practiced calligraphy hard for ten years, and finally realized that although Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is famous all over the world, there are actually many shortcomings. When I first met Wang Gongxue Fei Wei, I began to realize that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was not impeccable. The "maharaja" here refers to Wang Xizhi, and "Wei" refers to another famous calligrapher, Mrs. Wei.
This poem by Wang Wei expresses his profound understanding of calligraphy art and his confidence in his calligraphy attainments. Through long-term copying and practice, he realized that every master has his own uniqueness and shortcomings. This enlightens us that when we study and appreciate other people's works of art, we should not only see their strengths, but also their weaknesses, and we should not blindly worship them, let alone copy them completely.
In addition, this poem also expresses Wang Wei's confidence in his calligraphy art. In the long-term practice, he gradually formed his own style and characteristics, and was no longer satisfied with simply imitating his predecessors. This is also a positive attitude, encouraging people to have their own thinking and innovation in artistic creation, in order to create their own works of art.
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Wang Xizhi is a famous calligrapher in ancient China, and he is known as the "sage of calligraphy". His calligraphy works are mainly running script and cursive script, with smooth and natural style and rich sense of rhythm. His masterpiece Preface to Lanting is known as "the best running script in the world" and is a classic in the history of China's calligraphy.
Mrs Wei was also a famous female calligrapher in ancient China. Her calligraphy works are mainly regular script, dignified and beautiful in style, full of feminine flavor unique to women. Huang Tingjing, her masterpiece, is known as the "ancestor of lower case letters" and also occupies an important position in the history of calligraphy in China.