Introduction to Calligraphy Art in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties

During the Three Kingdoms (Wei) period, Zhong You was the first calligrapher to establish the status of regular script. His "Recommended Seasons Table" and "Declaration Form" have become the treasures handed down from generation to generation, keeping pace with Wei Ji, forming the calligraphy style of North and South. Metaphysics was very popular in Jin Dynasty. It was the ethos of the times to talk about metaphysics and elegance and advocate elegance and quality in life. Pursuing the beauty of neutrality and calmness in art, for a time, "father and son strive for victory, and brothers strive for coolness" spread in the Southern Dynasties, among which there are many bamboo slips. The artistic taste of the two kings (Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi) met the requirements of the literati. Wang Xizhi's running script "Preface to the Lanting Pavilion" is known as "the best in the world" and is good at brushwork, thinking that it is like a floating cloud and smart. His son Wang Xianzhi's Ode to the Goddess of Luo is very valuable to calligraphers, and his "Breaking the Style" and "Calligraphy with One Stroke" are great contributions in the history of calligraphy. With the joint efforts of Lu, Wei, Suo, Wang, Xie, Yu, Liang and other calligraphers, Nanpai calligraphy will remain immortal. In the Song Dynasty, Yang Xin, Qi Guo, Liang Xiaosou and Chen all followed in his footsteps.