Epitaph of Wang Xingzhi and his wife is an epitaph unearthed from Mount Tai in Yanziji, Nanjing. There are two inscriptions on both sides of the epitaph with the same handwriting. The epitaph has straight strokes, square edges and corners, like a knife, and its writing is childish and heavy, similar to that of the Northern Dynasties. 1965, the epitaph was unearthed from Xiangshan No.1 tomb. The epitaph was buried at the time of Wang Xingzhi's late wife Song Hezhi in Yonghe, Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The stone epitaph is 37.4 cm long, 28.5 cm wide and 12 cm thick. Engraved on both sides, ***203 words, with Wang Xingzhi's epitaph on the front, *** 1 15 words, in regular script, the font is solemn, dignified and charming. The strokes are tall and straight, which shows the simplicity of Gu Zhuo. There are still traces of official script in Han Dynasty between the strokes and turning points of regular script, which is an important trace of the transitional development of Chinese characters in China from official script to regular script.
Because the font of epitaph is quite different from Wang's calligraphy style handed down from generation to generation in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a nationwide discussion on the authenticity of the Preface to Lanting in the 1960s. Wang Xizhi didn't write Guo Moruo's Preface to Lanting. Gao Shi stubbornly wrote a negative opinion and sent it to Zhang's teacher, who recommended it to Zhang.
In a letter to Guo Moruo, Mao Zedong wrote: Mr. Zhang Xingyan's letter and Mr. Gao Shi's article have all been sent. Please study the discretion. I'll write to you after I write back to Mr. Zhang. Better than nothing. How about unknown respect? The calligraphy style of this epitaph is favored by Chinese and foreign calligraphers.