Introduce Wen Zhiming.

(1470 ~ 1559), whose first name is wall, the word Ming, and the later word Zhong, Zhiyun, is a layman in Hengshan, posthumous title. Changzhou (now Suzhou) people. One of the founders of Wu Pai. Together with Tang Bohu, Zhu Zhishan and Xu Zhenqing, they are also called "Four Talents in Jiangnan" (also known as the Four Talents of Wumen). It is also called "Ming Sijia" with Shen Zhou, Tang Bohu and Chou Ying. At the age of 54, at the age of 54, Gong Sheng tried to be an official. He was awarded a letter to imperial academy, so he called it a letter to be served.

Wen Zhiming (1470—— 1559)

At the beginning, his name was Bi (also made of jade). Later, it was changed to the middle of the word, Hengshan, posthumous title, calling himself a layman in Hengshan. A native of Changzhou (now Suzhou), he worked as a junior official in imperial academy at the age of 54. In his early years, he was not allowed to take the provincial examination because of his poor handwriting, so he became angry from embarrassment and worked hard to be strong, and finally became an all-rounder in poetry, literature and painting. In painting, he became a "martial school" with his disciples; Together with Shen Zhou, Tang Yin and Chou Ying, they are also called "Ming Si Jia"; Calligraphy was excellent in all aspects, especially running script and regular script, which was famous at home and abroad at that time, and because he died at an advanced age (nearly 90 years old), there were many students, which had a great influence on future generations; His sons Wen Peng and Wen Jia also made great achievements in calligraphy, among which Wen Peng was a master of seal cutting in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Wen Zhiming's small letters are particularly fine and neat, mainly from Zhong You, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Ou Yangxun. They have strict statutes, elegant brushwork, dignified posture and elegant style. After the age of 80, Xiaokai is especially famous for its kung fu. The running script mainly draws lessons from Huai Ren's Preface to Wang Xizhi's Shinto and Zhi Yong, and its writing style is vigorous and smooth. In his later years, he learned Huang Tingjian's big characters, and his style became vigorous and elegant. There are a lot of ink handed down from ancient times, including Before and After Red Cliff Fu, Gu Chun's Tibetan Painting Axis and Nine Classic Poems of Li Sao. The running script includes the early South Window, the middle five poems and the later Xiyuan poems. All his works are neatly written, which is extremely rare among China calligraphers, even though he is nearly ninety years old.