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Wang Xianzhi's father, Wang Xizhi, is an outstanding calligrapher. Influenced by his father, Wang Xianzhi liked calligraphy since he was a child, but he envied his father's calligraphy very much and wanted to catch up with him one day. At first, he was enthusiastic and energetic, but after a long time, he found it a bit boring to deal with pen and ink every day. It was really hard to sit there and write all day. Once, he couldn't help asking his father, "Dad, why do you write so well?" Wang Xizhi said with a smile, "If you want to know the secret, come to the yard tomorrow morning." The next day, Wang Xianzhi came to the yard early and found that his father had been practicing calligraphy there. When Wang Xizhi saw his son coming, he pointed to the eighteen jars of water in the yard and said, "Calligraphy has no secrets. As long as you finish writing these eighteen tanks of water, the words will naturally be written. " Deeply inspired, Wang Xianzhi practiced calligraphy day and night. In a blink of an eye, year after year, when he finished writing Eighteen Tanks of Water, everything paid off and he finally became a great calligrapher.
Question 2: Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy style features: (good at cursive writing), borrowing from the side, clever brushwork, (elegant and colorful). Combining the calligraphy of his fathers Wang Xizhi and Zhang Zhi, and on this basis, he made a breakthrough and formed his own style.
Question 3: The stories and calligraphy styles of other famous calligraphers;
I. Wang Xizhi
Style: "Floating like a cloud, agile like a dragon". The style is peaceful and natural, the brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful; The pen is exquisite and the structure is changeable.
Story:
Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy at the age of 7, and was diligent and eager to learn. /kloc-at the age of 0/7, he stole his father's previous calligraphy works and read them. When he is mature, he practices writing. He sat by the pool every day practicing calligraphy, seeing off the dusk and welcoming the dawn. He finished writing more or less ink, more or less rotten pens, and washed pens in the pool water every day. It took a long time for a pool of water to become ink. This is the legendary Mo Chi that people see in Shaoxing today.
Wang Xizhi concentrated on practicing calligraphy and forgot to eat and sleep. When he was eating and walking, he was thinking about the structure of words and kept doodling on his body with his hands. Over time, his skirt was worn out and everything paid off. Once, he wrote a plaque for someone, wrote a few words on the board and sent it to lettering. The sculptor found that the ink stains of the characters had penetrated into the board for about three minutes. Therefore, people often use the idiom "incisive" to describe the strong brushwork of calligraphy, and later use it to describe the profound views and discussions on things.
Second, Yan Zhenqing.
Style: Regular script is smooth, showing bones and muscles, vigorous brushwork, majestic and magnificent, setting up a new generation of style.
Story: Apart from calligraphy, Yan Zhenqing's noble integrity and feelings of being an official are admirable. In the famous Anshi Rebellion, he led an army to crusade against the rebels. In this war, more than 30 members of their Yan family died. His brother Yan Gao Qing and his nephew Yan Jiming were arrested after running out of ammunition and brutally killed by the enemy. When Yan Zhenqing was 77 years old, there was another rebellion in the Tang Dynasty. The emperor sent him to surrender to the rebels, but the rebel leader Li Xilie advised him to join the rebels. After being rejected by Yan Zhenqing, the rebels brutally strangled him. The Yan family represented by Yan Zhenqing in the Tang Dynasty was truly full of loyalty. In Nanjing, there is a Yan Lu Temple, which was built in memory of Yan Zhenqing. Xiao Xian, a 90-year-old calligrapher, wrote eight big characters, which summarized Yan Zhenqing's life.
Third, Ou Yangxun.
Style; With the emphasis on regular script, the brushwork is dangerous and powerful, and the structure is unique, which is called "European style" by later generations. Originated from Han Li, he is vigorous, rigorous in statutes, sees danger in peacetime, elegant in composition, interspersed with brushstrokes and properly arranged.
Story: One day, Ou Yangxun came across an ancient monument while riding a horse. This was written by Suo Jing, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty. He browsed in Malaysia, looked for a long time and left. He walked hundreds of steps from the ancient monument and came back. He got off the horse and stood in front of the monument to observe. When he was tired, he spread out his fur coat and sat down to observe. He stayed in front of the monument for three days and three nights before leaving.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia, Wang Xianzhi Calligraphy Research.
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