1. Wang Xizhi (33-361),
Yi Shao, whose name is Lian Zhai, Han nationality, originally from Langya, later moved to Huiji (Shaoxing) and was a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Official worship right army general, known as Wang Youjun. Wang Xizhi is good at calligraphy, learning from others' strengths, and studying the physical situation intensively. Since the Han and Wei Dynasties, Wang Xizhi has changed his pen style and created a fluent style. He is regarded as a "book saint" because he is proficient in all aspects. The original works are now gone, and all the people handed down from generation to generation are copied copies. His running scripts are Preface to Lanting Collection, Sunny Post in Fast Snow, Early Moon Post in cursive script, Yellow Pavilion Classic and Le Yi Lun.
2 .. Ou Yangxun (557-641),
letter book, Han nationality, born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha), was a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Ou Yangxun learned his calligraphy from Wang Xizhi's father and son, and took part in Li Fa, which was bold, dangerous and incisive. He saw danger in the middle of the flat and elegance in the rules, and later generations called it "European style". The representative regular script includes Jiuchenggong Liquan Ming, Huangfu Birthday Monument, Huadu Temple Monument and Lanting Ji, and the running script is Thousands of Characters in Running Script. Ou Yangxun's "Teaching Tactics", "On the Use of Pen", "Eight Tactics" and "Thirty-six Methods" are all summaries of his own experience in learning calligraphy, summarizing the formal skills and aesthetic requirements of calligraphy, such as the use of pen, structure and composition, which are precious heritages of calligraphy theory in China.
3 .. Yan Zhenqing (79-785),
the word Qing Chen, Han nationality, was born in Wannian, Jing Zhao (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi), and was a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing's regular script, contrary to the calligraphy style of the early Tang Dynasty, turns thin and hard into rich and vigorous, with broad structure and magnificent momentum, vigorous bones and awe-inspiring spirit. This style also reflects the prosperous demeanor of the Tang Dynasty Empire and fits with his noble personality, which is a typical example of the perfect combination of calligraphy beauty and personality beauty. His calligraphy style is called "Yan Ti", which is also called "Yan Liu" with Liu Gongquan, and has the reputation of "Yan Jin Liu Gu"; Together with Ou Yangxun, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu, they are also called "four masters of regular script".
4 .. Liu Gongquan (778-865), whose name
is Cheng Xuan, Han nationality, was born in Jingzhao Huayuan (now Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province) and was a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Liu Gongquan conferred the title of Duke of Hedong, later also known as "Liuhe East". Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is famous for its regular script, which is just as famous as Yan Zhenqing's and is called Yan Liu. Liu Gongquan, a beginner of Wang Xizhi, learned from the strengths of Yan Zhenqing and Ou Yangxun, and formed his own Liu Ti between Jin people's charm and Yan Shu's grace and boldness. He was known for his strength and strength, and later generations had the reputation of "Yan Jin Liu Gu". There are many works in his life, mainly including Ming of Bell Tower in Hui Yuan Guan of Datang, Engraving of Diamond Sutra, Mysterious Pagoda Monument, Feng Su Monument, Shence Army Monument and so on.
5 .. Huai Su (725-785),
The word Zangzhen, the monk's name Huai Su, the common surname Qian, Han nationality, was born in Lingling, Yongzhou (Lingling, Hunan), and was a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. A good Buddha at an early age makes a monk. Huai Su is a leading generation of coquettish cursive writers in the history of China. His cursive writing is called "Crazy Grass", which makes the pen round and powerful, making it turn like a ring, unrestrained and smooth, and in one go, just like Zhang Xu, another cursive writer. Later generations have the name of "Zhang Dian is crazy" or "Dianzhang is drunk". His cursive works include Autobiographical Notes, Fish Eating Notes, Bitter Bamboo Shoots and Notre Dame Notes.
6 .. Su Shi (137-111),
Zi Zhan, Yi He Zhong, Dongpo Jushi, Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan), was a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. He has made great achievements in poetry, ci, fu and prose, and is good at calligraphy and painting. He is a rare all-rounder in the history of China literature and art, and is also recognized as one of the most outstanding literary and artistic attainments in the history of China. Together with his father Su Xun and his brother Su Zhe, he is known as the "Three Sus". Su Shi is good at running script and regular script, and he is also called "Song Sijia" with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang.
7 .. Huang Tingjian (145-115),
Lu Zhi, was born in Fenning, Hongzhou (now Xiushui, Jiangxi). A poet, poet and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was the founder of Jiangxi Poetry School. Huang Tingjian's calligraphy is unique, and he is good at running and cursive, especially cursive. His works, such as Zhu Zuo Tie, Li Bai's Poems about the Past, etc., have been rated by later generations as strange and stubborn, full of ups and downs, and freely put away, breaking through the square and even style, and called "Song Sijia" with Su Shi, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang.
8 .. Mi Fei (151-117), with
character stamp, was born in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, and later settled in Runzhou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province). Mi Fei is good at poetry and prose, good at calligraphy and painting, accurate identification, and is a painter, appraiser and collector. Mi Fei studied with Ou Yangxun and Liu Gongquan at the beginning, with tight fonts and strong strokes. Later, he transferred to Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, who developed their posture and developed their strokes. They called themselves "brush characters" and their calligraphy skills were very profound. They were also called "Song Sijia" with Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Cai Xiang.
The well-known calligraphers with high calligraphy attainments are listed only by dynasty:
Qin and Han dynasties: Li Si, Zhang Zhi
Wei and Jin dynasties: Zhong You, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi
Tang dynasties: Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Huai Su monk, Zhang Xu, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan
Song dynasties: Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi.