The ten most famous calligraphers in the world are: Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Huai Su, Liu Gongquan, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Zhao Mengfu and Dong Qichang.
1. Wang Xizhi, courtesy name Yishao, was a famous calligrapher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy".
2. Ouyang Xun, courtesy name Xinben, was a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty and one of the four masters of regular script.
3. Yan Zhenqing, also known as Qingchen, also known as Yingfang.
4. Huaisu, whose courtesy name is Zangzhen and whose common surname is Qian, was born in Lingling, Yongzhou. He was a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. He was famous for his "Kang Cao" and was known as the "Sage of Cao" in history.
5. Liu Gongquan, courtesy name Chengxuan, was a famous calligrapher and poet in the Tang Dynasty.
6. Su Shi, also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, also known as Tieguan Taoist, Dongpo layman, writer, calligrapher and painter of the Northern Song Dynasty.
7. Huang Tingjian, whose courtesy name was Lu Zhi, also known as Valley Taoist and later Fu Weng, was a famous writer and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty.
8. Mi Fu, originally named Fu, later changed to Fu, with the courtesy name Yuan Zhang, was a calligrapher, painter, and theorist of calligraphy and painting in the Northern Song Dynasty.
9. Zhao Mengfu, courtesy name Zi'ang, was a famous calligrapher, painter, and poet from the late Southern Song Dynasty to the early Yuan Dynasty, and one of the "Four Masters of Regular Script".
10. Dong Qichang, also known as Xuanzai, also known as Sibai and Xiangguang Jushi, was a calligrapher and painter of the Ming Dynasty.
1. Ouyang Xun, courtesy name Xinben, was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou. His greatest achievements in calligraphy are regular script, with strong penmanship and unique structure. Later generations called him "European style".
2. Ouyang Xun of the Tang Dynasty: He was rigorous and powerful in writing. He was known as "the best regular script in the Tang Dynasty" and his representative work was "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming".
3. Yan Zhenqing, courtesy name Qingchen, was born in Jingzhao ten thousand years ago, and his ancestral home is Linyi, Langya, Tang Dynasty. In the history of calligraphy, he is the most accomplished and influential calligrapher after the two kings.
4. His calligraphy was first studied by Zhang Xu, the "Grass Sage", one of the four masters of the early Tang Dynasty. Later, he widely recruited others. He changed the ancient method and reversed the calligraphy style of the early Tang Dynasty. He used the pen of seal script to turn thin and hard into plump. Powerful, broad and magnificent.
Existing works:
1. Yan Zhenqing’s existing calligraphy works include: Duobao Pagoda Stele, Yan Family Temple Stele, Yan Qinli Stele, Magu Immortal Altar Story, etc. He and Liu Gongquan, another calligrapher who became famous for his regular script in the Tang Dynasty, were collectively called "Yan Liu".
2. He has many calligraphy works, and it is said that more than 130 kinds have been handed down. The regular scripts valued by later generations include the regular script "Duobao Pagoda", "Oriental Painting Praise Stele", "Magu Immortal Altar Story", "Guo Family Temple Stele", "Yan Qinli Stele" and so on.
3. These regular scripts on stele inscriptions have individuality and characteristics, and have a positive and informal, solemn but not dangerous momentum. However, the strokes are thin horizontally and thick vertically and the feet are too fast, which should be avoided when studying. Its charm should not be purely based on appearance.
4. His running script "Manuscript of Memorial to Nephew Jiming" is a masterpiece created with grief and indignation, and is known as the second running script in the world. There are also running scripts such as "Tie for a Seat" and "General Pei's Tie".