The story of Wang Xizhi’s book becoming a goose:
The calligrapher Wang Xizhi liked geese very much. He believed that raising geese not only cultivates one’s sentiments, but also enables one to learn something from observing the movements of geese. calligraphy theory. One time, Wang Xizhi went out to play and saw a group of beautiful white geese. He wanted to buy them. After asking, he learned that these geese were raised by a Taoist priest nearby.
So he found the Taoist priest and wanted to discuss buying the geese with him. When the Taoist priest heard that the famous Wang Xizhi wanted to buy it, he said: As long as Wang Youjun can copy a copy of "Huang Ting Jing" for me, he will buy some geese. Wang Xizhi happily agreed to give it to him, and this became the story of the book being exchanged for the white goose.
Extended information:
Work style:
Wang Jian is good at Li, Cao, Kai and Xing. Picking up the strengths of others, preparing various styles, and cultivating them in one furnace, he broke away from the writing styles of the Han and Wei dynasties and became his own style with far-reaching influence.
Wang Xizhi’s calligraphy has influenced generations of calligraphers. Therefore, he enjoys the reputation of "Sage of Calligraphy". There are idioms about him such as penetrating wood three points, east bed fast son-in-law, etc. The most obvious feature of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy style is his delicate brushwork and changeable structure.