Statue of Wang Xizhi
Some people may say that many calligraphers have made great achievements later, so they can't replace Wang Xizhi? This depends on the characteristics of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and the whole history of calligraphy development. In fact, during the development of Chinese characters in China, there have been several major changes, one of which is the change from seal script to official script in Qin and Han Dynasties. The pre-Qin period was the world of seal script system, which was pictographic characters. The change from the Western Han Dynasty to the official script with image significance is naturally great. In the first few hundred years of the official script system, although there were Zhong You's regular script and Zhang Zhi's cursive script, they were both relatively primary and simple stages, and did not realize the awakening of calligraphy art in the true sense. It was not until Wang Xizhi that this state changed qualitatively.
Wang Xizhi did learn from his predecessors, but he didn't follow the rules and just imitated them. After absorbing the strengths of many families, I digest them myself. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has no trace of deliberate arrangement, and it is completely natural. His calligraphy is just in line with the aesthetic ideal of China people, with rich and unobtrusive font posture, elegant and stiff, combining rigidity with softness, and full figure without losing statutes. Therefore, the world is willing to respect it as a "book saint."
Wang Xizhi's achievements
As for Wang Xizhi, most people only stay in Preface to Lanting Collection. Indeed, this kind of running script is a powerful means for Wang Xizhi to declare his status as a book saint to the world. Most of Wang Xizhi's achievements are inseparable from his calligraphy works, and his cursive and running scripts have been imitated by later generations.
Wang Xizhi's works
Wang Xizhi's brilliant achievements can not be separated from his own efforts, and there are endless stories about Wang Xizhi's serious practice of calligraphy. It is said that the garbage discarded by Wang Xizhi's family has been piled into hills by Wang Xizhi with a rotten brush; The water in the pond behind Wang Xizhi's yard was dyed black by his brush and inkstone. Because he practiced calligraphy too seriously, he misused ink to dip steamed bread, and he was unconscious.
Later generations think that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is peaceful and natural, and his brushwork is euphemistic and implicit, just like a wild goose flying across the sky and Youlong soaring in the sky. Looking at Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, there is a feeling of belittling Yun Zheyue and returning to snow. The most obvious feature of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is its changeable structure. Cursive script and running script were originally fonts that people evolved to simplify writing and show their randomness. In this respect, Wang Xizhi used the change of font incisively and vividly.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has a great influence on later generations. Everyone imitates Wang Xizhi's writing style. Today, Wang Xizhi's original works no longer exist, whether because of the age or the underdeveloped storage technology. What we can see now, most of the collections of major museums in the world are imitations of the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Xizhi integrated different font writing methods into his running script, gradually formed his own understanding of calligraphy, and opened up a new world for future generations.
Do you still have the original Xi?
Wang Xizhi has been gone 1700 years now, and there is no original work in the world. Both the Forbidden City in Beijing and the Forbidden City in Taipei now have rubbings and ink versions of Wang Xizhi's works. This exquisite copy of the Tang Dynasty has always been regarded as the original.
Extension of Preface to Lanting
Because of its long history, many works enjoy a high reputation and are sought after by many people, even now. Rainbow Xi Zhi's other calligraphy works have different dates in their copies and rubbings. Some people think it was copied by Mi Fei, but more people think it was copied by the Tang Dynasty. There were many manuscripts and records in the Tang Dynasty, which were carved into various subordinate posts for many times. After the Yuan Dynasty, everything that the imperial court copied publicly or privately has been verified by history, and its preciousness can't be described in words.
According to legend, Wang Xizhi regarded Preface to Lanting as a family heirloom, which was handed down from generation to generation. It was not until Sun Zhiyong, the seventh generation of the Wangs, became a monk, so there was no successor, so he passed the original work on to his favorite disciple, the eloquent monk. In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Li Shimin sent a large number of people to collect Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and often copied it. However, out of his love for the preface to Lanting, he offered a lot of rewards, but there was no result. Later, it was known that it was in the hands of a monk in Huiji, so there was a story that Tang Taizong designed to defraud the Preface to Lanting. Emperor Taizong printed several copies and gave them to the minister. The original was buried with Emperor Taizong in Zhaoling. But the preface to Lanting Collection handed down from generation to generation is not the original.
How much is Wang Xizhi's calligraphy worth?
Wang Xizhi is known as a "calligrapher", which shows his profound calligraphy skills. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was highly respected at that time, so how much is it worth now?
The 4 1 word "Ping An Post" sold by China Guardian Autumn Auction.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy combines the advantages of official script, cursive script, regular script and running script, forming Wang Xizhi's unique calligraphy. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced generations of calligraphers. Calligraphers of all ages believed in Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, which is why Wang Xizhi has the reputation of "calligrapher".
The calligraphy written by Wang Xizhi, a "book saint", is hard to find, not to mention the original works of Wang Xizhi have long since disappeared in this world. Some fine books of the Tang Dynasty, just these fine books, are already very valuable. On 20 10, 165438+ 10, a 4 1 word Ping An tie by Wang Xizhi has been sold for 308 million yuan, and it is only the first half of the Ping An tie, not a complete Ping An tie.
This is not Wang Xizhi's original, so it is conceivable that the price of Wang Xizhi's original is more expensive. However, due to the lack of Wang Xizhi's original works, the value of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is immeasurable. If there is still Wang Xizhi's original work, no one may want to sell it even if the bid is higher.
The most famous of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy works is Preface to Lanting, which is known as the best running script in the world, with 28 lines and 324 words. Some people say that the Preface to Lanting has sold for 8,200 trillion RMB in just one word, which shows that Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting is valuable.