The representative figures of cursive script are:
1. Zhang Zhi
Zhang Huaiguan's "Shuguan" said that he "learned the methods of Cui (Yuan) and Du (Cao) , so it was transformed into today's grass, which is refined and wonderful. The style of the characters is made up of one stroke, with occasional discontinuities, but the blood is continuous, and when it is connected, the energy is connected to the alternate lines." Wei Dan, a calligrapher of the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty, said. He is the "Grass Saint".
2. Wang Xizhi
Representative works include: "Le Yi Lun" and "Huang Ting Jing" in regular script, "Seventeen Tie" in cursive script, "Auntie's Tie" in running script, and "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" in running script. "Sang Luan Tie", "Lanting Preface" in regular script, etc. He studied the body movements carefully, imitated the calligraphy with his heart, learned from many talents, and cultivated them in one furnace, creating a running script that is "natural in nature and rich in spirit for generations", and was hailed as the "Sage of Calligraphy" by later generations.
3. Wang Xianzhi
Wang Xianzhi’s calligraphy art mainly inherits the family tradition, but does not stick to the rules, but makes new breakthroughs. In his handed down calligraphy works, it is not difficult to see traces of his inheritance of family learning and his own unique approach. The predecessors commented on Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy as "the phoenix dances in the elixir cave and the dragon leaps in the clear spring. It is precise and skillful and comes from the wisdom". 4. Sun Guoting
Gaozong of the Song Dynasty commented: "The calligraphy of "Shu Pu" is very beautiful, and it has both cursive and cursive writing." It can be seen that this "Shu Pu" not only has rich and mature calligraphy, but also has many incisive and original ideas in the text. Insights can be said to be a model of well-written and well-written articles. Sun Guoting's calligraphy followed the "two kings", picked up the chapters and cursives on the side, integrated the two into one, and expressed his own ideas. His brushwork was standardized and very legal, with the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
5. Zhang Xu
Zhang Xu is a very unique cursive calligrapher. Because he often gets drunk, he will run wild shouting, and then write a book, and even use his hair to write a book. He writes with ink, so he is also known as "Zhang Dian". Hou Huaisu inherited and developed his writing style, which was also named after cursive script, and was also called "Dian Zhang Zuisu". Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty once issued an edict to regard Li Bai's poetry, Pei Min's sword dance, and Zhang Xu's cursive calligraphy as the "three wonders".