Mrs Wei was born in 272 and died in 349. She was born in Anyi, Hedong (now Xia County, Shanxi Province). The name of the lottery, Mao Yi, comes from the Department and the South. Female calligraphers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Wang Youjun (Wang Xizhi) is the teacher. The wife of Li Moment, the satrap of Ruyin, is called Mrs. Wei. He studied under Zhong You and was especially good at official script. The eight lines of regular script handed down from ancient times in Chunhua Pavilion post and calligraphy theory's brush strokes are probably written by people skilled in this field. Family background (niece of Wei Guan, the father of the Northern School, and sister of Wei Huancong) is famous in contemporary times. "Calligraphy to Record" says that her brushwork is based on Zhong You, and Zhong Wei's method is integrated into a furnace. The clouds in the pen picture are like this: horizontal is like a thousand miles of clouds, point is like a mountain stone, prone is like a rhinoceros with broken horns, vertical is like a dead vine, holding is like a crashing storm, howling is like a crossbow, and hook is like a strong crossbow. There are Ming Ji Tie and Wei Shi Nan Tie handed down from generation to generation. Its glyph changed from a square in Zhong You to a rectangle, and several lines were exquisite, peaceful, elegant and graceful, and they entered the official residence for a long time, indicating that regular script was mature and universal at that time. The Book Review called it "the girl who arranges flowers, and she looks very low; Another example is the beauty on the stage, the fairy shadow, the red lotus reflecting the water, and the blue sea floating. "
She wrote a volume of "Bi Tu", comprehensively and deeply consulted relevant calligraphy theory, and put forward her own views. In her book, she first pointed out that the beauty of calligraphy is "not using a pen first". Advocating learning calligraphy should be traced back to the source, learning from the ancients, and opposing practice makes perfect, learning without cultivation, learning without use and learning without success. Mrs. Wei also suggested that when studying and creating, we should pay attention to the varieties and origins of pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and emphasize that if workers want to do well, they must first sharpen their tools. It is also emphasized that attention should be paid to writing, and different writing styles should adopt different writing methods. Through concrete analysis, it is said, "Those who are impatient in write slowly are those who are impatient in write slowly. The pen is close but not tight, and the heart is uneven. The first pen will fail; If the pen is in a hurry, the one who intends to write first wins. " Beyond the simple discussion of writing with a pen, this paper makes a profound discussion on the relationship between pen and meaning in calligraphy art and the cultivation of calligraphers. Mrs. Wei also has an incisive discussion on using a pen when writing different fonts. She thinks that there are six ways to use a pen, namely, seal script "flying over the eaves", composition "dangerous and horrible", eight-part essay "graceful and graceful entry and exit" and flying white characters "Geng Jie and Te Li". If "every word is like its shape", then ".
Mrs Wei's fame has spread all over the world. Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher, used to study calligraphy at the door when he was a teenager. Later, "Looking at You" became a leading figure in the history of calligraphy in China. As an adult, Mrs. Wei married Li Moment, the satrap of Ruyin and the secretariat of Tingzhou. A son named Li Chong is an official assistant of Zhongshu. Influenced by his mother, he has a title.
Excerpted from "Ancient Female Calligrapher: Mrs. Wei" from: China Net article.