Original text:
Husband has been good at writing since ancient times, and Han and Wei have stunts. Later Jin Dynasty called two kings wonderful.
Wang Xizhi said: "Looking for all the famous works, Zhong is unmatched, and the rest is not enough." It can be said that Zhong and Xian did not, but, Xian inherited. Another cloud said, "My book is like a clock, and the clock should resist or say. Cao Zhang is still a wild goose. However, Zhang is good at this, and the pool is full of ink, so if I am worried about this, I may not thank you. "
This is the meaning of clock push. Test its professional knowledge, although it failed in the previous regulations; At the same time, you are not ashamed to do things.
Translation:
Calligraphers since ancient times, from the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, Zhong You and Zhang Zhi's calligraphy is the most exquisite, and they are called "Zhong Zhang unique". At the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi and his son Wang Xianzhi was very wonderful, which was called "the wonder of two kings". Wang Xizhi said: "I have recently collected and studied many famous calligraphy works. I am convinced that only Zhong and Zhang's calligraphy has reached an unparalleled level, and the rest are not worth seeing." It can be said that after the death of Zhong and Zhang, only Wang Xizhi and his son can inherit their status.
Wang Xizhi added, "Compared with Zhong Zhang, my calligraphy is as good as Zhong Zhang's, even better than him. Almost worse than Zhang's cursive script, behind him. But Zhang Zhi's brushwork is good at this, and he made great efforts to blacken the water in the pond where he practiced calligraphy. If I am as persistent as him, I may not be as persistent as him. " .
This is the significance of praising Zhang Zhi's surpassing Zhong You. Looking at Wang's expertise, although some deviated from the previous calligraphy norms, he was able to learn from others and create his own calligraphy style. Therefore, they are worthy of the reputation of "the wonders of the two kings".
The author's life:
Sun Yuan was a right-back. After Zhou joined the army, he led a government clerk to join the army. Ambitious, liberal arts and ancient. He is good at regular script and running script, especially cursive script. He took the method of Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi, and his brushwork was vigorous, commensurate with the two kings. Fei Xiaotong thinks that Tang Cao is the second French king, which is second to none. However, some critics, such as Dou Wu, ridiculed his book as the same word.
Sun was born in poverty. In the "year of learning Tao", he paid attention to calligraphy, studied calligraphy, and devoted himself to it for twenty years, and finally taught himself a book. At the age of forty, he became a small official who "led a government clerk to join the army." Because of his noble behavior, he was criticized for losing his official position. After resigning from his post and returning to China, he devoted himself to studying calligraphy and writing book reviews. Unfortunately, he didn't finish the manuscript. Sun died suddenly in a guest house in Luoyang factory because of poverty caused by illness.
In the early Tang Dynasty, great poets wrote the Epitaph of Taishigong and the Essays of Weishigong for him, saying that "(Zhong You) died, but it was not passed down. Your legacy is a legacy, which makes him look like a fairy". Comparing Sun with Zhong You, a great calligrapher in the Three Kingdoms period, we can see that he was highly valued in the early Tang Dynasty.