Source: Biography of the Book of Jin and Wang Xizhi written by Fang in Tang Dynasty.
Excerpt from the original:
Wang Xizhi's handwriting is rare, while Stuart's handwriting is very obedient. It is not surprising that people are young and speak slowly. And long, arguing and raising, famous bones. Especially the book is the best in ancient and modern times, and critics call it the pen gesture, which is considered as a floating cloud, smart and shocking, deeply valued by Taoism. When it has the same name, it has the same name as Wang Cheng and Wang Yue.
Vernacular translation:
Wang Xizhi is the nephew of Stuart Wang Dao. When Wang Xizhi was a child, he was not good at talking, and people couldn't see anything superhuman about him. When he grew up, he was very good at arguing and was famous for his honest and frank temperament. His calligraphy is particularly good, and he is the first person since ancient times.
People praised his calligraphy style as "floating like a cloud, agile like a dragon". His uncles Wang Dun and Wang Dao attach great importance to him. Ruan Yu, a native of Liu Chen, enjoyed the police affairs at that time. Ruan Yu also valued Wang Xizhi and regarded him, Wang Yue and Wang Cheng as the three great talents of the Wangs.
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Background:
Wang Xizhi loved calligraphy since childhood and was enlightened by his father Wang Kuang and his uncle Wang Biao. He was a good book at the age of seven. At the age of twelve, he stole the pen theory of the previous generation from his father's pillow. Wang Kuang's good deeds and official letters; Wang Kui is good at calligraphy and painting. Wang Sengqian once commented in "On Books": "Before crossing the river to the east and the right army, Wei Xiao was the best, painting was the teacher of Jin Mingdi, and writing was the law of the right army."
Wang Xizhi was deeply influenced by the Wangs in calligraphy since he was a child. Liu Duo, a rookie of contemporary calligraphy studying in the United States, once praised: "Good words are the only one". Wang Xizhi studied under Mrs. Wei in his early years. Wei Shuo, who studied under Zhong You, inherited his method brilliantly. She taught Wang Xizhi the method of Zhong You, the method of learning calligraphy in Wei Dynasty, and her own calligraphy style and method.
Wang Xizhi has been trained by many teachers. When he broke away from Mrs. Wei's calligraphy, he was already at a new historical level. He got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei dynasties and became a family of his own, with far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful. From this, we can see Wang Xizhi's experience and intention of constantly broadening his horizons, studying extensively and exploring the source of enlightenment.