Jinghe is the name of Wang Qia, the minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Wang Qia (323-358), courtesy name Jinghe, was a native of Langya Linyi (now Linyi City, Shandong Province), a minister and calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the third son of Prime Minister Wang Dao, and the hall of calligraphy sage Wang Xizhi. younger brother.
Wang Qia was smart and eager to learn since he was a child, and he never gave up day and night. He is versatile and knowledgeable. He was well-versed in all the books and was especially good at writing books. He had the greatest reputation among Wang Dao's disciples and was deeply praised by people at that time. He had "both a good reputation" with Xun Xian and was valued by Emperor Mu of Jin Dynasty. He successively served as Zhongshu Lang, Situ Zuo Changshi, Wujun Prefect, leading general, and Gu Ci was not appointed by Zhongshu Ling. In the second year of Shengping (358), Wang Qia passed away at the age of thirty-six.
Wang Qia’s calligraphy skills
Wang Qia is not rigid in his calligraphy, he is not constrained by stereotypes, he learns from the strengths of others, he has extensive knowledge, he is familiar with various calligraphy styles, and he is particularly good at it. Li, Xing. His brother Wang Xizhi said: "My brother's calligraphy will not diminish me." Although it is a compliment, it also shows that Wang Qia has achieved high achievements in the art of calligraphy.
Wang is good at writing and writing, and is especially good at practicing grass. He once studied calligraphy together with Wang Xizhi, and transformed Zhang Cao into modern calligraphy. His charming and graceful calligraphy became popular in the world and was imitated and appreciated by people of his time. This is his great contribution to the innovation of calligraphy art. Together with his elder brother Wang Xizhi, he created a new era in the history of Chinese calligraphy.