Why is Wang Xizhi's calligraphy "penetrating"?

The name Wang Xizhi should not be unfamiliar to anyone. He is an outstanding calligrapher in ancient China and even now. Known as the sage of books by later generations, he enjoys a high evaluation in history. In fact, Wang Xizhi's handwriting is so good, not only because he has a very high talent in this field, but more importantly, because he studies hard and practices hard. Even if a person is a genius, how can he become a useful person without being carved the day after tomorrow? Wang Xizhi has a short story that will be remembered by future generations-Toumu.

Let's get to the point first-Wang Xizhi's story

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, an emperor once went to Zhoushan in the northern suburb of Jiankang, Kyoto, to worship the land god. Wang Xizhi was 37 years old at that time. His calligraphy is famous all over the country, at least in the capital. Such a great calligrapher naturally won the favor of the emperor. East Jin Mingdi asked Wang Xizhi to write the eulogy on a wooden prayer board, and then asked specialized workers to carve it. In fact, the imperial court at that time held some large-scale sacrificial activities every year. After the workers get the board, they cut the board with a knife according to the usual working order. When they were halfway through, they were surprised to find a problem. The ink written by Wang Xizhi actually penetrated into the board, reaching a depth of three points. With great effort, the workers finally scraped off the three-point thick board and could see the white background. It can be seen how strong Wang Xizhi's pen power is, which can be described by perfection. This attracted the engravers to marvel again and again, and later the Wang Xizhi incident.

Second, the modern significance of straight to the point

In fact, the word "penetration" comes from Zhang Huaiguan's Duanwang Xizhi in the Tang Dynasty. The article he wrote praised how vigorous and powerful Wang Xizhi's words were. Maybe Zhang Huaiguan is a small fan of Wang Xizhi, a book sage. Thousands of years later, this idiom is still used by later generations, and it is still used to describe a person's calligraphy level, to describe the vigorous brushwork of calligraphy, and sometimes to describe a profound understanding of something or an article.

In fact, the reason why Wang Xizhi's calligraphy can stir up the whole country is not only because of his scholarly family and so-called talent, but most importantly, he has made unbearable efforts in places that others can't see, and this effort is not only a mechanical repetition over and over again, but also a change and reflection on calligraphy.