The most obvious feature of Wang Xizhi's writing style is exquisite brushwork and changeable structure. Famous posts include Seventeen Posts, Sunny Snow Post, Lanting Preface and so on. , especially the preface to Lanting, is the best running script in the world. Really like flowing water, it has attracted countless learners for thousands of years.
Wang Xianzhi, the son of Wang Xizhi, is unique in his calligraphy. Representative works include Duck Head Pill Post, Mid-Autumn Festival Post, especially Duck Head Pill Post, which is extended with a pen, with a well-balanced structure, like a beautiful family, charming and graceful posture.
Zhong You also enjoys a high position in the history of calligraphy, and is called "Four Saints" with Zhang Zhi, Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi. His calligraphy works are numerous, but the most famous one is small script, how to introduce the standard, Li Mingbiao, etc., which is called "the father of official books". His calligraphy is like a cloud with dense lines, which has long influenced small regular script writers in history.
In addition, there are calligraphers, such as Wei Guan and Suo Jing. Suo Jing's representative works include Le Yi Tie and Ode to a Teacher. The most famous of Wei Guan is Chunhua Pavilion Post. There are many famous calligraphers in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, so I won't list them one by one. Calligraphy, cursive script and regular script in this period all developed to a mature stage, which deeply influenced the development of calligraphy in later generations.