Wang Xizhi was one of the famous calligraphers during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His calligraphy works have very high artistic value. Many people have created many literary works into calligraphy works by collecting Wang Xizhi's calligraphy fonts, and these works have very high characteristics. Below are pictures of the ancient calligraphy works of Wang Xizhi that I compiled. Pictures of the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
Wang Xizhi (321-379 AD), the most outstanding calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was named Yi Shao. He was a native of Linyi, Langya, and a native of Shanyin, Kuaiji. He was the official to the right. He is a general of the army, so he is called "Wang Youjun". In the history of Chinese calligraphy, there is one piece of writing recognized by calligraphers of all dynasties as the unparalleled "No. 1 running script in the world", which is Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface". He began to learn calligraphy at the age of seven. He studied under Mrs. Wei and his uncle Wang who came from a calligraphy family. Later, he read the ancient and simple masterpieces of the seal script masters of Qin and Han Dynasties. In one furnace, he created the running script of "Natural Nature, Fengshen Gedai", which was hailed as "The Holy Book of Calligraphy" by later generations. In his later years, he became proficient in calligraphy and reached its pinnacle. "Lanting Preface" is his proud work in his later years.
Appreciation of Wang Xizhi’s calligraphy pictures
When Wang Xizhi was seven years old, he worshiped his daughter’s calligraphy Jia Weishuo studied calligraphy as a teacher. Wang Xizhi copied Wei Shu until he was twelve years old. Although he was good at it, he always felt dissatisfied. Because he often heard his teacher tell stories about the diligent study and practice of calligraphers in the past dynasties, he developed an admiration for the calligraphy of Zhang Zhi, the sage of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and determined to inspire himself with Zhang Zhi's "Linchi" story.
Related stories about Wang Xizhi
The book is exchanged for the white goose
Wang Xizhi believes that raising geese can not only cultivate sentiments, but also comprehend the principles of calligraphy and writing from certain body postures of geese. Early one morning, Wang Xizhi and his son Wang Xianzhi took a small boat to explore the landscape of Shaoxing. When the boat arrived near Jun Village in the county, they saw a group of white geese on the shore, swaying and dawdling. Wang Xizhi was fascinated by the sight and fell in love with these white geese, so he wanted to buy them home. Wang Xizhi asked the Taoist priest nearby, hoping that the Taoist priest could sell him the geese. The Taoist priest said: "If Lord Youjun wants it, please write for me a Taoist health-preserving and practicing "Huang Ting Jing"!" Wang Xizhi was eager to ask for it, and he readily agreed to the Taoist priest's conditions. This is the story of "Wang Xizhi's book turned into a white goose".
Open the belly to the east bed
When he was twenty years old, a Taiwei Xi Jian sent someone to Wang Dao's house to choose a son-in-law. At that time, people paid attention to family status and the right family. Director Wang's son and nephew heard that Taiwei's family was coming to propose marriage, so they all dressed up in disguise, hoping to be selected. Only Wang Xizhi seemed to have heard nothing. He was lying on the bamboo couch in the east, eating sesame seed cakes with one hand and drawing on his clothes with the other. After the visitor returned, he reported what he saw to Taiwei Xi. When he knew that there was a calm Wang Xizhi leaning on the east couch, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and exclaimed: This is exactly the son-in-law I want! So Xi Jian married his daughter Xi Junjun to Wang Xizhi. This story became the two allusions of "Dong Bed" and "Lingtan".
Three points into the wood