Wang Xizhi (303-36 1 year, 32 1-379), a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is known as the "book saint". Originally from Langya (now Linyi, Shandong), he moved to Huiji Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) and lived in seclusion in Jinting County in his later years. Successive secretary, general Ningyuan, Jiangzhou secretariat, later literature and history records, right general.
The Story of Wang Xizhi and Goose
Wang Xizhi loves geese and thinks that raising geese can not only cultivate sentiment, but also understand the truth of calligraphy from some gestures of geese. One morning, Wang Xizhi and his son Wang Xianzhi took a boat tour of Shaoxing. When they arrived near Xianshui Village, they saw a flock of white geese on the shore, staggering and dawdling. Wang Xizhi was fascinated by these white geese and wanted to buy them home.
Wang Xizhi asked the Taoist priest nearby, hoping that the Taoist priest could sell him the goose. The Taoist priest said, If the right army adults want it, please write a Taoist book "Huang Tingjing" for me. Wang Xizhi longed for the goose and readily agreed to the conditions put forward by the Taoist priest. Allusions 2. Huiji has a lonely old lady who keeps a goose. That sounds great. Wang Xizhi wanted to buy it but couldn't, so he took his relatives and friends to see it. The old lady heard that he was coming and cooked a goose to entertain him. Wang Xizhi was sad all day.
Wang Xizhi's Personal Achievements
Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Collection of Lanting is highly praised by calligraphers of all ages and is known as "the best running script in the world". Wang Jian is good at following the laws of Li, Cao, Kai and Xing, studying the physical situation, pursuing the tomb of the heart, learning from others' strengths, preparing for the body and smelting it in one furnace, getting rid of the literary style of Han and Wei Dynasties and becoming a far-reaching family.
His calligraphy is peaceful and natural, his brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, and his style is beautiful and graceful. The world often uses Cao Zhi's Ode to Luoshen: "If you are surprised, if you are graceful and restrained, if you are Youlong, you will be a glorious autumn chrysanthemum and a spring pine in Hua Mao. It is like a light Yun Zheyue, fluttering like a romantic return to snow. " Praise the beauty of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
Legend has it that Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy hard when he was a child. After a long time, the pool water used to clean the brush turned black. Later generations commented: "Floating like a cloud, agile like a dragon", "Yue Long goes to heaven, the tiger lies in the phoenix pavilion" and "nature is natural, and abundant gods cover all generations". There are some idioms about Wang Xizhi, such as cleverness and quick marriage. The most obvious feature of Wang Xizhi's style of writing is exquisite brushwork and changeable structure.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced bookstores from generation to generation. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Zhu Suiliang, Xue Qi, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty and Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty were all convinced of Wang Xizhi, so he enjoyed the reputation of "the sage of books".
Wang Xizhi's works
Wang Xizhi's original works existed before the world, and Tang Jing Tomb has always been regarded as the original works. Because of its long history and long-standing reputation, Rainbow Xi's other inks have different inferences about its engraving age. Some are called the tombs of the Song Dynasty, some are suspected to be the tombs of Mi Fei, and more are designated as the tombs of the Tang Dynasty. It has been recorded a lot and carved into various essays again and again. The public and private collections and circulation after the Yuan Dynasty are vivid and reliable, and their preciousness is self-evident.