Wang Xizhi studied calligraphy since he was a child. He worships Zhang Zhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Whenever he has time, he ponders the shelf structure and momentum of fonts. He thought to himself that his fingers were scratched on the skirt, and even the skirt was cut after a long time. Because of this, later generations called them "book saints".
Zhang Zhiyou is good at cursive writing. His academic spirit is very rigorous. His handwriting is different from ordinary people. He writes repeatedly on clothes and silk at home. After writing, he dyed and cut clothes. He insists on writing by the pond every day. After a long time, the water in the pond turned black, so people called him "Cao Sheng".
Wang Xizhi is determined to catch up with Zhang Zhi. While traveling around the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland, he absorbed in studying the calligraphy of his predecessors and gradually formed his own unique style. After writing every day, he will go to the pond in front of his house to wash his pen and ink stone. Over time, the water in the pond turned black. People call this pond Mo Chi.
Later, people used this allusion to express their hard work. There is this person in Ceng Gong's Mo Chi Collection: "The taste of winter wheat yearns for Zhang Zhi, and the water in the pool is black. This is a sign of help. Do you believe in evil? "
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"Han Xinghe cursive script ... Hongnong? Zhang Boying? , so it is very skilled to clear up. Every family should write clothes and silks, and then practice. Linchi Xueshu, the pool is black. " Later, because "Linchi" refers to learning calligraphy, or as an agent of calligraphy. Don? Du fu? The poem "Yang Jian shows Zhang Xu's cursive script in the temple" says: "You have to practice the book first, and the Linchi is really full of ink."
Song? Su Shi? The poem "Shi Zui Mo Tang": "There is no need to learn more in the pool, replace it with silk."
Shen Ming Defu's "The Last Words of the broom porch: An Examination of Famous Ministers' Painting": "In the previous generation, there were many famous ministers who could come to the pool, but few people painted their names. "Tian Lanfang's Epitaph (Yuan Keli's grandson) was judged by Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province:" I am sick in my later years, and my access is simpler. I was empty for months. Or Linchi, or retro people's spectrum, entertain yourself in the courtyard. "
Julia Mingfeng's "Qiaoxi Miscellanies Huang Zhongduan's Filial Piety": "The wife is good at the pool, and she works for the public, which wins a few truths." Lv Shuxiang's comparison between Chinese characters and pinyin: "Calligraphy is an art". But it takes talented people to write, plus ten years of hard work, to achieve something. "
Sun Li's "Reading Secretary of the Gengtang" III: "The diary is neatly copied and the font is vigorous, which can also be used as a clinic."
figurative meaning
Learning calligraphy is called "Linchi". Jin Weiheng's "Four-body Book Potential" says: "Those who like farming in Zhang Boying make perfect, and every family must write clothes and silks first, then practice. Linchi Xueshu, the pool is full of ink. " This is what "Linchi" means.
According to Ceng Gong's Mo Chi Collection in the Song Dynasty, Wang Xizhi also had an old Mo Chi to the east of Linchuan (now Jiangxi). Meng Huo's poem "Watching Chicken": "I want to catch chickens in the pond every day, and I also want to write about officials and slaves.
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