Father said, "You are too young now. When you grow up, I will naturally teach you to read. " Wang Xizhi couldn't wait and said unhappily, "If I don't pay attention to brushwork when I grow up, wouldn't it be a sunset study and my youth would be wasted?" Wang Kuang was very surprised at his son's words. He thought that his son had little ambition and should be cultivated from an early age, so he carefully explained the contents of Bi Tan to Wang Xizhi.
With solid copying skills and theoretical guidance of written talks, Xi Zhi's calligraphy has risen to a new height in several months' efforts. Later, I worshipped Mrs. Wei, a female calligrapher at that time. Under the careful guidance of teacher Wei, he has made greater progress in practicing calligraphy. Wang Xizhi studied with Mrs. Wei for a period of time, and calligraphy has become very mellow and mature. Even Mrs. Wei had to marvel: "shine on you is better than blue, and this child will definitely surpass me in the future!"
When Wang Xizhi was young, he practiced calligraphy very hard. When he grew up, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was quite good, but he still insisted on practicing calligraphy every day. One day, he was so absorbed in practicing calligraphy in his study that he forgot to eat. The maid brought his favorite garlic paste and steamed bread to urge him to eat, but he still buried himself in writing, as if he didn't hear. The maid had no choice but to tell his wife.
When the lady and the servant girl came to the study, they found Wang Xizhi holding a steamed bread covered with ink and stuffing it into his mouth, which made the corners of his mouth black. They couldn't help laughing.
It turned out that Wang Xizhi was practicing calligraphy while eating, and when his eyes were still looking at calligraphy, he accidentally dipped the ink into garlic paste. The lady said to Wang Xizhi with distress, "You should take care! Your handwriting is very good. Why do you practice so hard? " Wang Xizhi looked up and replied, "Although my handwriting is good, it is all written on the basis of the past. If I want to have my own writing style and be self-contained, I have to work hard. "
After a period of hard exploration, Wang Xizhi finally wrote a beautiful and smooth new font. Everyone praised his calligraphy as relaxed as Cai Yun and vigorous as a dragonfly, and he was also considered as one of the outstanding calligraphers in the history of China.
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Wang Xizhi is a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and he is known as a "book saint". He served as secretary _, general Ningyuan, Jiangzhou secretariat, and later as the internal history of Huiji, leading the right general.
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, carefully studying the shape, imitating the shape with his heart, learning from others' strengths, preparing everything in one furnace, getting rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei Dynasties, and becoming a family of his own, which has far-reaching influence.
His calligraphy is peaceful and natural, and his brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, graceful and graceful. It is said that Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy hard when he was young. After a long time, the water in the pond used to wipe the brush turned black. 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 Meng in the Yuan Dynasty and Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty were all impressed by Wang Xizhi, so they enjoyed the reputation of "book saints".
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