Wang Xizhi (303-361), Han nationality, named Yishao and Danzhai, was more than seven feet long (1.83 meters). He was originally from Linyi, Langya (now part of Shandong), and later moved to Shanyin ( Today's Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province), he was an official to the general of the Youjun Army and an internal historian of Kuaiji. He was a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was revered as the "Sage of Calligraphy" by later generations. His son Wang Xianzhi is also very good at calligraphy
People call them the "Two Kings"
Another son Wang Ningzhi was promoted to General of the Left Army. Because he served as General of the Right Army, he is known as the "Two Kings" in the world. Wang Youjun" and "Wang Kuaiji". Representative works include: "Le Yi Lun" in regular script, "Huang Ting Jing", "Seventeen Tie" in cursive script, "Auntie Tie" in running script, "Kuai Xue Shi Qing Tie", "Sang Luan Tie", "Preface to the Lanting Collection" in running script, etc. He studied the body movements carefully, imitated the calligraphy with his heart, learned from many talents, and cultivated them in one furnace, creating a running script that is "natural in nature and rich in spirit for generations", and was hailed as the "Sage of Calligraphy" by later generations. Among them, the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" written by Wang Xizhi is admired by calligraphers and is called "the best running script in the world". Wang Xizhi had profound attainments in real calligraphy, cursive and running main calligraphy
so he was hailed as the "Sage of Calligraphy" by later generations.
Wang Xizhi is known as the "Sage of Calligraphy". chiculture/0510c13/0510c13
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As far as calligraphers are concerned, Wang Xizhi is called the "Sage of Calligraphy." chiculture/0510c13/0510c13 Wang Xizhi (303-361), courtesy name Yishao, was born into a noble family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When he served as the local governor of Kuaiji, he wore the military title of General Right, so he was known as "Wang Youjun". Wang Xizhi has an upright character and is arrogant. The Xi family sent people to the Wang family to ask for a son-in-law. The Wang brothers gathered in the east wing, all acting reserved. Only Wang Xizhi ate openly on the bed, showing that he didn't care about the matter. As a result, the Xi family chose him as their son-in-law. Later, "the east bed and the open belly" became a good name for the son-in-law. Wang Xizhi first learned calligraphy from Mrs. Wei, and later received instruction from his uncle Wang Xian. He complied with the Eastern Jin Dynasty's trend of "love beauty and thin quality" and loved new calligraphy styles. He studied the regular script and running script of Zhong Yao, studied the cursive script of Zhang Zhi and Wei Guan, and reformed the styles of regular script, running script and cursive script, forming "Charming". "The calligraphy style has the reputation of "dragon leaping over the Tianmen, tiger crouching on the Phoenix Tower", "floating like floating clouds, as powerful as a startling dragon", and has become a classic of Chinese calligraphy art. During the Tang Dynasty, Wang Xizhi was regarded as the "Sage of Calligraphy". He was the most influential calligrapher in the history of Chinese calligraphy. His calligraphy also had a profound impact on Japanese calligraphy. In the minds of foreigners, Wang Xizhi and his calligraphy have become the symbol of Chinese calligraphy.
Wang Youjun......Wang Xizhi was once the general of Youjun
Internal History of Kuaiji
Later he was called Wang Youjun.
The calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, courtesy name Yishao and Danzhai, Han nationality, originally from Langya, Shandong (now Linyi, Shandong), later moved to Kuaiji (Shaoxing), wrote the "Preface to the Lanting Collection", and lived in seclusion under the jurisdiction of Kuaiji in his later years. Jin Ting of Shan County, a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in China, is known as the sage of calligraphy. He successively served as secretary Ying, general Ningyuan, and governor of Jiangzhou. Later, he became the internal historian of Kuaiji, leading the general on the right, and was known as "Wang Youjun" and "Wang Kuaiji". His son Wang Xianzhi was also good at calligraphy and was collectively known as the "Two Kings". Since then, there have been numerous calligraphy talents in the Wang family. Dongsheng died in the fifth year of Ping Dynasty and was buried in Jinting Waterfall Mountain (also known as Ziteng Mountain). His fifth generation Sun Heng's residence was Jintingguan, and the ruins still exist.