The story of Wang Xizhi’s pond turning black:
Wang Xizhi studied calligraphy since he was a child. He admired Zhang Zhi, a great calligrapher of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Whenever he had time, he would try to figure out the structure and momentum of calligraphy. , thinking in my mind, I drew with my fingers on the skirt of my clothes. Over time, even the skirt of my clothes was scratched. Because of this, later generations called him the "Sage of Calligraphy".
Zhang Zhi is particularly good at cursive writing, and his academic spirit is very rigorous. He practices calligraphy differently from ordinary people. He writes repeatedly on the clothes at home, and then dyes and tailors them. He insists on sitting by the pond every day He dipped his ink in the pond water to write and write. Over time, the water in the pond turned black, so people called him the "Grass Saint".
Wang Xizhi was determined to catch up with Zhang Zhi. While traveling to the famous mountains and rivers of his motherland, he studied the calligraphy of his predecessors attentively, and gradually formed his own unique style. After he finished writing every day, he would wash his pen and inkstone in the pond in front of his house. As time went by, the water in the pond turned dark black. People call this pond Mochi.
The allusion of "Linchi" originated from Jin Weiheng's "Four-body Calligraphy". This allusion is related to Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Extended information:
The story of the pool turning black tells us that hard work is the foundation of success. As long as we set our goals and work unremittingly, we will reach the other side of success one day.
Wang Xizhi, courtesy name Yishao, Han nationality, was a famous calligrapher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy". A native of Langya, he later moved to Shanyin in Kuaiji, and lived in seclusion in Jinting of Shan County in his later years.
His calligraphy is good at Li, Cao, Kai and Xing styles. He studies the styles carefully, imitates them with his heart and his hands. The wind is a style of its own and has far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the writing style is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful and graceful. His representative work "Lanting Preface" is known as "the best running script in the world". In the history of calligraphy, he and his son Wang Xianzhi are collectively known as the "Two Kings".
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