Wang Xizhi is called Wang Youjun. Langxie (now Linyi, Shandong Province) was born in Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province), the son of Wang Kuang, and the satrap of Huainan. Calligrapher and writer of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Born in the Wang family of Langya, he studied books at the age of 7, and read essays by his predecessors at the age of 12. Learn less from Wei Shuo, travel to the famous mountains in the north after crossing the river, read famous works such as Lisi and Cao, read Cai Yong's The Book of Songs, and read Luoyang Hua Yue Monument, and begin to realize the shortcomings. So he borrowed many tablets, made great progress in calligraphy, created a new beautiful and convenient style, and pushed cursive script to a new realm.
Wang Xizhi became an official at the age of 23 and was appointed as the secretary of the doctor. Later, he was a regular servant, general Ningyuan, and Jiangzhou secretariat. He was once a general of the right army, and his civil history must be seen. In the 11th year of Yonghe (355), he resigned from Huiji County due to illness.
After that, you can relax between mountains and rivers and fish for entertainment. Jin Mu was promoted to Heping for five years (36 1 year), and Wang Xizhi died at the age of 58. His youngest son, Wang Xianzhi, achieved the greatest achievement in calligraphy among his descendants, and was named "Two Kings" just like his father, Wang Xizhi.
Wang Xizhi's Calligraphy Style
Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Collection of Lanting was highly praised by calligraphers of all ages. This post is a draft with 28 lines and 324 words. It is said that the author couldn't write because of the influence of the weather, geography and people at that time. Among them, there are more than twenty "zhi" characters, which are written in different ways. Mi Fei called it "the best running script in the world" in Song Dynasty.
Wang Xizhi, who is good at Li, Cao, Kai and Xing, has thoroughly studied his body, imitated his heart, pursued his hand, learned from others, prepared his body and melted into one furnace. He got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei dynasties and became a family of his own, with far-reaching influence.
His calligraphy is peaceful and natural, and his brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, graceful and graceful. The world often uses Cao Zhi's Ode to the Goddess of Luo: "If you are amazed, if you are graceful, if you are in Youlong, you will be glorious and autumn, and Hua Mao will be spring pine. It seems that if the moon is covered by light clouds, it will float like the wind flowing back to snow. " Praise the beauty of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wang Xizhi