Introduction of ancient famous calligraphers

There were many famous calligraphers in ancient times. I mainly introduce the following seven people: Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Zhao Mengfu, Huang Tingjian, Su Shi, Liu Gongquan and Dong Qichang.

Wang Xizhi (303-36 1, 32 1-379), a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was called the "Book Sage" and was called the "Two Kings" with his son Wang Xianzhi. Wang Xizhi is good at all aspects of Li, Cao, Kai and Xing. He studies the body, imitates the hand, absorbs the strengths of others, prepares the body, and melts in one furnace. He got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei dynasties and had a far-reaching influence. His representative works include Huang Tingjing, Le Yi Lun, Seventeen Posts, Preface to Lanting Collection, Post of the First Moon, etc.

2. Yan Zhenqing Tang (709 ~ 784) Yan Zhenqing was an outstanding calligrapher and a great patriot in the middle Tang Dynasty. His "Yan Ti" regular script, together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, is also called "the four masters of regular script". Also known as "strict care" with Liu Gongquan. Yan Zhenqing, Han nationality, with a clear word, was born in Wanzhao, Jingzhao, and his ancestral home was in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong) in the Tang Dynasty. Kaiyuan Jinshi An Shi Rebellion, meritorious in resisting thieves, entered Beijing as an official and a prince.

3. Zhao Mengfu Yuan (1254 ~ 1322), Song Xuedao, Taoist of Crystal Palace. Yes, grandson, followed by Zhao and Qi Wang. After the demise of the Song Dynasty, in the 23rd year of Yuan Dynasty (1286), Zhao Mengfu was recommended to Kublai Khan in Yuan Shizu, which attracted great attention. He was appointed as a doctor of the Ministry of War with a rank of five. Two years later, he was appointed as a bachelor of science with a rank of four. In the 29th year of Zhiyuan (1292), he was the general manager of Jinan Road.

4. Huang Tingjian Song (1045 ~ 1 105) was a poet and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. Word,No. Valley,No. Fucheng Weng. A native of Fenning, Hongzhou (now Xiushui, Jiangxi). His father Huang Shu is a poet specializing in Du Fu, and his uncle Chang Li is a bibliophile. Huang Tingjian has been eager to learn since he was a child, and he has read hundreds of books and histories. Yingzong Zhiping for four years (1067), Jinshi. During the reign of Zong Shenxi Ning, Huang Tingjian successively served as an assistant general in Ye County of Ruzhou (now Henan) and a professor in Jingshi University Hall (now Hebei).

5. Su (1037 ~110/) was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now Sichuan). His family has a rich literary tradition, and his grandfather Su Xu is good at reading and writing poems. My father, Su Xun, is a famous writer of classical literature in China. He gave careful guidance to Su Shi and his younger brother Su Zhe. My mother, Cheng, is learned and deeply understands the righteousness. She once told Su Shi about the Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Fan Pang encourages his son to strive for fame and honor with the deeds of the ancients. When Su Shi left Sichuan for Beijing at the age of 2/kloc-0,

6. Liu Gongquan Tang (778 ~ 865) Han nationality. The younger brother of Liu Gongzhuo, the minister of war, was a calligrapher and poet in the Tang Dynasty. Official to the prince, sealing Hedong county public, with the prince Taibao Zhishi, hence the name "Liu". Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is famous for regular script, which is as famous as Yan Zhenqing, and is called "Yan Liu", and is also known as "four masters of regular script" with Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing and Zhao Mengfu. Wang Xizhi began to learn calligraphy, and later read the calligraphy of famous artists in the Tang Dynasty, thinking that Yan Zhenqing and Ou Yangxun's

7. Dong Qichang Ming (1555 ~ 1636) was born in Dong Jiahui, Shanghai County (now Shanghai), Songjiang Prefecture, South Zhili. In the Ming Dynasty, he went from a scholar in white to an official in the Ministry of Rites. Born in the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555) on January 19th.