The calligrapher who left the calligraphy sage of the Eastern Jin Dynasty on the bookshelf is Wang Xizhi.
Wang Xizhi (303-361), courtesy name Yishao, was born in Linyi, Langya (now Linyi City, Shandong Province). A minister and calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he was the son of Yin Wangkuang of Danyang and the son-in-law of Taiwei Xi Jian. He was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy".
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Good at calligraphy, good at Li, Cao, Kai and Xing styles. He studies the styles carefully, imitates them with his heart and hands, draws on the strengths of others, and prepares all kinds of styles. , cultivated in one furnace, broke away from the writing style of Han and Wei Dynasties, became a style of its own, and had far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the writing style is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful and graceful.
In the history of calligraphy, he and Zhong Yao are collectively known as the "Zhong Wang", and his son Wang Xianzhi is collectively known as the "Two Kings". Li Zhimin commented: "Wang Xizhi's calligraphy not only expresses the simplicity and profoundness based on the philosophy of Lao and Zhuang, but also expresses the harmony based on the Confucian doctrine of the mean."