Who were the four great calligraphers in the late Ming Dynasty?

The Ming Dynasty, together with Xing Dong, Dong Qichang and Mi, was called "the four great calligraphers of the late Ming Dynasty".

Brief introduction of Dong Qichang: Dong Qichang (1555 ~ 1636) was born in Huating (now Songjiang, Shanghai). During the Wanli period, he was buried, and the official went to the Nanjing Ritual Department, and Wen Min died of illness. Later generations often call Dong Ren.

Xing Dong was born in Linyi (now Linqing, Shandong). In the second year of Wanli (1574), he was a scholar, and the official to Taibu Temple was Shao Qing. Wang Xizhi can write poetry and calligraphy, and he was able to write calligraphy at the age of seven. He is on par with Dong Qichang, Mi and Dong, and is called "Xing, Zhang, Mi and Dong". He was one of the famous calligraphers in the late Ming Dynasty. North Korea and Ryukyu attach great importance to their books, which cost the same as gold. He is also good at painting, writing landscapes, washing stones, sedge, pine and bamboo. His brushwork is simple and elegant, simple and elegant, concise, and generally imitates the brushwork of Wang Mian and Wang Meng in Yuan Dynasty.

Zhang Ruitu was born in the first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1573- 1644), with a long word and no painting. Nickname Ershui, Guo Tingshan, mustard seed, abbot of Bai Hao Temple, etc. People from Xia Xing Township (Qingyang Town, downstream of Yu Lian), the 27th capital of Jinjiang. Handed down from ancient times, his works include Song Quan Tu Juan, Landscape Tu Juan, Tian Guo Flowing Water Tu Juan, Calligraphy and Painting Collection, etc.

Mi (1570 ~ 1628), word,No. You Shi. Originally from Guanzhong, he moved to the capital and was born in Shuntian (now Beijing). In the twenty-third year of Wanli (1595), he was a Jinshi, an official in Jiangxi, and served as a provincial judge. In the fifth year of the Apocalypse (1625), Wei Zhongxian Party member Ni disintegrated it and was deprived of its membership. Since Chongzhen, he has been a servant of Shaog, that is, a pawn. Mi Fei, a descendant of Mi Fei in the Song Dynasty, studied both calligraphy and cursive script, and was as famous as Dong Qichang, known as "the rice in the northeast and south" for 40 years.