Wang Chong's Historical Evaluation

The Postscript of the Three Laws calls it the official book: "I was first accustomed to Shinan, Zhiyong and Wang Xianzhi, a great calligrapher, but I was a little surprised at night, outsmarted and refined. It is beautiful and far away, moving and moving, and it is interesting at the time. It won the price of Jingzhao (Zhu Yunming). " Wang Shizhen, a famous book critic in the Ming Dynasty, thought in the Postscript of Three Laws and Ten Books that Wang Chong wrote: "There are both rules and customs, and the so-called clumsy and clumsy calligraphers are superior." "Four Friends Leave Books": "After Hengshan (Wen Zhiming), Wang Yayi's calligraphy was the first. The book was built in Daling (Wang Xianzhi), and his character was lofty, so his charm was superior." At that time, it was on par with Zhu Yunming and Wen Zhiming. The most attractive feature of Wang Chong's calligraphy lies in the ethereal and Shu Lang between the lines. This kind of aesthetic feeling comes from the noble character bred in a quiet and comfortable life, which is by no means displayed by talent and skill. Wang Chong died at the age of 40. Many people feel sorry for his untimely death and lament that fate did not give him more time to create more perfect calligraphy. Maybe he is not a great master in the history of books, but his neat and clean calligraphy and childlike innocence are enough to make people love and miss him forever.