Bo Yuan Tie is a calligraphy work created by Xun Wang, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Now it is collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing. Yuan Bo Post is a letter written by the author to his relatives and friends Yuan Bo. His writing is natural and fluent, beautiful and elegant. It is a model work in the early days of running script.
The whole article follows the shape of its original words, drifting with the tide, but it is harmonious and natural. Yuan Bo Tie is recognized by academic circles as the only authentic calligraphy handed down by famous writers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Sanxi Tie, which is also called the top of the top ten handed down calligraphy in China along with Kuai Xue Qing Shu and Mid-Autumn Festival Shu, is also listed as one of the top ten running scripts in the world, ranking fourth.
Creation background
From the Eastern Jin Dynasty to China, the development of calligraphy has a specific background and complicated historical reasons. Among all kinds of arts, the achievements in calligraphy are among the best. The evolution of calligraphy has been fully mature, the development of calligraphy has entered a conscious stage, and the achievements of calligraphy creation and theoretical research have been fruitful. The calligraphy style of the times and calligraphers' groups have their own styles. This is the first glorious period in the history of calligraphy.
In this era when calligraphy is in full bloom, the calligraphy achievements of the Wang family in Langya can be described as the pinnacle. However, due to various reasons, Wang's original works have not been handed down, and the most credible one is Wang Xun's Yuan Bo Post.
As the grandson of Wang Dao, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and a distant nephew of Wang Xizhi, a "book saint", Wang Xun practiced calligraphy since childhood and was deeply influenced by Wang's calligraphy style. During the reign of Emperor Xiao of Jin Dynasty (372-396), Xie Xuan and Xie An were both powerful ministers at that time. As Xie Jia's son-in-law, Wang Xun is blessed with a smooth career.
But later, because of some contradictions and discord between the two families, Xie Wang and his family became enemies. However, because Wang Xun was favored by Emperor Jin Xiao, he still held an important position.
One day, Xie An ordered Wang Xun to be transferred to Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, as the prefect of Zhang Yu. In fact, he wants to drive him out of the capital Nanjing. Wang Xun insisted on not going. In those days, he was very depressed, so he wrote to his cousin Wang Mu, who was the prefect of Linhai (now Taizhou, Zhejiang) and told him his resentment and dissatisfaction. This is the origin of Yuan Bo Post.