Collection information of Yu Tiejuan, King Xishang of Jin Dynasty (Shanghai Museum)

Collection Information (Shanghai Museum)

Name Jin Wang Xishang Yu Tie

Category Calligraphy and Painting

Era Jin Dynasty

Original belonging of the cultural relic

The current situation of the cultural relic is now in the Shanghai Museum

Introduction

23.5 cm in length and 26 cm in width.

The entire "Shangyu Tie" contains seven lines and fifty-eight characters. According to the explanatory text, it should be a simple message written by Wang Xizhi to his relatives and friends. In the calligraphy, the central strokes are mostly used, and the posture is graceful and graceful. Compared with Zhang Cao, the official meaning in the strokes is gradually lost, and the fonts are coherent and smooth. This shows that Wang's calligraphy at this time was based on summarizing the predecessors. There has been a great degree of innovation.