Zhang Zhiqin's spirit of practicing calligraphy has become a historical story. Later generations called calligraphy "Linchi", which came from it. At that time, people cherished ink even to the point of "leaving every inch of paper". At that time, people spoke highly of it, especially cursive script.
Wang Xizhi advocates the spirit of Zhang. It is said that Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy very hard when he was young. Over time, the water in the pond used to clean the brushes turned black. So there was the allusion of Wang Xizhi's "Mo Chi". It can be seen that he is obsessed with calligraphy and works hard.
2. Be good at learning from the experience of predecessors, and don't get bogged down.
From the Western Han Dynasty to Zhang, Qi called Du a masterpiece; After Cui Yuan and Cui Shi, also known as good workers. And "Those who promote agriculture in Zhang Boying are smart ... Zhong Wei will call them grassland saints. "Zhong Wei, a famous minister of Wei in the Three Kingdoms, was a famous calligrapher at that time. His basis is that Du Du's cursive script is very strong, but his handwriting is very thin. Cui Yuan and Cui Shi's patriarchal clan system Du said that "the writing style is very strong and the words are clever", and "Zhang Zhi likes to learn from it and turn it into cleverness, which can be described as a sage of grass". Explain that Zhang Zhishi learned from the statutes and Cui, but "According to You" is "unprecedented, and there is no one after it."
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Wang Xizhi loved calligraphy since childhood and was enlightened by his father Wang Kuang and his uncle Wang Biao. He was a good book at the age of seven. At the age of twelve, he stole the pen theory of the previous generation from his father's pillow. Wang Kuang does good deeds and writes official books. Wang Xizhi was deeply influenced by the Wangs in calligraphy since he was a child.
Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Collection of Lanting is highly praised by calligraphers of all ages and is known as "the best running script in the world". Wang Jian is good at following the laws of Li, Cao, Kai and Xing, carefully studying the shape, imitating the shape with his heart, learning from others' strengths, preparing everything in one furnace, getting rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei Dynasties, and becoming a family of his own, which has far-reaching influence. His calligraphy is peaceful and natural, and his brushwork is euphemistic and subtle.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy has influenced bookstores from generation to generation. Ou Yangxun, Yu Shinan, Zhu Suiliang, Xue Qi, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Ningshi in the Five Dynasties, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fei and Cai Xiang in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in the Yuan Dynasty and Dong Qichang in the Ming Dynasty were all impressed by Wang Xizhi, so they enjoyed the reputation of "book saints".
Wang Xizhi's original works existed before the world, and the fine copy of Tang people has always been regarded as original works. Because of its long history and long-standing reputation, Rainbow Xi's other inks have different inferences about its engraving age. Some are called Song Copy, some are suspected to be Mi Fei Copy, and more are classified as Tang Copy. It has been recorded a lot and carved into various essays again and again. The public and private collections and circulation after the Yuan Dynasty are vivid and reliable, and their preciousness is self-evident.