Wang Xizhi had seven sons, namely:
The eldest son: Wang Xuanzhi, named Boyuan, died young.
Second son: Wang Ningzhi, courtesy name Shuping, was an official, general and calligrapher in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Third son: Wang Huanzhi, once participated in the Lanting Gathering.
The fourth son: Wang Suzhi, named Yougong, served successively as Zhongshu Lang and Hussar General.
The fifth son: Wang Huizhi, courtesy name Ziyou, served as the minister of Huangmen.
The Sixth Son: Wang Caozhi, with the courtesy name Zizhong, served as the prefect of Yuzhang.
Seventh Son: Wang Xianzhi, courtesy name Zijing, a minor official slave, was a famous calligrapher, poet, and painter in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Extended information:
Wang Xizhi (303-361, 321-379), courtesy name Yishao, Han nationality, was a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy" called. Langya was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong), and later moved to Shanyin, Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and lived in seclusion in Jinting, Shan County in his later years. He successively served as secretary Ying, general Ningyuan, governor of Jiangzhou, and later as internal history of Kuaiji, leading the right general.
His calligraphy is good at Li, Cao, Kai and Xing styles. He studies the styles carefully, imitates them with his heart and his hands. The wind is a style of its own and has far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the writing style is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful and graceful. Li Zhimin commented: "Wang Xizhi's calligraphy not only expresses the simplicity and profoundness based on the philosophy of Lao and Zhuang, but also expresses the harmony based on the Confucian doctrine of the mean." His representative work "Lanting Preface" is known as "the best running script in the world". In the history of calligraphy, he and his son Wang Xianzhi are collectively known as the "Two Kings".
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