Wang Xizhi is known as the "Sage of Calligraphy" because of his high level of calligraphy. When people think of him, they usually only think of his calligraphy, but ignore his other advantages.

Wang Yangming had a very high level of holy knowledge and had made great achievements. He was called "the most amazing person in the Ming Dynasty", but people overlooked that his calligraphy was also unique!

In terms of calligraphy achievements, Wang Yangming can be called everyone. Xu Wei, a master of the Ming Dynasty, once said that Wang Xizhi, the sage of calligraphy, "covers his people with books", while Wang Yangming "covers his books with people". He integrated his spiritual studies into calligraphy and wrote straight from his heart. If you look closely at his calligraphy, it looks like the wind rolling through the clouds, showing a dynamic and dancing momentum.

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1. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy style

Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection" is admired by calligraphers of all ages and is known as "the best in the world" Running script". Wang was also good at Li, Cao, Kai, Xing and other styles. He studied the styles carefully, imitated them with his heart and hands, picked up the strengths of others, prepared various styles, and cultivated them in one furnace. He got rid of the writing style of Han and Wei Dynasties and became his own style with far-reaching influence.

His calligraphy is gentle and natural, his writing style is euphemistic and subtle, and he is beautiful and vigorous. People often refer to Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu": "As graceful as a startling giant, as graceful as a wandering dragon, with brilliant autumn chrysanthemums and magnificent spring pine trees." It seems as if the moon is covered by light clouds, and the snow flutters like the flowing wind." One sentence to praise the beauty of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Legend

It is said that Wang Xizhi practiced calligraphy so hard when he was young that over time, the water in the pond used to clean his brushes turned into ink color. Later generations commented: "Floating like wandering clouds, powerful like a frightened dragon", "Dragon leaping over the Tianmen, tiger lying on the Phoenix Tower", "Nature is natural, and the gods are abundant." There are idioms about him such as penetrating wood three points, east bed fast son-in-law, etc. The most obvious feature of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy style is his delicate brushwork and changeable structure.

2. Wang Yangming’s calligraphy style

Wang Shouren’s calligraphy works are mainly cursive. Wang Shouren integrated mind science into calligraphy and enriched Chinese calligraphy theory.