Brief introduction of Wang Xizhi: Wang Xizhi (303-36 1 year, 32 1-379), a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is known as the "book saint". Originally from Langya (now Linyi, Shandong), he moved to Huiji Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) and lived in seclusion in Jinting County in his later years. Successive secretary, general Ningyuan, Jiangzhou secretariat, later literature and history records, right general. His calligraphy is good at calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy. The style is peaceful and natural, the brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful. The masterpiece Preface to Lanting is known as "the best running script in the world".
Introduction to Wang Xianzhi:
Wang Xianzhi (344-386), born in Linyi, Shandong, and Huiji, Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), was born in posthumous title and was the seventh son of Wang Xizhi, a scholar. A famous calligrapher, poet and painter in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the husband of Jian Wendi Sima Yu. In order to distinguish it from Wang Min, the official secretariat is called "Da Ling" and is also called "Two Kings" with his father Wang Xizhi. Together with Zhang Zhi, Zhong You and Wang Xizhi, they are called "the four saints in the book".
Wang Xianzhi was smart and studious since childhood, good at cursive and official scripts, and also good at painting. He practiced calligraphy with his father since he was a child, and he was ambitious. Later, he took Zhang Zhi and made his own innovation. He is famous for his running script and cursive script, but he also has a deep foundation in regular script and official script.