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Chinese Calligraphy Masters
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Chinese Calligraphy Masters
Here, we shall list a few noted Chinese calligraphy masters.
Wang Xizhi 王羲之
Born in Linqin county in Shandong province, he lived in present-day Shaoxing,
Zhejiang, most of his life. He learned from calligraphy from Wei Shuo, a master,
particularly of the Chinese Regular Script. Wang Xizhi is one of the most
celebrated Chinese calligraphy masters in Chinese history. He is said be the
exemplar of the high art of calligraphy, a master of every form but particularly
of the semi-cursive script (xingshu Chinese “行书”). Unfortunately, none of his
original works remain today.
His most famous work is the "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid
Pavilion" (Chinese: 兰亭序; Hanyu Pinyin: Lán Tíng Xù), the preface of a collection
of poems written by a number of poets when gathering at Lan Ting near the town
of Shaoxing in Zhejiang for the Spring Purification Festival). The original is
lost (also said to be buried in the tomb of one of the Chinese emperors), but
there is a number of fine tracing copies and rubbings.
Wang Xianzhi 王獻之
Wang Xianzhi is one of the famous Chinese calligraphy masters of the Eastern Jin
Dynasty.
The seventh and youngest son of the famed Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi inherited his
father's talent for the art, although his siblings were all notable Chinese
calligraphy masters. His style is more fluid than his father's, demonstrating a
response and reaction against Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Amongst his innovations
is the one-stroke cursive script (caoshu), which blends all characters in the
writing in a single stroke. Until the Tang Dynasty his influence rivalled and
even surpassed that of his father.
Huai Su 懷素
Huai Su was one of the two great Kuangcao calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty, a
native of Tanzhou (present-day Changsha, Hunan Province). He became a monk in
his childhood. He was more than 20 years younger than Zhang Xu (the other
Kuangcao calligrapher) and learned from Zhang Xu's and Yan Zhenqing's work. His
style was mannerly and bold. The famous Tang Dynasty poets Li Bai and Qian Qi
spoke highly of his calligraphy works.
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