1, Wang Xizhi Representative works: "Lanting set of preface"
Wang Xizhi (303 years - 361 years), the word Yishao, Han nationality, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a famous calligrapher, the "Sage of Calligraphy". Wang Xizhi was a native of Linyi (present-day Linyi, Shandong Province) in Luangya, and later moved to Shanyin (present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province), where he lived in seclusion in Jinting, Zhejiang Province, in his later years.
He served as secretary, general of Ningyuan, and assassin of Jiangzhou, and later became the inner historian of Huiji, leading the right general. He was good at calligraphy, including clerical, cursive, regular, and running styles. He studied the style, copied it from hand to hand, and collected a wide range of skills, so that he was able to master all styles in a single furnace, getting rid of the style of the Han and Wei Dynasties, and forming his own style.
2, Liu Gongquan Masterpiece: "Diamond Sutra Carved Stone"
Liu Gongquan (778-865), the word Cheng Hang, Han nationality, the Tang Dynasty, Jingzhao Huayuan (present-day Yaoxian, Shaanxi Province), a famous calligrapher. Liu Gongquan was a good scholar at an early age, good at rhetoric and knowing rhymes. He became the young master of the Crown Prince, and was known as "Liu Shao Shi" (柳少师).
Later, Liu Gongquan was appointed Duke of Hedong County, also known as "Liu Hedong". Gongquan is Yan Zhenqing's successor, but only hanging thin brushwork, a style of its own; later generations to "Yan Liu" and known as the calligraphy model for all generations.
3, Yan Zhenqing Masterpiece: "Duo Bao Pagoda Stele"
Yan Zhenqing (709-784), the word Qingchen, nicknamed Envy Menzi, nicknamed Yingfang, Jingzhao Wannian (present-day Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), his ancestral home is Luangmu Linyi (present-day Linyi, Shandong Province). He was the fifth grandson of Yan Shigu, the secretary-general, and the younger brother of Yan Gaoqing, a famous minister and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty.
In the twenty-second year of the reign of Emperor Kaiyuan, Yan Zhenqing took the rank of jinshi, and was appointed as the supervisor of the Imperial Household, and the royal secretary of the Imperial Household. Later, because of the offense of the powerful minister Yang Guozhong, he was relegated to the governor of Pingyuan, known as "Yan Pingyuan". During the An Shi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led a volunteer army to fight against the rebels. Later, he traveled to Fengxiang, where he was appointed minister of the Ministry of Xian (宪部尚书).
4, Ouyang Xun Representative works: "Hado Temple Stele"
Ouyang Xun (557-1641), the word Xinben, the Han nationality, the Tang dynasty Tanzhou Linxiang people, the Tang dynasty, a famous calligrapher, officials, one of the four great masters of the Regular Script, the South Liang conquering South General Ouyang Lichu's grandson, the South Chen left general Ouyang Uighur's son, the South Liang Taiping two years, born in Hengyuan County, ancestor of the Tamzhou Linxiang (Changsha, Hunan Province, present day).
Ouyang Xun was one of the four great masters of the early Tang Dynasty, along with his contemporaries Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji. Because his son Ouyang Tong was also good at calligraphy, he was also known as "Da Ou".
5, Zhang Xu Masterpiece: "Four Pieces of Ancient Poetry"
Zhang Xu (675-750?), the character Bo Gao, a character Jiming, a Han Chinese, was a famous calligrapher in the middle of the Tang Dynasty in China. Born in Wu County, Wu County (present-day Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province), he was alive at the time of the Kaiyuan and Tianbao Dynasties, and served as a lieutenant of Changshu County and the chief historian of Jingu.
In the world of calligraphy, he is known as the "Sage of Cursive". In the Tang Dynasty, he served as a lieutenant of Changshu during the reign of the Emperor Kaiyuan, and later as the chief historian of Jingu, and was called "Zhang Changshi". He was good at cursive writing, good at wine, known as Zhang Ban, and his poems were also unique, with seven poems being his specialty.