1, Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi (303-36 1 year) was born in Linyi (now Linyi City, Shandong Province). The minister and calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the son-in-law of Jane, the son of Yin in Danyang, was called the "Book Sage".
He is good at calligraphy, as well as Li, Cao, Kai and other styles. He studied body posture, imitated hands and pursued, learned from others' strengths, prepared body and melted into one furnace, and got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei dynasties, which had far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, and the brushwork is euphemistic and subtle, beautiful and beautiful.
In the history of calligraphy, he was called "Zhong Wang" with Zhong You and "Two Kings" with his son Wang Xianzhi. Li Zhimin commented: "Wang Xizhi's calligraphy not only shows simplicity and abstinence based on Laozi and Zhuangzi's philosophy, but also shows harmony based on Confucian doctrine of the mean."
2. Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing (August 23, 709-784), born in Jingzhao Wannian (now Xi City, Shaanxi Province), was born in Linyi (now Linyi City, Shandong Province).
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it. Chu Suiliang, a beginner, learned his brushwork from Zhang Xu. Its regular script is dignified and majestic, and its running script is vigorous and powerful, which has created a "Yan style" regular script and has a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script".
Also known as "Yan Liu" with Liu Gongquan, it is called "Yan Liu Jin Gu". He is also good at poetry, including poems, poems, poems, Wu, Lu and Linchuan poems, all of which are lost. Song people compiled Yan Lugong's Collection.
3. Su Shi
Su Shi (1037 65438+ 10-8-1August 24, 2008), with the word Zizhan, the word Hezhong, an iron official Taoist priest, Dongpo layman, Su Dongpo and Su Xian, Han nationality, Meishan, Meizhou (now Meishan, Sichuan)
4. Liu Gongquan
Liu Gongquan (778-865) was sincere. Jingzhao Garden (now Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province) was born. In the middle Tang Dynasty, he was an official, calligrapher and poet, and the younger brother of Liu Gongchu, the minister of war.
Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is famous for regular script. He first learned from Wang Xizhi, and later he visited the famous calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty. He absorbed the strengths of Yan Zhenqing and Ou Yangxun, absorbed new ideas, and created his own unique "Liu Ti", which was famous for its strength and strength, and later became known as "Yan Liu Jin Gu".
5. Ou Yangxun
Ou Yangxun (557-64 1) was born in Linxiang County, Tanzhou (now Changsha City, Hunan Province). Tang dynasty ministers and calligraphers. Son of Ouyang Yao.
Ou Yangxun was proficient in calligraphy, and he was called "the four masters in the early Tang Dynasty" with Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and Xue Ji. Because their son Ouyang Tong is good at calligraphy, the father and son are collectively called "Big Europe". Pingzhong calligraphy is in danger, with the name "European style".