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He was a pioneer of the modern cursive script, and was traditionally honored as the Sage of Cursive Script (草聖). Furthermore, he is known as one of the Four Talented Calligraphers (四賢) in Chinese calligraphy.

Zhong Yao, also referred to as Zhong You, courtesy name Yuanchang, was a government official and calligrapher who lived during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His calligraphy was…

Wang Xianzhi (王獻之), courtesy name Zijing (子敬), was a famous Chinese calligrapher of the Eastern Jin dynasty. He was the seventh and youngest son of the famed Wang Xizhi. Wang inherited his father's talent for the art. His style is more fluid than his…

The Thousand Character Classic (千字文), is a set of non-repetitive one thousand characters that have been used to help children learning Chinese characters since the sixth century onwards. It is sung just like how children sing the "alphabet song" when…

The handscroll made of Sichuan silk was made during the reign of Emperor Zhezong. The type of the silk was specially made for calligraphy since both top and bottom grid lines were woven into a scroll with the vertical ones drawn in ink. None of the…

"Poem on the Hall of Pines and Wind (松風閣詩)" express Huang Tingjian (黃庭堅)'s melancholy within his joyfulness. At first, he depicts the beautiful scenery of the Hall of Pines and Wind. Then he shows his sadness towards his friends including Su Shi…

This scroll is one that mounted three works of Wang Xizhi together. Each of them is a passage that he wrote about or to one of his relatives or friends. Firstly, Ping-an is one written for his cousin. He-ru is to greet his friend and to tell him…

In this piece, Tingjian wrote poems to his friend, Wang Gong (王鞏), saying that Wang Jinqing (王晉卿, 王詵) sent him written poems and keep waiting for his response by sending him flowers, but he didn't feel like writing a poem. On the other words, this…

Huang Tingjian (黃庭堅) was a Chinese artist, scholar, government official, and poet of the Song dynasty. He is predominantly known as a calligrapher and is also admired for his painting and poetry. He was a younger friend of Su Shi (蘇軾) and influenced…

Draft of a Requiem to My Nephew (祭侄文稿) was written by Yan Zhenqing (顏真卿) to express his grief and sorrow for the death of his nephew, during the rebellion of An Lushan (安祿山) in around 755 AD.

This scroll was likely a preliminary draft for the…