Ouyang Xun (歐陽詢)

Ouyang_Xun_Qianziwen.png

Dublin Core

Title

Ouyang Xun (歐陽詢)
Xinben (信本)

Subject

Ancient Calligrapher
Chinese Calligrapher
Calligraphy Master
Famous Calligrapher
Tang Dynasty (唐朝)
Four Great Calligraphers of the Early Tang

Description

Ouyang Xun (歐陽詢) was a cultured scholar and a calligrapher born on early Tang Dynasty (唐朝) in a family of government officials. Xun famous for his regular script known as "Ou style" and regarded as one of the Four Great Calligraphers of the Early Tang. His proficiency in Chinese classics is also proven by his book called Yiwen Leiju (藝文類聚).

Date

Tang Dynasty (唐朝)
557-641

Relation

Wang Xizhi (王羲之)
Yan Zhenqing (顏真卿)
Su Shi (蘇軾)
Four Great Calligraphers of the Early Tang
Yiwen Leiju (藝文類聚)

Language

Chinese

Type

Person

Identifier

ouyangxun

Spatial Coverage

He was born in Hunan, Changsha and died in modern Anhui province.

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

557

Birthplace

Hunan (湖南), Changsha (长沙)

Death Date

641

Occupation

Confucian scholar, Chinese calligrapher
Suggest Corrections

Item Relations

This Item Creator Item: Wang Xizhi (王羲之)
This Item Creator Item: Yan Zhenqing (顏真卿)
This Item Creator Item: Su Shi (蘇軾)
This Item Creator Item: Mi Fu (米芾)
This Item Creator Item: Zhao Mengfu (趙孟頫)
This Item Creator Item: Huang Tingjian (黃庭堅)
Item: Wang Xizhi (王羲之) Creator This Item
Item: Mi Fu (米芾) Creator This Item
Item: Zhao Mengfu (趙孟頫) Creator This Item
Item: Su Shi (蘇軾) Creator This Item
Item: Yan Zhenqing (顏真卿) Creator This Item
Item: Huang Tingjian (黃庭堅) Creator This Item