Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Calligrapher

Wang Xizhi 王羲之

Attested AD 353

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Xizhi was a Calligrapher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 353 王羲之所書蘭亭序
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 187, passage 180

Places and affiliations

Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Lived under
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 187, passage 180

Learning and skills

Skill calligraphy 書 · Level canonical
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 180

Works and attributed material

Preface to the Orchid Pavilion 蘭亭序
Relation Author
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 180

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 187Volume 187 Biographies 74: Wugusunliangzhen, Jia Lu, Lu Luceng, Gong Shitai, Zhou Boqi, Wu Dang · 1 passage

及摹王羲之所書蘭亭序、智永所書千文，刻石閣中。 and to copy Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Orchid Pavilion and Zhiyong's Thousand-Character Classic for carving in stone within the pavilion.