Overview
The translated histories identify Wang Xizhi as an artist and calligrapher. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
RolesArtistCalligrapher
Found inBook of LiangNew Book of Tang
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wang Xizhi | 王羲之 | Wáng Xīzhī |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wáng |
| Personal name | Wang Xizhi | 王羲之 | Wáng Xīzhī |
| Personal name | Wang Xizhi | 王義之 | Wang Xizhi |
| Given name | Xizhi | 羲之 | Xīzhī |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liangshu:044:s0099
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · xintangshu:121:s0057
Roles
- Artist
- Calligrapher
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大寶元年 · Western Year: AD 550Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0099
- Source Date: Text: 王義之 · Western Interval: Start: AD 303 · End: AD 361Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0057
Family
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- Parent of Wang Xianzhi (王獻之)Kinship Term: son / 子
Works and attributed material
- Work: calligraphy scroll / 書 · Relation: calligrapherExplicit · liangshu:044:s0099
References in the histories
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