List five famous calligraphers in ancient China and talk about their characteristics.

I have seen many famous calligraphers in ancient times, but you only need to list five, so:

Wang Xizhi Yan Zhenqing Su Xu

Wang Xizhi (303-36 1, 32 1-379), a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, has few words. Originally from Langya (now Linyi, Shandong), I now live in Yinshan Huiji (Shaoxing, Zhejiang). The officers of the right army generals will review the internal history and be called "Wang Youjun". He came from a noble family in the Jin Dynasty. When Wang Xizhi was twelve years old, his father taught him the theory of brushwork. "If you use an outline, you will realize something." When I was a child, I studied calligraphy with the famous female calligrapher Mrs. Wei. Later, he visited the famous mountains in You Jiang, where he learned from foreigners, learned from foreigners, and learned from Zhong You. Observing and learning "how to combine multiple methods to prepare a family" has reached the height of "more expensive than others, the best in ancient and modern times".

Ou Yangxun was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan) in the Tang Dynasty. "Biography of Ou Yangxun in Old Tang Dynasty" contains: "After consulting Wang Xizhi, he was a beginner and was gradually influenced by his style and brushwork, and he was a must at one time. People got his literary works, but they thought it was a model. North Korea attaches great importance to its books and often sends envoys to ask for it ... "Ou Yangxun's regular script inscription is known as the first in the Tang Dynasty. Because of his strict statutes, he has always been regarded as a model for beginners.

Yan Zhenqing Tang Zhongzong Jinglong three years (AD 709)-Tang Dezong Zhenyuan first year (AD 785), 77 years old, Langxie Linyi (Shandong Linyi) people. This word is clear. He is a representative figure of calligraphy innovation in the middle Tang Dynasty, and his regular script is dignified and majestic. Running script is easy and colorful. His calligraphy is not only influenced by the charm and charm in the previous style of calligraphy, but also not bound by the ancient law. It breaks through the conventions of the early Tang Dynasty and is unique and named "quiver". Song Ouyang Xiu commented: "Thinking about life is loyal, so calligraphy and painting are strong and independent, and they don't attack the past. They are quite magical, a bit like people. In the Song Dynasty, Zhu listed his calligraphy as a sacred product in "Continued Book Break". " He also commented: "The point is like a falling stone, the painting is like Xia Yun, the hook is like gold, and the bow is like a crossbow. There are images in both vertical and horizontal directions, and there is a low posture. Since the dedication, no one has said it. "

Su Shi was a great writer in the Song Dynasty, with profound knowledge and vigorous and bold calligraphy. He did not stick to the rules of the previous generation of calligraphers and advocated "impermanence of calligraphy" At the same time, he also advocates that calligraphy can only be improved if it is learned and knowledgeable.

Zhang Xu was born in the third year of Shang Dynasty (675) and died in the ninth year of Tianbao of Xuanzong (750) in Wu Jun (Suzhou, Jiangsu). Zhang Xu's calligraphy began with Zhangzhi and Erwang, with cursive script as the highest achievement. History is called "the sage of grass". He himself is proud of inheriting the tradition of "two kings" and writes very well. On the other hand, he imitated Zhang Zhi's cursive art and created an unpredictable wild grass, which shocked the world.

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