Who is eating steamed buns dipped in ink? Historical...

The person eating steamed buns dipped in ink is Wang Xizhi.

Wang Xizhi, also known as Yishao, was a Han nationality and a famous calligrapher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy".

The story of Wang Xizhi dipping in ink and eating steamed buns:

Wang Xizhi always went to a state of selflessness when practicing calligraphy. Once when eating, the rice was minced garlic and steamed buns, but Wang Xizhi was I was practicing calligraphy while eating, and while my eyes were still looking at the calligraphy, I mistakenly thought the ink was dipped in minced garlic and ate it. As a result, my mouth was full of black food.

Extended information:

Wang Xizhi loved calligraphy since he was a child, and often reached a state of selflessness. It was this spirit that made his calligraphy profound. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was inspired by his father Wang Kuang and uncle Wang Xian. He was good at reading at the age of seven. At the age of twelve, he secretly read the "Bi Lun" of the previous generation from his father's pillow. Wang Kuang was good at writing and official calligraphy; Wang Xizhi was good at calligraphy and painting. Wang Sengqian's "On Calligraphy" once commented: "Since crossing the east of the Yangtze River, before the Youjun Army, Wei Zhen was the best. His paintings were the masters of the Jin and Ming emperors, and his books were the Youjun Laws." Wang Xizhi grew up since he was a child. He was deeply influenced by calligraphy from the Wang family.

Wang Xizhi’s calligraphy influenced his descendants. His son Xianzhi is good at cursive calligraphy; Ningzhi is good at cursive calligraphy; Huizi is good at cursive calligraphy; Caozi is good at cursive calligraphy; Caozi is good at cursive calligraphy; Huanzhi is good at cursive calligraphy; and Xianzhi is called "Little Sage". Huang Bosi's "Dong Guan Xu Lun" says: "Wang's four calligraphy works of Ning, Cao, Hui and Huan were passed down together with Zijing's calligraphy. They all have family styles, but their styles are different. Ning's calligraphy has its rhyme, and Cao's calligraphy has its own style. Its body, its emblem, its power, its glory, its appearance, and its origin." Later, the descendants of Wang's family continued to pass on their calligraphy.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wang Xizhi