Wang Xizhi (王羲之, 303 - 361) was a Chinese calligrapher, traditionally referred to as the Sage of Calligraphy (書聖, 书圣).
Born in Linyi (临沂), Shandong (山东) Province,
he spent most of his life in the present-day Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang
(浙江). He learned the art of calligraphy from Wei Shuo, commonly
addressed as Lady Wei (衛夫人). He excelled in every script but
particularly in the semi-cursive script (行书). Unfortunately, none of
his original works...
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