Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Calligrapher

Wang Xizhi 王羲之

Wáng Xīzhī

Attested AD 303 - AD 361

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Wang Xizhi was a Calligrapher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 303 to AD 361 王義之
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 121, passage 57

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Wang Xianzhi (王獻之)
son 子
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 121, passage 57

Key source chapters

Book of Liang, Chapter 44 Volume 44: Eleven Princes of Taizong; Two Princes of Shizu 1 passage
New Book of Tang, Chapter 121 Volume 121 Biographies 46: Liu, Zhong, Cui, and the Two Kings 1 passage

Works and attributed material

calligraphy scroll 書
Relation Calligrapher
Directly stated · Book of Liang 44, passage 99

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 44Volume 44: Eleven Princes of Taizong; Two Princes of Shizu · 1 passage

因命諷誦，音韻清雅，高祖因賜王羲之書一卷。 Ordered to recite, his tones were clear and elegant, and the Founding Emperor gave him one scroll of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 121Volume 121 Biographies 46: Liu, Zhong, Cui, and the Two Kings · 1 passage

紹京嗜書畫，如王義之、獻之、褚遂良真跡，藏家者至數十百卷。 Shaojing loved calligraphy and painting; households that owned authentic pieces by Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, or Chu Suiliang might hold dozens or even hundreds of scrolls.