Title: On the Aesthetic Pursuit in Wang Xianzhi’s Works of Calligraphy
Abstract: Wang Xianzhi’s great achievement in calligraphy is well-known,his related thoughts,however,are seldom mentioned,for he did not write any complete book on calligraphy.But based on his comments on calligraphy,his practice and other people’s comments on his works of calligraphy,this paper discusses his aesthetic pursuit in the following four aspects:to innovate his predecessors’methods and to surpass them and himself,to make great efforts to express his mind in his works of calligraphy;to improve his style conformable to the culture in the areas south of the Yangtze River,and to aim at coherence and integrity in his works pf calligraphy.His aesthetic thoughts not only represent the social convention and the aesthetic trend in the Eastern Jin Dynasty,but also help people better understand similarities and differences between Wang Xianzhi and Wang Xizhi.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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