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Wang Xizhi (303–361) was a calligrapher of the Eastern Jin dynasty. His courtesy name was Yishao, and he was from Langya Linyi (in present-day Shandong Province). Born into an aristocratic family, he rose to the rank of General of the Right Army, earning him the popular title “Wang Youjun” (Wang of the Right Army).
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Huai Su (737–799 CE) was a Buddhist monk and one of the most celebrated cursive script (caoshu) calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty. Known for his wild, dynamic, and highly expressive brushwork, he is often paired with Zhang Xu as one of the “Two Sages of Cursive Script.”
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Zhi Yong or Zhiyong (active late 6th–early 7th century CE) was a Buddhist monk and a celebrated calligrapher of the Sui Dynasty, traditionally regarded as a descendant of Wang Xizhi, China’s most revered calligrapher. He is best known for his work Thousand Character Classic in Regular and Cursive Scripts (Zhencao Qianzi Wen), a masterpiece…