What are the top ten calligraphy masterpieces and classic calligraphy works?

China's calligraphy has a long history. We are all familiar with regular script, official script, running script and cursive script. Calligraphy is also a unique traditional Chinese character art in China. Here, let's take stock of the representative works of the top ten calligraphers in China, and you can see which famous calligraphers and representative works you are familiar with.

1, Preface to Lanting Collection

Preface to Lanting Collection was written by Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher and "book sage" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was written by Wang Xizhi when he was a friend in literature. The full text consists of 28 lines and 324 words. Preface to Lanting Collection, also known as "the best running script in the world", has a lofty position in the history of calligraphy in China.

2. "Zhong Ni Monty Tie"

Zhong Ni Meng Dian Tie is the work of Ou Yangxun, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. The full text, with 78 words, is now collected in Liaoning Provincial Museum and listed as one of the top ten famous posts handed down from ancient times in China.

3. Manuscripts for offering sacrifices to nephews

Sacrifice to a Nephew is the representative work of Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. It is one of the original ink paintings with great historical and artistic value. The full text is 32 lines and 234 words, and it is also one of the three major running scripts in the world.

4. "Self-narrative posts"

Autobiographical Notes is a cursive work by Huai Su, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. The full text mainly describes the author's life. It has always been a popular calligraphy post in the cursive script world, and is also known as "the first cursive script in the world", which has far-reaching influence in the calligraphy world.

5. Huangzhou Cold Food Station

Cold food post, also known as Huangzhou Cold Food Poetry Post or Huangzhou Cold Food Post, was written by Su Shi, with a total of 17 lines and 129 characters. It was written by Su Shi when he relegated Huangzhou, and it was also called "the third running script in the world" by later generations.

6. Shu Su Tie

Shu Su Tie is the work of Mi Fei, a calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. It consists of eight poems with different styles, most of which are about traveling or seeing off. Later generations praised it as "the first beautiful post in China" and "the eighth running script in the world".

7. Sunshine Station in the Snow

Quick Snow Clear Post is the running script of Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The full text consists of 4 lines and 28 words. The main content is to say hello to friends and relatives in a happy mood when it snows in Chu Qing. Also known as "Twenty-eight Pears and Bamboo", it is also called "Three Happiness" with Mid-Autumn Festival Post and Yuan Bo Post.

8. Mid-Autumn Post

Mid-Autumn Festival Post, also known as December Post, is a cursive work by Wang Xianzhi, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The original text has 5 lines and 32 words, but now there are only 3 lines and 22 words. Now it is collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

9. "Yuan Bo tie"

Yuan Bo Tie is the running script of Xun Wang, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The main content of "Yuan Bo Tie" is a letter to relatives and friends Yuan Bo. It is a model work in the early running script and is now in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

10, cursive poem post

The cursive poem post is a cursive work by Zhu Yunming, a calligrapher in Ming Dynasty. Its main content is Cao Zhi's Four Poems of Yuefu, which was later praised as a masterpiece of cursive script by the wizards of Ming Dynasty and one of the top ten famous posts handed down in China.