- Wei Shuo
Wei Shuo (zh-stp|t=衛鑠|s=卫铄|p=Wèi Shuò, 272–349),
courtesy name Mouyi (茂猗), sobriquet He'nan (和南), commonly addressed just as Lady Wei (衛夫人), was acalligrapher ofEastern Jin , who established consequential rules about theregular script . Her famous disciple wasWang Xizhi .Born in modern Xia, Shanxi, Wei was the daughter of Wei Zhan (衛展) or the daughter or younger sister of Wei Heng (衛恆). Wei was married to Li Ju (李矩), the Governor of Ding Prefecture. Wei and Li had Li Chong (李充), also a calligrapher and a Palace Secretarial Attendant (中書侍郎). She was a student of
Zhong Yao . However, Wei's style is narrower than Zhong's wider style. Wei's "The Picture of Ink Brush" (筆陣圖) describes the Seven Powers (七勢) that later became the famousEight Principles of Yong .Works
Her other works include:
* "Famous Concubine Inscription" (名姬帖, "Ming Ji Tie")
* "The Inscription of Weishi He'nan" (衛氏和南帖, "Weishi He'nan Tie")References
* Wang, Yuchi, [http://203.72.198.245/web/Content.asp?ID=77883&Query=1 "Wei Shuo"] . "
Encyclopedia of China " (Arts Edition), 1st ed.
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