Wei Shuo (, 272–349),

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Mouyi (茂猗), sobriquet He'nan (和南), commonly addressed just as Lady Wei (衛夫人), was a Chinese calligrapher of Eastern Jin, who established consequential rules about the

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. Her famous disciple was Wang Xizhi.

Biography

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, not to be confused with the Jin general of the same name, Li Ju), 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 taught the style that

Zhong Yao Zhong Yao (151 – April or May 230), also referred to as Zhong You, courtesy name Yuanchang, was a Chinese calligrapher and politician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. He served in the state of ...

taught, 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 famous Eight Principles of Yong.

Works

Wei's 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
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