‘執念’ The calligraphic style of Wangdu Coming in 2023

Meaning of letters(One resolve that is engraved on the heart and does not move.)

By expressing a letter that requires a total of 8 strokes with just one line, we can know his genius and skill.

執 (The red color means to put the passion engraved in the heart hotly.)

念 (Blue color with the meaning of keeping thoughts calm)

Wang Duo (王铎) (1592-1652)

Wang Duo (1592-1652) was a famous calligrapher and writer who was active during the Ming Dynasty in China. Born in 1592, he went to Yangyang(city) to study when his family was facing financial difficulties. When he was poor, he could only afford to eat two porridge meals a day and relied on his uncle for work. Despite these challenges, he was an excellent student and achieved great success in various fields such as calligraphy and literature.

Wang Duo is renowned for his calligraphy, particularly his works written in a free cursive style, which boast a unique beauty. He is known as the "Wangdu of the Magic Brush," and his work was popular in Asia. His calligraphy was highly appreciated in Japan, Korea, Singapore, and other countries. The Japanese held his calligraphy in high regard. When his work "Nisan Wontai" was introduced to Japan, he was considered a leading calligrapher and became a sensation in Asia for a while, with people saying, "Wang Duo's work is better than Wang Hui-ji's (Famous poet and calligrapher in 303 AD)."

He also made significant achievements in literature, writing numerous poems and essays, of which he wrote more than 10,000 poems. In the composition of the two-dimensional space of calligraphy, he was unrivaled for over 400 years.

His famous saying, "Everything is in the original, and the soul is born at night," is a collection of poems that painfully expresses tragic feelings in his later life. He was a poet who valued wandering life, sad and painful feelings, thoughts and feelings of concern for the country and its people.

His mourning poem touched people with its exquisite language and unique style. On March 4, 1652, Wang Duo, who was seriously ill and lived in the countryside, died on the 18th of the same month. He reportedly said, "The fairy welcomes me," before he died.