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Wang Xun (Chinese name: 王珣; 349 – 24 June 400[1]), courtesy name Yuanlin (元琳)[2], was a Chinese calligrapher, who lived during the Eastern Jin dynasty. Wang Xun was a nephew of the "Sage of Calligraphy" Wang Xizhi (王羲之), and a cousin of Wang Xianzhi (王献之).
His most famous work is a letter written to his friend Boyuan (伯远), called "A letter to Boyuan" (伯远帖; Boyuan tie), which is one of the "Three Rarities of Calligraphy" (三希帖)[3].
- ^ ([隆安四年]五月丙寅，散骑常侍、卫将军、东亭侯王珣卒。) Jin Shu, vol.10. Vol.111 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded the same death date. Wang Xun's biography in Jin Shu recorded that he was 52 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died.
- ^ (珣字元琳。) Jin Shu, vol.65.
- ^ The other two "Rarities" were Kuaixue Shiqing tie (快雪时晴帖) by Wang Xizhi, and Zhongqiu tie (中秋帖; "Mid-autumn Letter") by Wang Xianzhi. The Qianlong Emperor ordered a small pavilion to be built specifically to house the three works; the pavilion was later known as the "Three Rarities Pavilion" (三希阁).