Wei Shuo

For the Later Tang Dynasty chancellor, see Wei Shuo (Later Tang).
Wei Shuo, as painted by Gai Qi, 1799
An 18th century drawing of Wei Shuo

Wei Shuo (simplified Chinese: 卫铄; traditional Chinese: 衛鑠; pinyin: Wèi Shuò, 272–349 CE), courtesy name Mouyi (茂猗), sobriquet He'nan (和南), commonly addressed just as Lady Wei (衛夫人), who lived during the Eastern Jin, was one of the most famous of all Chinese calligraphers in history.[1][2] She was a pioneer, who established new rules that developed the regular script. [3] As a teacher, her most notable disciple was Wang Xizhi.[4]

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