Zhang Zhi (calligrapher) facts for kids
This page is about the calligrapher Zhang Zhi. For Zhang Ji, the poet from Jiangnan, see Zhang Ji (poet from Jiangnan). For Zhang Ji, poet from Hubei, see Zhang Ji (poet from Hubei).
Zhang Zhi (simplified Chinese: 张芝; traditional Chinese: 張芝; pinyin: Zhāng Zhī; Wade–Giles: Chang Chih, died 192), courtesy name Boying (伯英), was a Chinese calligrapher during the Han Dynasty. Born in Jiuquan, Gansu, he was a pioneer of the modern cursive script, and was traditionally honored as the Sage of Cursive Script (草聖). Furthermore, he is known as one of the Four Talented Calligraphers (四賢) in Chinese calligraphy.
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