走向神坛:《兰亭序》对王羲之“书圣”地位的造就

Stepping into the prestigious rank:the Contribution of The Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion to Wang Xizhi’s status as “the Calligraphy-sage”

王羲之被后世尊为“书圣”,其中最重要的原因就是兰亭雅集和《兰亭序》。兰亭雅集是中国古代文人集会的典范,集会的地理、时间、人员和内容等是王羲之走向书法神坛的基本条件,即他受人推崇的圣人风范在这一事件中持续得到酝酿和发酵.《兰亭序》文本的书写和流传等充满了神秘性,给后人留下了想象和研究的空间,其巨大的文化包容力和艺术创造力是造就王羲之“书圣”地位的关键。此外,历代帝王不断推崇《兰亭序》.使其地位愈加神圣.达到前所未有的高度,王羲之在这种推崇中成为中国书法史上的唯一圣人。

The gathering at the Orchid Pavilion and The Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion(The Preface)are the most important reasons why Wang Xizhi was highly esteemed as“the calligraphy sage”in the later generations.The gathering at the Orchid Pavilion is an excellent example,and the location,time,participants and contents of the gathering were the basic conditions for Wang to step into the prestigious calligraphy rank,that is,in this event Wang's sage-like manner esteemed by others kept developing and rising.The writing and dissemination of the text of The Preface is full of mystery,leaving more space for later generations to image and study.The huge cultural inclusiveness and artistic creativity are the keys in creating Wang s status as“the calligraphy sage”.In addition,the high esteem of the emperors in the later dynasties given to The Preface further makes his status all the more sacred,reaching an unprecedented height,and in the esteem Wang became the only sage in the history of Chinese calligraphy.