Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing is popularly held as the only calligrapher who paralleled Wang Xizhi, the "calligraphy sage" (). He specialized in the regular ("kaishu" 楷書) and cursive ("caoshu" 草書) scripts, though he also mastered other styles. His style of regular script, often called Yan script ("Yanti" 顏體), brought Chinese calligraphy to a new realm, emphasizing strength, boldness, and grandness. Like most of the master calligraphers, Yan Zhenqing learned his skill from various calligraphers, and the development of his personal style can be basically divided into three stages.