Wang Xun (calligrapher)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Xun (Chinese name: 王珣; 349 – 24 June 400), courtesy name Yuanlin (元琳), posthumously known as Marquis Xian of Dongting (东亭献侯), was a Chinese calligrapher who lived during the Eastern Jin dynasty. A member of the Wang clan of Langya, Wang Xun's father Wang Qia was a second cousin of the "Sage of Calligraphy" Wang Xizhi (王羲之); Wang Xun was thus a third 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).

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