Four Great Song Calligraphers

… and Cai Xiang as the Four Great Song Calligraphers. Huang Tingjian was a more scholarly and introverted person than Su Dongpo, and his approach to creativity was more mystical. His wild cursive script was derived from the 8th-century Tang-dynasty priest Huaisu. Huang Tingjian’s unconventional approach to poetry was influential; rather…