Wang Shanli, courtesy name Wentai, Master Mo Zhixuanzhai, was born in Dazhao Township, Laoting, Hebei in 1946. He is a calligraphy master of Wei Bei in China. He has served as the vice president of the World Federation of Culture and Art, the president of the Chinese Calligraphy Research Association, and the dean of the Chinese Wei Bei calligraphy researcher. He has earned the title of “China’s 100 Talents Golden Image Award”.
Wang Shanli’s calligraphy accomplishments are rare in ancient and modern times. He is vigorous in brushwork, smart in mind, and has very sharp and unique views on calligraphy creation. For many years, he has been pursuing innovation and paying attention to his style. He finally created the four-body calligraphy of Wei Bei “Thousand Characters”, which carried forward the grandeur of Wei’s style. Be the first in fifteen hundred years. Wang Shanli is proficient in all forms of calligraphy, whether it is oracle bone script, big seal script, small seal script, clerical script, Wei tablet, regular script, running script, small grass, or big grass, he can always give birth to masculine vitality in his writing. The most sincere tribute from the giant.
Wang Shanli’s Wei Bei calligraphy is invaluable. More than ten years ago, the price of 10,000-30,000 RMB per square foot was marked at Beijing Poly International Auction House. Now Wang Shanli’s calligraphy skills are becoming more and more sophisticated, his reputation in the industry has also risen, and the value of his works has reached at the price of 150,000-170,000 RMB, the appreciation space is huge.