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He lived in the Eastern Jin dynasty, a time of considerable political turmoil when people increasingly turned to both early Buddhism and Taoism

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Linyi Shandong Province, China (currently) 

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The Greatest Semi-Cursive Calligraphy in China

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He spent most of his life in Shaoxing in Zhejiang, eventually becoming the city’s governor. He was a good man who lowered taxes and fought corruption, and loved raising geese. 

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His aunt, Wei Shuo, was a famous calligrapher who established the rules of 楷书 Kǎishū, one of the most common styles of Chinese calligraphy. 

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It is said that he would happily exchange calligraphy for a goose!

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His skill is said to have come from observing how his geese turned their necks, which helped him perfect his wrist movements.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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The character for goose 鵞 É written in one stroke, attributed to Wáng Xīzhī. It is said that Wáng Xīzhī was the first calligrapher who wrote one-stroke 鵞, and that many other calligraphers were inspired by this character when creating one-stroke cursive forms.

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Wang Kuang, his father. He started learning calligraphy from his father and aunt around the age of 7.