Zhang Zhi (simplified Chinese: 张芝; traditional Chinese: 張芝; pinyin: Zhāng Zhī; Wade–Giles: Chang Chih, died 192), courtesy name Boying (伯英), was a Chinese calligrapher during the Han dynasty.
Born in Jiuquan, Gansu, he was a pioneer of the modern cursive script, and was traditionally honored as the Sage of Cursive Script (草聖).
[2] Despite the great fame he enjoyed in ancient times, no veritable works of Zhang Zhi's have survived.
A catchphrase is attributed to him: "Too busy to write cursively" (匆匆不暇草書),[3] which shows that the execution of cursive script, though originally invented for the sake of time-saving, requires a tranquil frame of mind.
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