"An old man rises and falls in the east, and the calligraphy and painting are three masterpieces."
He was called "the first man in two hundred years" by the people of the time. His calligraphy, painting, seal carving, and appraisal are well known in the north and south of the river.
He was the famous artist of the sea who competed with Wu Changshuo at that time- Zhao Shuru
Chen Julai, Fang Jiekan, Ye Luyuan, Zhang Lu'an, Sha Menghai, Tao Shoubo, Xu Bangda, Lin Xueyan, Zhi Ci'an, Ge Xianglan, Hong Jieqiu, Zhao Heqin, Lin Jinxue, etc. are all high-footed under the door, each taking a posture and doing his best, so-called one scale can transform the dragon into a dragon.
Zhao Shuru (1874-1945), a native of Yinxian County, Zhejiang (present-day Ningbo, Zhejiang). His original name was Runxiang,The character Dedication, Uncle and Uncle, later changed his name to Shi Tang (時棢), and in his later years he called himself the Second Crossbow Old Man, and died as an uncle and a child. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhusheng served as a Fujian Tongzhi. After the Republic of China, he lived in seclusion in Shanghai. Golden stone calligraphy and painting, flower cordyceps, kurama feathers, all of them are good at painting horses, which can be called "Zhao Mengfu of the modern world". His paintings and prints are not discussed now, but only his book art!
Zhao Mengfu's "Tablet of Courage" (partial)
Zhao Shuru learned zhao zhiqian weibei style calligraphy