Zhao Mengfu's "Recent Wu Gate Post" is a 28.4 cm long and 49.5 cm wide work on paper, which is currently in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing. This work is a letter written by Zhao Mengfu to Duan Defu.
Comment: On all the dot paintings, the brushstrokes flow freely, echoing up and down, reflecting left and right, and the writing of each word is like flowing water, natural and smooth. At the beginning of the pen, Zhao Mengfu started with a sharp peak, which naturally contains the philosophy of Taoism in the law of heaven, such as one life and two life and three. In the transformation of gestures, he skillfully uses the center and side, round and square brushes, and at the moment when the direction of the line movement changes, the bone joints are presented, which is the embodiment of the calligrapher's skill. Zhao Mengfu is particularly good in this regard, his words are deep and steady, and his bones are strong.
Commentary: Dear Virtue Auxiliary Professor's nephew, Recently, I was in Wumen, and I sent a letter to De Junling's younger brother, but I did not receive a reply. I don't know if the previous letter was delivered. Yesterday I asked my brother to find the book of Lao Tzu, which has now been written and is attached to this letter. Please inform your brother as soon as possible to pick up the letter. Liu Jiushe from Changxing is also here, and Devoke can come over to play for a few days. The previous letter has been sent to Guanyin, but no reply has been received so far. I have prepaid the money that can be applied, please reply as soon as possible. I enclose the old woman's greetings, please pass them on. On the 14th, Meng Fu remembered the matter.