Chen Hongshou (1768-1822), a native of Qiantang (present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang), was a calligrapher, painter and seal engraver. Zi Gong, Man Sheng, Man Gong, Man Gong, Gong Shou, Wing Cup, Seed Yu Xian Official, Seed Yu Xianke, Jia Gu Pavilion Chief, Old Man and so on. He once served as Ganyu Daizhi County, Liyang Zhi County, and Jiangnan Haiphong Tongzhi. Its works of poetry, calligraphy and painting, good at making Yixing purple sand pot, people call its pot "Mansheng pot". Calligraphy is longer than lines, grasses, seals, and subordinates. The line of books is steep and elegant, the branches of the book are opened vertically and horizontally, and there is a Qing generation in a single step. Seal engraver Fa Qin Han seal, side by side ding jing, Huang Yi and other people, the ink strokes are folded squarely, bold with a knife, natural and casual, sharp edges are revealed, ancient clumsiness is arbitrary, and the sky is thick. It is one of the "Eight Houses of Xiling".
Chen Hongshou is widely involved in art and has a high degree of achievement, and is one of the famous "Eight Schools of Xiling". His seal carvings went in and out of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and his paintings were proficient in landscapes and flowers, and his calligraphy was most famous for his calligraphy.
His calligraphy is best known for his calligraphy and calligraphy. His belongings are clean and dashing, and his body is free. Interspersed with concessions, it was an innovative style at the time.
He studied Han stele extensively, especially good at drawing nourishment from the stone carvings of Han Mo Cliff, and formed a personal face full of gold and stone and a peculiar body on the pen. The strokes are round and strong, such as silver painting iron hooks, the artistic conception is sparse and simple, the majestic porcelain is wild, and the strange old and spicy.
Chen Hongshou's Lishu has the characteristics of "crazy monsters" compared with the previous Lishu, indicating that he has the courage and talent to innovate, but in terms of knots and chapters, the use of pens is still an ancient law, and the pen is in the center and penetrates the back of the paper.