Qian Du composed the poems of The Tang Dynasty Cen Shan and Wei Yingwu, and the poetry is clear. Calligraphy Tang Chu Suiliang and Yu Shinan, have a gentle atmosphere of Qingjun. In addition to flowers and figures, he is good at painting landscapes, patriarchal Zhao Lingyong, Zhao Mengfu, Wang Meng, Wen Zhengming, etc., mainly with fine brushes and light colors, the pen is loose and meticulous, and the mountain stones and character images painted can be ingenuity in simplicity, which is quite decorative. Occasionally use the golden green method, fresh and elegant.
Jiang Baoling's "Mo Lin's Present Words" was rated as "cultivating tobacco (Wang Shimin) So-called those who transport the Song people's hills and ravines with Yuanren pen and ink, and they are almost close." Unfortunately, it is too delicate and beautiful, lacking majestic pen strength and grandeur. He is deeply familiar with painting theory, and can also seal engraving, chapter method knife method, pure Zhejiang style. He is the author of "Pine Pot Painting Tips", "Pine Pot Painting Memories", "Pine Pot Painting", etc.
Qian Du's "Eight Open Landscape Atlas of Imitation Song and Yuan Dynasties" (24×17 cm) collected by Aoyama Sugiyu is in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.
This atlas imitates the families of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the first opening: Southern Song Dynasty Ma Hezhi; the second opening: Yuan Ke Jiusi; the third opening: Yuan Wangmeng; the fourth opening: Southern Song Dynasty Liu Songnian; the fifth opening: Yuan Fang Congyi; the sixth opening: Ming Wen Zhengming; the seventh opening: Ming Shen Zhou; the eighth opening: Ming Ju Festival. From the first opening of the trek, it can be seen that Qian Du walked with his friends under the moon in Wuzhong five years ago, and the next day he made a picture to give to the owner of the garden, and this time he remembered the scene at that time under the moon in Wancheng, so he made this picture. It was Nian Qiandu who left Jiangnan and went to Kaifeng, Nanyang, songyang and other places at the invitation of Yan Xuan, the governor of Hedong River. The first opening depicts Qiandu and his friends chatting with each other under the osmanthus tree enjoying the moon. Jin Nong mentioned in his "Character Landscape Map" inscription that Qian Du's page is a model of Ma Hezhi's "Autumn Forest Talk Map". In this set of albums, there are also imitation of Fang Congyi's ink pastels and Wen Zhengming's color landscapes. Think of the abundance of the collection in Qiandu's home. This volume is quiet and beautiful, and it is a collection of poetry and painting.
