The pioneer of the "Maritime School" had a great influence on later generations - Zhao Zhiqian

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Zhao Zhiqian (8 August 1829 – 18 November 1884) was a Han Chinese from Huiji (present-day Shaoxing), Zhejiang. Chu Zi Yifu, Leng Jun; Later, he changed the character 撝 (huī) uncle, and was called Sorrowful Nunnery, Mei'an, Wu Suan, etc. Famous calligrapher and painter of the Qing Dynasty, seal engraver.

Since his youth, Zhao Zhiqian has devoted himself to the study of scriptures, written exhortations, and the study of jinshi examinations, and has made considerable achievements. Especially fine calligraphy and painting, seal carving.

Zhao Zhiqian is good at learning from the predecessors and the famous masters of various schools of the same generation, and at the same time, he is not limited to the predecessors and has the courage to innovate. Through his years of artistic practice and exploration, he skillfully integrates the art of calligraphy, seal engraving and painting.

In painting, he was a pioneer of the "Maritime School", and the "Golden Stone Painting Style" created by his books and prints had a great influence on the development of modern freehand flowers; In terms of calligraphy, he was the most powerful practitioner of the theory of epigraphy in the Qing Dynasty, and the formation of his Weibei style of calligraphy made the stele school technical system further improve, thus becoming the first model of the Qing Dynasty to truly comprehensively study the stele in the right, line, seal, and subordinate styles;

In the seal carving, he has extensively taken the law on the basis of his predecessors, integrated it thoroughly, and creatively inherited Deng Shiru's creative mode of "printing from the book" with the means of "seeking printing outside the printing", opening up an unprecedented new realm.

Zhao Zhiqian's achievements are enormous, and they have a far-reaching impact on future generations. In modern times, painters such as Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi have benefited a lot from other places.

Carry forward the classics of Chinese culture, spread the art of Chinese painting and calligraphy.......

High respect to the artists of all generations!!!!!!

———— Editor: Asahina