Zhang Du

Zhang Du

There are Qing Dynasty calligraphers and painters from Tongcheng, Anhui, Qing Dynasty calligraphers and painters from Changxing, Zhejiang, Qing Dynasty calligraphers and painters from Neijiang, Sichuan, and the president of the student union of Peking University.

Zhang du (1830-1904) was named Jiren, Shuxian and bifei. Later, he was named bifei old man, Baoshu old man and Mr. Songyin. He signed his own name. He was from Changxing, Zhejiang Province, and yizuo Renhe (now Hangzhou). He was the head of the military department, the alternate magistrate of Hunan Province, and the doctor of the Ministry of punishment. Jiafu collected and studied epigraphy with pan boyin (Pan Zuyin) and Chen Shouqing (Chen Jieqi). He has been diligent in learning since childhood. He is proficient in distinguishing ancient and modern calligraphy and painting. He also likes to govern primary schools. He is good at calligraphy and painting, and is good at seal and official script. He is especially good at eight part calligraphy. His brushwork is arbitrary. His book gongfangbei is simple and luxuriant, simple and changeable, and he has his own family. He first learned from Han and Wei inscriptions and other inscriptions, and then obtained the Han tombstone of Liang Hong and Meng Guang and Baoshu inscriptions. He was constantly learning and had excellent calligraphy skills. Over 50 years old, began to engage in painting. The landscape is composed in style and thick in color. The characters have the meaning of Han Dynasty portrait. The seal on the calligraphy is the yuan stamp. Also has the degree character long seal, is Qin seal. At that time, the families of officials in the capital competed for calligraphy and painting. Zhang Du is not only good at calligraphy, but also good at painting. His landscape paintings are deep in meaning and thick in color. His characters are famous for their images of Han Dynasty paintings. There are biographies of hansongge's essays on art, Quanyuan's essays, taoyangzhai's notes, Changxing's poetry, Ruoxi's artist's sketch, maritime ink forest, and the history of Qing painters' poetry.