Calligraphy style: Regular script and running script are neat and steady.
Zhao Mengfu (1254—— 1322), a passerby in Song Xue, is the tenth grandson of Song Taizu. This is a complicated number. He is a descendant of the royal family in the Song Dynasty, but he is an official of a foreign court. Although he has a high position, he is actually not taken seriously and his heart is very depressed. He can only sing poems and draw pictures. He is a rare all-rounder in the history of China literature, and only Su Dongpo in the Song Dynasty and Dong Qichang in the Qing Dynasty can compare with him. In addition to calligraphy, he is also good at painting and is proficient in literature, temperament and Taoism. It was he who first combined "poetry, books and paintings" into one. Besides, there are many famous artists in his family: his wife Guan Daosheng and his son Zhao Yong are both proficient in calligraphy and painting, and his nephew Wang Meng is one of the famous "Yuan Sijia".
Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy, the highest achievements are regular script and running script. The famous regular script handed down includes Danba Monument, Huzhou Miao Yan Temple and Qiuhua Monument. In lower case, there are biographies of Ji An and so on. There are many running script works, such as Fu Juan, Two Poems on Chibi, Thirteen Postscripts on Lanting in Dingwu, etc. The most important feature of his works, whether regular script or running script, is neatness and steadiness. Gentleness and elegance are the main characteristics of his calligraphy. Although he has made great efforts in Jin people's calligraphy, the exquisite brushwork in Jin people's calligraphy is hardly reflected in his works; In other words, he greatly simplified the subtlety of Jin people's brushwork. Nevertheless, his works are always permeated with a noble and elegant atmosphere. This is entirely due to his profound knowledge and cultivation.
His calligraphy achievements and thoughts have deeply influenced later generations. Not only some famous contemporary artists, such as Deng and Xian Yushu, followed his example, but Zhu Yunming in Ming Dynasty, Liu Yong and Gan Long in Qing Dynasty also learned a lot from it. The calligraphy of the whole Yuan Dynasty was almost shrouded in the shadow of Zhao Mengfu. It can be said that he is an important bridge between Jin and Tang Dynasties and the Qing Dynasty. He is the third influential master in the history of calligraphy in China after Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing.