Zhao Mengfu is well-read, versatile and good at poetry writing. In terms of calligraphy, Zhao Mengfu is also good at seal script, official script, original script, running script and cursive script, especially regular script and running script. His elegant style of calligraphy, neat structure and skillful brushwork created Zhao Ti Shu, which is called "four masters of regular script" with Ou Yangxun, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan.
In his early years, Zhao Mengfu studied the book "Realizing Eight Roads and Paying Attention to Classicism" in Siling (Zhao Gou, Song Gaozong) and Li Beihai in his middle age. In his later years, he also visited the Dingding Monument in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang in the Tang Dynasty. He can try to inherit the tradition. He is an accomplished calligrapher who combines Jin and Tang calligraphy.
Zhao Mengfu's representative works include Luo Shen Fu, Tao Te Ching, Danba Monument, Remodeling of the Three Gates of the Mysterious Temple, Huanglin Pavilion Classic, Postscript of the Eleven Dugu Lanting, Four-body Thousand-character Writing and Five-element Fu. His style features are: round appearance, plump bones and muscles, vigorous stippling, beautiful knot, soft outside and rigid inside.
Humble Room Inscription is Zhao Mengfu's masterpiece in his thirties. It is fluent, elegant, simple and naive.
Rebuilding the Three Storeys of the Xuandian is the representative work of Zhao in his middle age. During this period, he began to learn from the two kings. His writing style has the shadow of Preface to Lanting, but he has formed his own style. His gentle and lovely painting style has rich atmosphere, rounded brushstrokes and well-structured brushstrokes. The combination of the two can be said to make Zhao's book have an attractive and unique charm.
Going Home is also his medium-term work, with exquisite brushwork, full of gas field, rich changes in brushwork, and particularly obvious contrast in brush strokes.
The Story of Miao Yan Temple is about 1309 ~ 13 16, with smooth charm, stretching rhythm and full of breath.
Poem on a Thousand Cliffs is a running script written by Zhao Mengfu at the age of 48. Bold and elegant, meaningful and meaningful, showing the romantic style in Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Luo Shenfu is natural and graceful, like a peerless beauty by the water, while Fu, who lives in seclusion, is more like a modest gentleman, upright and upright, and has a show in it.
The Monument to Danba is Zhao Mengfu's masterpiece in his later years. He was 63 years old when he wrote this work. It is said that his brushwork is from Li Beihai, which is ancient and beautiful. In his solemn manner, he is natural and unrestrained.
In a word, Zhao Mengfu studied ancient times assiduously and copied ancient posts hundreds of times, and was able to extract the essence of ancient law. His regular script has a great influence. He broke through the overly strict laws and regulations in Tang Kai and incorporated the running script into it. His brushwork is lively and vigorous.
We should learn from his calligraphy style, not only in form, but also in spirit. The words should be tall and straight. We should learn from his spirit of assiduous study, constantly absorb nutrition from ancient methods, and form our own unique style.