Problem description:
Who is Ershui?
Analysis:
Zhang Ruitu, whose words are long but not drawn, is nicknamed Ershui, or Guo Tingshan, mustard seed, Bai Hao temple owner, Bai Hao temple owner, etc. People from Xia Xing Township (Qingyang Town, downstream of Yu Lian), the 27th capital of Jinjiang. Born in the first year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1573).
Zhang Ruitu is young, eccentric and clever. In the thirty-first year of Wanli, Ruitu Township was tried; Thirty-five years, singing the third scholar, was awarded editor by imperial academy. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1626), he was transferred to the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. In that autumn, he joined Shi Fenglai, a native of Pinghu, and joined the cabinet with Shangshu, Jin Jian Temple, and Shao Shi. Chongzhen three years (1630), was dismissed from office and sent back to China.
After leaving office, Zhang Ruitu lived in seclusion in his hometown, wandering in the woods and valleys, and left behind a large number of calligraphy and poetry works. He wrote 300 six-character poems "Village Residence" and "Living in Peace", which were read by the world. Chongzhen died at home in the seventeenth year. In the second year of Longwu (1646), Zhu Jian, king of the Tang Dynasty, renamed him "Wen Yin" and gave him a burial. This tomb is located in the northeast of Xia Xing Village, Qingyang, commonly known as "Flower Exploration Tomb". 1956 moved to the top of Tazai Mountain in the southwest of Qingyang.
Zhang Ruitu's calligraphy is mainly based on cursive script, which not only shows the meaning of Han Lishu and the brushwork of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but also shows Rebecca's rigorous, elegant, refreshing, flying brushwork and yearning for life. Its cursive script is more perfect, vigorous and swift; The whole work has strict statutes, consistent stippling, dense composition and patchwork. As one of the four great calligraphers in Ming Dynasty, he is as famous as Dong Qichang, Xing Dong and Mi. At that time, he was called Zhang Xing Mi Dong, also known as "Zhang Nan Bei Dong".
Zhang Ruitu is good at landscape painting. His painter followed Huang Yuan's example of Wang Gong and joined the prestigious Wu Pai. Works handed down from generation to generation are extremely rare today.
Zhang Ruitu's works include Inside Bai Hao Temple and Outside Bai Hao Temple.