There were many painters and calligraphers in ancient China, all of whom acknowledged that "painting and calligraphy are of the same origin". Zhao Mengfu, a great painter and calligrapher in Yuan Dynasty, first discovered this truth. He wrote a poem on a famous painting that spread to the straight road: stone is as white as flying, bamboo should be written in eight ways. If anyone can learn this, you should know that painting and calligraphy are the same. Here, Zhao Mengfu emphasized that China's painting should replace "description" with "writing" and draw with calligraphy.
There were many painters and calligraphers in ancient China, all of whom acknowledged that "painting and calligraphy are of the same origin". Zhao Mengfu, a great painter and calligrapher in Yuan Dynasty, first discovered this truth. He wrote a poem on a famous painting that spread to the straight road: stone is as white as flying, bamboo should be written in eight ways. If anyone can learn this, you should know that painting and calligraphy are the same. Here, Zhao Mengfu emphasized that China's painting should replace "description" with "writing" and draw with calligraphy.