"Zhi Zhai Ji" in regular script by Zhao Mengfu
Paper version
Collected by Shanghai Museum
This is one of Zhao Mengfu's representative works in regular script. The book was written in the first year of Zhida, when he was 55 years old (1308). The fonts throughout the text are handsome and elegant, while the writing is strictly abiding by the rules, which reflects his profound skills in regular script, which even later students cannot surpass.
Zhao Mengfu’s achievement in calligraphy is inseparable from his ability to absorb the strengths of others. What is particularly valuable is that most calligraphers in the Song and Yuan Dynasties were only good at running and cursive styles, but Zhao Mengfu was able to master all styles. Many later generations learned Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy, and Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy was very popular in Korea and Japan.
Zhao Mengfu has an important role that cannot be ignored and has far-reaching influence in the history of Chinese calligraphy art. His contribution to calligraphy lies not only in his calligraphy works but also in his calligraphy theory.