Although they are both masters of calligraphy and painting, it cannot be inferred that Qi Baishi's calligraphy is imitating Wu Changshuo. The reason why many people have this idea may be that Qi Baishi was gifted in painting before, but his calligraphy was not particularly good, but after some improvement, he became a great calligrapher, but this does not mean that Qi Baishi's calligraphy is imitating Wu Changshuo. Although Qi Baishi's calligraphy is very similar to Wu Changshuo's, we can also see that Qi Baishi injected his own thoughts and characteristics into his calligraphy. His calligraphy is a fusion of art and painting.
Just like many people's calligraphy, there are some similarities, but if you look closely, you will still see many differences. Qi Baishi's calligraphy is similar to Wu Changshuo's, but each has its own flavor. The similarity of calligraphy may be due to the high similarity of their ideological background and cultural depth, which will also lead to some similarities in their attainments in calligraphy.
Therefore, for the judgment of calligraphy, it is absolutely impossible to say who imitates who directly through the similarity of calligraphy. There is no basis for this. Any calligraphy has its own characteristics, is a work of art, and has its own cultural background. Deep-rooted