Su Shi (1037-1101), a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Song Dynasty. The courtesy name is Zizhan, the first name is Hezhong, and the nickname is Dongpo Jushi. A native of Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Sichuan).
Su Shi was extremely talented. In addition to poetry and prose, he was also very good at calligraphy and painting. He studied calligraphy all over the Jin, Tang, and Tang Dynasties, and became a master of his own. He was good at running script and regular script. His brushwork was full of flesh and bone, with natural ups and downs. Together with Cai Xiang, Huang Tingjian, and Mi Fu, he was called the "Four Calligraphers of the Song Dynasty." The handed down writings include "Huangzhou Cold Food Poems and Posts", "Red Cliff Ode", "Reply to the Civil Teachers for Papers and Posts", "Dongting Spring Colors, Zhongshan Pines and Mash Two Fu Volumes" and so on. Su Shi had a profound view on painting, advocating "spiritual resemblance" and "conveying the spirit", and proposed that "there is painting in poetry" and "poetry in painting", which was very influential in the history of painting. He is good at painting bamboo and stone. He has a common knowledge of literature but has his own style. Of the authentic paintings by Su Shi, only "Pictures of Ancient Woods, Strange Stones" and so on remain in existence today. Su Shi's academic works include "Yi Zhuan", "Book Biography" and so on.
This book selects Su Shi's regular script "The Drunken Old Pavilion" and "Chenkui Pavilion Stele" and other books, as well as the running script "Qian Chibi Fu Volume", "Huangzhou Cold Food Poems", "Li Taibai Xian" "Poetry Scroll" and so on, cursive "Plum Blossom Poems" and so on.