Meng Guanghui (1867- 1939) was a famous calligrapher in modern Tianjin. The word is born, but also a monk. There are many other nicknames, such as, stone, printing society, Baiyun Mountain people, gentleman spring and so on. Originally from Zouxian, Shandong (Shouguang, Anhui)? . Living in Tianjin for a long time.
His family has a history of learning and was influenced by his father since childhood. He was able to write poems when he was very young. At the age of 8, he can write the word "Bo", and at the age of 12, he can copy any word. He is a famous hand in Tianjin copying the North Monument of Nantie. In his prime, he traveled to famous mountains and rivers in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hubei. Together with the painter Ma, the square curtain was completed.
Meng Guanghui and "Hua (Shi Kui), Yan (Xiu) and Zhao () are also called" the four great calligraphers "in Jinmen, and they are all close relatives. He is omnipotent and proficient in all kinds of calligraphy, especially official and running scripts. He integrated the "true cursive script" and integrated the characteristics of calligraphers of Yan, Liu, Ou, Zhao, Su, Huang, Mi and Cai generations. He mostly writes in the middle of the night and studies ink and stone more carefully.
Meng Guanghui devoted himself to the development of calligraphy, writing banners and plaques for people with different styles, which were deeply loved by people and praised by celebrities. In his early years, he also wrote an inscription for the East Gate Confucius Temple.
He is also good at copying. Even the ink is similar in depth, and he can confuse the true with the false. His calligraphy is related to his own river character. He doesn't want to follow a book style, and he doesn't want to stick to a book style, but he can teach painting without painting. Yang Qing was a famous painter in 1930s, and I was one of his apprentices.
I have a wide range of interests, like Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera and Quyi, and have inscribed plaques for China Grand Theatre.
192 1 joined the south city poetry society founded by Yan Xiu.
Meng Guanghui also liked antiques since childhood, collecting cultural relics unearthed in various dynasties, calligraphy paper, fans and stationery. The most famous thing about this series is its big price. He pays special attention to Oracle Bone Inscriptions's research and collection, and is one of the collectors in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, China, who are equally famous with Wang Xiang and Wang. * * * bought 430 pieces of Oracle bones around him, and Wang Xiang was the earliest discoverer of Yin Ruins. Therefore, they pushed the ancient history of China forward by nearly 1000 years. So far, some antiques in the collection are hard to find. He is good at communication and friendship. He has a close relationship with Li Shutong, the master of Hongyi, since he was a child. He once wrote the word "longevity" for his 60th birthday.
Meng Guanghui doesn't have many works. He said that those books were more expensive, and he would rather be poor than write more. He is the author of "Collection of Remnant Stones in Han Dynasty" and "All Collected in Ding Sheng", and now he is in Li Henian. He was poor all his life until his death. Only 2 yuan's counterfeit money was found in the library.
1939 died at the age of 73.