Zhu Da
Zhu Da (about 1626- about 1705), also known as Xuege, Geshan, Rufu and so on. After entering the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Dao Lang. What a bright moon, a piece of cloud firewood. Han nationality, Nanchang (now Jiangxi) people. Painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, after the death of Ming Chengzu, he cut his hair and became a monk, then converted to Taoism and lived in Daoyuan, a scenic spot in Qingyunpu Scenic Resort. Painting is famous for its freehand brushwork, and it is good at splashing ink, especially flower-and-bird painting, which is beautiful in the world. In creation, the method is natural, the pen and ink are concise, magnificent and unique, creating a broad and vertical style.
Zhu Da, a native of Badashan, is famous for his pedigree. He is the grandson of King Zhu Quan IX of Ning Ming and one of the "Four Monks" in the early Qing Dynasty. After the demise of the Ming dynasty, the country was ruined and the mood was sad. He became a monk and his dharma name was handed down. He also used metaphors such as "snow", "mountain", "mountain donkey", "donkey house", "human house" and "Dao Lang", and then entered the Qingyunpu Scenic Resort scenic spot as "Dao Lang". He is usually called Zhu Da, but this name has been used for some time. In his later years, he took Badashan people and used them until his death. When he signs a painting, he often writes "Eighth National Congress" and "Mountain Man" vertically. The first two words are similar to the words "cry" and "laugh", and the last two words are similar to the word "know", indicating crying and laughing. He was loyal to the Ming Dynasty all his life, pretending to be a adherent of the Ming Dynasty and refusing to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty. His works often use symbolic means to express his feelings, such as painting fish, ducks and birds. They all look at the sky with white eyes and are full of stubbornness. This image is a portrayal of Zhu Da's self-mentality. Painting mountains and rivers, taking more desolate scenery, leaving mountains and rivers, overflowing with the feeling of paper paste, can be described as "no more ink and more tears, mountains and rivers are still old mountains and rivers", "If you want to see people, you can interpret pictures, and you can also write mountains and rivers in the Song Dynasty". It can be seen that Zhu Da expressed his attachment to the old dynasty through painting and calligraphy. Zhu Da's pen and ink are characterized by laissez-faire, vigor and beauty, elegance and agility. No matter big or small, there is a simple, clear, beautiful and healthy spirit. The structure of rules is unconventional, seeking completeness in incompleteness. Zhu Da's paintings have a great influence on later generations.