He can be said to be a masterpiece of ancient law. His regular script pen has the frankness of Yan Zhenqing, the carefree Shu Lang in Yang Ningshi and the charm of Zhao Meng in Yuan Dynasty. The cursive script is rooted in Yan Zhenqing, accompanied by Huai Su monk's circle, which flies and ups and downs.
At the same time, Dong Qichang is also good at appreciating, and only a few words will be regarded as treasures by collectors.
Dong Qichang said:
Dong Qichang is good at painting landscape paintings, learning from Dong Yuan, Huang and Ni Zan, and his brushwork is delicate and neutral, quiet and sparse; Clean and bright with ink fragrance, gentle and plain; Green, simple and generous. He is an outstanding representative of Huating School of Painting and has the beauty of "Yan Gu Zhao Zi".
Existing works include Rock House Map, Eight Scenes of autumn scenery, Map of Zhou Jintang, Pipa of Bai Juyi, Poems in Cursive Script, and Postscript on Jiang Yan. Painting and painting theory had a great influence on painting circles in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Calligraphy in and out of the Jin and Tang Dynasties has its own style. The work "Xihongtang Post" (engraved post). He is quite good at poetry and prose, and he has written Essays on Painting Zen Rooms and Collected Works of Rong Tai.