ZHANG Zuohua

Zhang Zuohua, styled Hua, also known as Zhang Ru, a native of Jiaxiang, Shandong, the hometown of Zengzi, is known as Yunhe Jushi and Liushun Hall Master. He is the Dean of the Confucius Painting Academy of China, Director of Jiuxian Painting Gallery, and a professional calligrapher, painter, and seal engraver. He is also a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, Vice Dean of the Famous Artists Calligraphy and Painting Academy of the World Chinese Investment Association, an expert in Feng Shui and I Ching studies, and an appraiser of cultural relics. Since childhood, he has had a deep passion for calligraphy, painting, and seal carving. He studied calligraphy under the contemporary renowned calligrapher Zou Dezhong and received guidance from the famous painter Mr. Jing Lufeng. For nearly ten years, he successively copied famous steles such as “Shimen Song” and “Haoda Wang,” thereby mastering their brushwork subtleties.
      In seal carving, he studied Qin and Han dynasty “ancient seals,” and in recent years has devoted himself especially to the research of Ming and Qing dynasty bowl-bottom seal marks, striving to achieve a transcendent realm of vigorous antiquity and wielding the knife as if it were a brush. During this period, he has participated in numerous national large-scale calligraphy and seal carving competitions and won awards at various levels. His works have been collected and exhibited in countries and regions including South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Specialties: appraisal of antiques and calligraphy/paintings.