In his early years, he was only a scholar in the imperial examinations, so he gave up his official career and devoted himself to calligraphy and painting. He traveled around with a brush and inkstone, and later lived in Shanghai, selling paintings for a living. Good at flowers and landscapes, especially bamboo and flowers. The calligraphy is thick and colorful; its paintings are both dry and moist, vigorous and charming, with a clean and healthy charm. Provenance: San Francisco Collector. 早年科舉，僅得秀才，遂絕念仕途，潛心書畫，攜筆硯出遊四方，後寓居上海，賣畫為生。善花卉、山水，尤擅畫竹、花卉。書法淳厚多姿；其畫燥潤兼施，蒼勁嫵媚，風韻清健。來源：舊金山收藏家。